grocery boy sighting! (from afar)

Friends!

It has been weeks -- weeks! -- since I last talked with Grocery Boy.  What gives, you ask?

Well!

There are a number of things that were going on.  I was out of town, I looked ugly, I crossed the street a different way, we had school holidays, he didn't appear when I walked past his workplace, etc.  While four out of five of the reasons make sense, the remaining "I look ugly!" excuse needs to change, haha.  I don't look ugly every day, but if it's been a particularly tough day or if I was lazy in the outfit making department that morning, then I feel kind of ugly.  Too ugly to talk to Cute Grocery Boy, haha.  Also, that meeting requires mental energy.  Even if I feel pretty, if I also feel tired than I'm less inclined to chat with Grocery Boy.

Today my last class was a little rough, so that downed my mental cheer.  In addition to that, I was leaving the school a little late.  If I took the alternate no-crossing-in-front-of-Grocery-Boy's-workplace route, I had a better chance of catching my bus and saving myself twenty minutes of standing time.  With those thoughts on my mind, I went with the alternate route and missed out on the Grocery Boy Chat opportunity.

Today, though, as I walked on the opposite side of the street, I looked over to see if I could spot him doing anything outside.  He was there!  Pink shirt.  He was unloading a truck - standing up in the open bed and handing things down to someone else on the ground.  Grocery Boy!  If I had passed that way, we would have said hello to each other.  But I chose the other path.  Ah well!  We'll try again some other time.

To prepare for that, I need to lessen my "ugly" days, haha.  This will increase my chances of actually talking to him because I won't intentionally avoid him if I don't feel ugly/tired.

The Pretty Plan:

- Sleep!  This is vital.
- Plan Awesome Lessons!  Lately they have been good, so yay for that.
- Discipline the Horror class!  They really aren't horrors, but comparatively speaking, they are my worst kids.  If they do well, my day is much brighter.  I need to find more effective ways to manage these munchkins.
- Exercise!  I need to get brave and join a gym.  I'm afraid to try it - I've never been a gym member before, though I have worked out in gyms, just not as a regular member.  I also dread speaking in English/Korean to actually get the membership.
-Buy New Clothes!  I am still way short on the spring and summer wardrobe.  I need to shop a lot more.  Think I'll go to Myeongdong and Apgujeong to stock up on clothing.  I'm going to have to mentally prepare myself to Spend Some Money, haha.  I haven't bought a new wardrobe in a while, so my brain isn't really prepared for cost, I don't think, but I need to get used to it, ha.

So!  There you have it.  Essential steps - in no particular order - to feeling better about my appearance.
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