contemplative me
Welcome to striving cynic.
I like to think the title of the blog says it all…I think of myself as a cynic, but I’m still looking to do more with my life. As a cynic, the thought of trying something new or different often leads to immediate doubts and excuses. Sometimes they’re enough to stop me in my tracks. Sometimes, the doubts and excuses just force me to think things out more carefully…and sometimes I just plunge ahead without paying attention to them at all (buying a domain name…).
So, what am I striving for? Like everyone else, the elusive “balance” (whether it’s really attainable is another thing). More specifically, like a lot of women, I’m interested in looking after my health and my shape, so I try to exercise and eat well. I want to read more and pick up new skills (piano lessons). I would like to be more engaged with certain aspects of my life. In some areas (like exercise), I’m pretty motivated…in others…well, I’m on year 2 or 3 of meaning to do something.
[Confession, this is version 2 of my "about" page. The first one went up in Dec. 2010, but as I've been blogging, I realized I wanted to make some changes on this page. I think my first post will also tell you more about who I am. Also, while I'm confessing, I use the name Zo when commenting on other blogs, but that isn't actually my name. I feel a little bad about this, but while I'm getting my feet wet, I kind of prefer it.]
I would say this blog might touch on healthy living topics, but for now, a lot of it is just about getting through life with a mixture of aspirations and cynicism, and always a sense of humor! Maybe I’ll even achieve something!
Anyway, I’m glad you stopped by and hope you’ll consider stopping by again!
11 Comments
Love this. I am a cynic at its best. Come down to poor self-esteem. Blah.
Impulsivity was right in this case! Love your domain name
Thanks. It took awhile to work the domain name out. Blogging looks easy/fun when you’re reading, but actually figuring it all out….
anyway, glad you like it!
love the domain choice. keep up the good blogging!
Thanks!
Hi Zo, I used to be Alex @ Healing Beauty but now my new blog is Raw Recovery (http://myrawrecovery.wordpress.com/). I hope you will consider stopping by! I appreciated your readership in the past.
Alex, I’m glad to see you back! I’m looking forward to “visiting” you!
Hi Zo, are you from NJ? I am not originally but moved here 2 years ago from CA. One of your comments made me thing maybe we are “neighbors.”
Thanks for stopping by. Yep. I’m from central Jersey, which is where I still live today (well, different town)!
My mom moved from NJ to CA….it’s quite a transition either way!
Yes it is! I am going to try to write more nice posts about NJ but I’m still getting over it (the move sooo far from everything I know…) so mostly I make fun of NJ. Your Mom would probably do the opposite! Especially if she is a cynic like you
Hi, I got here from Kalli’s blog. I’m a cynical idealist from central jersey, but I left NJ when I was 18. I love to go back though. I love your blog!
Thanks for stopping by, Linda! I love the term cynical idealist! And always good to see other central Jerseyans out there.