My Dating Diet, Part 3 -- Did I Stay Away From Men? Did I Meet My Goals?

Experimenting with color! What to choose...

Dear readers, I HAVE MISSED YOU.

I have been so stupid busy that I haven’t written in two weeks, and not for lack of stuff to share! I won’t bore you with the details of why I’ve been absent from the blogosphere, so on with the show...

As you might recall, my Dating Diet concluded on September 25. For 30 days, I aimed to focus on bettering myself, in part by dating a break from dating.

How did I do with my goals? Let’s grade me!

Physical

1. Lose five pounds.  – C
   I lost 2 or 3 pounds. I don’t know why I didn’t lose the full 5. Oh well.
2. Drink alcohol no more than two days a week. – B+
   This was surprisingly rather difficult but I did it. Well, the weekend of Maureen's wedding I obviously indulged one extra day, but otherwise I stuck to the plan!
3. Deep condition my hair and apply a face mask. – A
   Totally did this. It was awesome to take a few minutes here and there to just indulge in ME. Love it.
4. Go to six yoga classes.  – A+
   I went to seven classes! And I got through my half marathon training and race without injury.

Personal/Professional

1. Update my resume and cover letter. – F
   I was so busy at work I just couldn’t make time or space for this.
2. Go to my therapist. – A
   I went once and am going again tomorrow. It’s always good to check in with someone who I’m paying to listen to my crap.
3. Donate two bags of stuff. – A
   This was not difficult. We all have more stuff than we need, and it feels good to give it to someone who needs it more.
4. Thank my friends for being awesome. – A
   Read about them.
5. Finish my book on time for book club. – A
   Not going on dates on Sundays gave me back reading time. (Now if I can just hurry up and finish this month's book...!)
6. Meet with my financial planner. – B
   Some rescheduling held this one up, but we are meeting tomorrow!
7. Hire an electrician and a painter to spruce up my apartment. – A
   I have light AND color! So worth the money! Next up – rehang all of the photos I had to take down. I haaaate hanging pictures...

Bags of stuff. I honestly can't even remember what I donated.
Clearly, this was the stuff of memories!

And as for men, I had sex one time during the Dating Diet….It was a dirty, dirty booty call and hot as hell. (And by “dirty,” I don’t mean unprotected.) Absolutely no emotion or commitment. HOT. I’ll give you a hint who it was with…

But otherwise, I stayed away from men and my plan worked; by the end of the moratorium on men, I was excited to get back out there. I signed up for OKCupid again a few days before the Diet was over, and on September 25, I had a date… with Aaron. Yes, the guy I dated in the winter got in touch with me through OKCupid! But we’ll get into that next time...

If you have ever taken a break from dating. did it help recharge you when you got back in the dating game?