Showing posts with label goals for '11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goals for '11. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

classes and chairs

classes start tomorrow, and yet i'm dreaming about pretty things....surprise, surprise.

next on the docket of pretty things is this soon-to-be pretty thing. i found an empty corner in my bedroom when i finally unpacked/redistributed some of my boxes (yeah...better late than never...). then i found this beauty for $10 on craigslist. i'm pretty sure one can never go wrong with a reading nook. all i'll need is a lamp and to re-do the chair, and i'll be in reading nook-heaven!

maybe someday my apartment will be complete (and clean) and you'll actually be graced with a proper tour!

Thursday, January 13, 2011

a new year.

it just so happens that my break may have been too good. so good, in fact, that i even said a tearful goodbye to north carolina (and my parents), and i didn't exactly want to come back to colorado. i know...weird. it wasn't so much that i wanted to stay in nc, but i think it was more that i'm not quite sold on having found my place at CSU. moreover, being home sent me into an existential crisis where i realized that my research interests do not necessarily determine a career path. more than anything else, the break solidified the fact that 2011 is going to be a big year for me.

so in good new year's fashion--and better late than never--i've come up with a few goals for the year.
- take at least 3 long ski weekends and ski at least 20 days this season
- learn to knit socks (i'm starting a 4-week class on the 20th!) and keep working on other knitting skills
- read at least 5 books off my bookshelf before buying something new
- remember to take reusable bags to the grocery store/target--i have them and MUST use them!
- figure out a plan for this summer (preferably with pay!)
- train for and run the bolder boulder over memorial day weekend
- research and apply for ph.d. programs for the 2012-2013 academic year
- get music back into my life (would it be cliche to pick up ukulele?)
- continue using my camera, cooking, designing, and writing (yes, that means blogging...)
- love being 23, have fun, make new friends, keep the old, and be happy!

i feel like these goals are generally attainable....the bolder boulder is going to be a stretch, but as long as i really try, i know i can do it.