Requisite resolutions post.
Booth and Brennan's toasting with champagne (Can I interest you in some shampagen?) is appropriate.
Hello, 2010!
As it stands, I kicked this year off pretty well. 2009 was filled with sadness and being a kind of workaholic, really. Silently grieving for Grandpa in the spring and kicking ass in my classes because of it. Then working long hours and hot days at the JCC over the summer, earning myself almost-heat exhaustion. Top it off with being an RA this past fall in Miller, and you'd think I'd have a little bit more to show for it.
Which brings me to my first resolution: spend less money. I'm not talking about an entire turnaround when it comes to my finances, just taking better advantage of the blessings I have, which include decent money every two weeks and parents that are still providing for me in every aspect of my life. [I was reminded of this when I was complaining about a lack of my own car when my mom reminded me that both she and my father bought their own the first time they ever had a vehicle. True, times are different, but that doesn't mean I can't provide most to all of the money, especially considering how much money I have earned over the years.] The first step (which I have already taken) is to avoid my graphic t-shirt sites, like Threadless, TeeFury, woot, etc. I still glance at them, but I'm such an impulse buyer that having the data already saved is a terrible plan for me. Second step (which I have also already taken) is to move some of my money out of checking into savings so I can't just use it all up with my debit card.
Second resolution: get into shape, with the goal of making the LSU club soccer team in the fall. Again, this is something that I've made a start toward, as Ginny got me running and playing around with a ball now and then when I got home, although I haven't done anything since Christmas. I plan on swimming with Amanda and running with Mindy and finding some people to play soccer with, whether it's Brad and the people he plays with or not.
Third resolution: stop slacking on school. With a 3.75 this semester and a 3.59 cumulative GPA, you might not say that was slacking. But with the amount of procrastination I do, the sheer volume of TV I watch and the inordinate amount of time I spend on the internet/my computer, I could be doing a lot better if I would just commit myself just a little bit more to my schoolwork, and I wouldn't be hanging on by the skin of my teeth to A's or B's that could all be on-lock A's for sure. Considering I want to get into a good law school in the east now that Dad and I have decided I'll go to humor him (and give me something to do while I exercise my Peter Pan complex and attempt to get published), and he'll pay for wherever I want if I can get in, then I'd damn well better get ready to kick ass and get my ass kicked in return by schoolwork that is 100% serious.
That's enough for now, really, some things included under the umbrella of my holy trinity of resolution, like eating healthier and procrastinating less and such. And there's the underlying current of trying to get out of my comfort zone and putting myself out there for new friends and enjoying my life a little bit more before undergrad college is over, dwelling on the friends that are elsewhere less, talking to all of my family more and taking better care of myself, period, self-esteem and possible depression issues included.
Call me cliche or call shenanigans if you will, but I think 2010 is going to be good for me, and it's based solely on a feeling. 2008 was a year of uppity ups and downer downs (from graduating to losing Grandpa), and 2009 was a year of transition and change. I'm finally starting to feel a little bit different when I come home from college and I'm hoping that's a good thing, and I think I'm a little bit less afraid of things changing than I was before. At the very least, I'm ready and willing to try to adapt to these changes as best I can, whether they're in my friends' personalities or my own.
Here's to the feeling (and hope) that 2010 will be a good year for me, and all of you as well.
Hello, 2010!
As it stands, I kicked this year off pretty well. 2009 was filled with sadness and being a kind of workaholic, really. Silently grieving for Grandpa in the spring and kicking ass in my classes because of it. Then working long hours and hot days at the JCC over the summer, earning myself almost-heat exhaustion. Top it off with being an RA this past fall in Miller, and you'd think I'd have a little bit more to show for it.
Which brings me to my first resolution: spend less money. I'm not talking about an entire turnaround when it comes to my finances, just taking better advantage of the blessings I have, which include decent money every two weeks and parents that are still providing for me in every aspect of my life. [I was reminded of this when I was complaining about a lack of my own car when my mom reminded me that both she and my father bought their own the first time they ever had a vehicle. True, times are different, but that doesn't mean I can't provide most to all of the money, especially considering how much money I have earned over the years.] The first step (which I have already taken) is to avoid my graphic t-shirt sites, like Threadless, TeeFury, woot, etc. I still glance at them, but I'm such an impulse buyer that having the data already saved is a terrible plan for me. Second step (which I have also already taken) is to move some of my money out of checking into savings so I can't just use it all up with my debit card.
Second resolution: get into shape, with the goal of making the LSU club soccer team in the fall. Again, this is something that I've made a start toward, as Ginny got me running and playing around with a ball now and then when I got home, although I haven't done anything since Christmas. I plan on swimming with Amanda and running with Mindy and finding some people to play soccer with, whether it's Brad and the people he plays with or not.
Third resolution: stop slacking on school. With a 3.75 this semester and a 3.59 cumulative GPA, you might not say that was slacking. But with the amount of procrastination I do, the sheer volume of TV I watch and the inordinate amount of time I spend on the internet/my computer, I could be doing a lot better if I would just commit myself just a little bit more to my schoolwork, and I wouldn't be hanging on by the skin of my teeth to A's or B's that could all be on-lock A's for sure. Considering I want to get into a good law school in the east now that Dad and I have decided I'll go to humor him (and give me something to do while I exercise my Peter Pan complex and attempt to get published), and he'll pay for wherever I want if I can get in, then I'd damn well better get ready to kick ass and get my ass kicked in return by schoolwork that is 100% serious.
That's enough for now, really, some things included under the umbrella of my holy trinity of resolution, like eating healthier and procrastinating less and such. And there's the underlying current of trying to get out of my comfort zone and putting myself out there for new friends and enjoying my life a little bit more before undergrad college is over, dwelling on the friends that are elsewhere less, talking to all of my family more and taking better care of myself, period, self-esteem and possible depression issues included.
Call me cliche or call shenanigans if you will, but I think 2010 is going to be good for me, and it's based solely on a feeling. 2008 was a year of uppity ups and downer downs (from graduating to losing Grandpa), and 2009 was a year of transition and change. I'm finally starting to feel a little bit different when I come home from college and I'm hoping that's a good thing, and I think I'm a little bit less afraid of things changing than I was before. At the very least, I'm ready and willing to try to adapt to these changes as best I can, whether they're in my friends' personalities or my own.
Here's to the feeling (and hope) that 2010 will be a good year for me, and all of you as well.