I’m off of the emotional high of the Spring Conference from a few weekends ago. My first in-person conference in five years was different than I’ve been used to, but still a success. There’s still a few things I want to take from that weekend. I’m glad I can still make room for Toastmasters when I could have easily just walked away upon completing my Toastmaster award in 2019. If you really like something in spite of making big changes in your life, you find a way to make it work for you.
Unfortunately, I didn’t sleep as much as I wanted to that weekend. Thus I would spend the next week feeling tired. There were other things making me tired as well. I went through a post-conference hangover that week. I finally beat it earlier this week and was caught up on everything by Monday night. Maybe part of the reason was the weather, and how about those storms we had last week and that tornado in Washington County? Maybe Ohio and Pennsylvania are becoming the new tornado alley.
This week, it’s double the Toastmasters, double the fun. Last night I had my meeting with Laurel Highlands and despite the small turnout, we had a great meeting with an extraordinary theme and a great table topics session led by me. We laughed, we cried, we had a good time. Laurel Highlands is having an Open House on May 28 so if you’re in the Connellsville area and want to become a better speaker, please attend. I see the same prospects for tonight’s meeting at Greensburg.
We took the cover off of the pool on Monday as summer will be making its arrival within the next month. Very soon we’ll get the ladder up (and it takes a few of us to get it in there). By Memorial Day, the pool should be ready. As I pay more attention to my fitness game, I want to spend more time in the pool this summer. I haven’t swam much in the ten years we’ve had the pool (due to being tired from work or just too busy), but that will change this year. 2024 is shaping up to be a year unlike any other.
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Therefore, I will be highlighting my journey and how it’s going so far. I’m also going to talk about some parts of my journey that I’ve been uncomfortable talking about before. I’m better now than I was two years ago. I’m also not as dependent on everyone’s approval as I once was and I’m careful to pick my friends. Though I don’t people to think I have a mental illness because of my Harry Styles-like fashion sense.
Finally, I’m looking forward to Greensburg Night Market next week. I went a few times during COVID but took the last two years off. I was going to go last year in December but couldn’t find a place to park. Chalk that one up to poor parenting. From what I’ve read on the socials, it’s grown leaps and bounds since I was last there in 2021. This will be the first of a few trips downtown this summer for the big event. When a free third Thursday pops up, I will do the same with Ligonier Night Market.
It’s a Toastmasters night in Greensburg and I’m stylin’ and profilin’.
Stylish 🍒 