(Yay MS Paint! My love, my life.)
This week’s - month’s, even - resolutions include:
* turn in all work before due date. Well, this one got off to a bad start (see: the Chinese essay that I still haven’t turned in, almost a full week after the deadline), but I’ve been sailin’ easy in everything else, so I don’t feel too badly about this particular resolution. As junior spring wears on, I will at the least attempt to consistently turn in the best work possible within the time given.
* exercise daily for 30 min / until I break a sweat. Last week, I threw myself wholeheartedly into this goal - until the second day. I started by near-sprinting almost a whole mile, but by the next day, I was so sore and tired that it was all I could do to keep on my feet! I did get some more exercise as the week drew on, namely in the form of running after small children (totally counts!), but I never returned to my former level of energy and enthusiasm. This Sunday, I surpassed my former record of one mile straight, and then followed up by hunting down one of my besties and extracting from her a promise to run with me three times a week. With any luck, having a running buddy will keep me on track.
* learn how to play guitar. This is an ongoing goal for the month. Step one is to procure a guitar on which to practice. I think Jane-o has one she’s been leaving around.
* learn Spanish. Another ongoing goal! In our day and time, I would argue, as a citizen of the United States, it is imperative to have at least a rudimentary grasp on Spanish. You never know when it’ll come in handy! Unfortunately, my command of Spanish is approximately nonexistent, something particularly pathetic in light of the decade I lived in California. I recently borrowed a Spanish 1 textbook from my fluent friend Amanda, but I’ve barely cracked the spine.
* turn out at least one piece of art/writing per week. In order to achieve mental stability, I need several things in my life: creation, spiritual prosperity, and adventure. Without churning out regular creative output, I sink into an apathetic depression, much like the dark sludge from which I have just recently emerged. In order to avoid falling back into doldrums, I will make a concerted effort to express myself artistically as the month plods on.
* spend at least 30 minutes a day bettering myself, whether that be through learning Spanish, as formerly mentioned, or reading a book or watching a film or even just plain ol’ studying. This should be fun and easy!
* continue eating a vegan diet. I’ve been vegan for a while, but lately I’ve been really messing up! Like yesterday, I was in Noho, and all my friends were getting ice cream at Herrell’s (which has DELICIOUS, saliva-worthy ice cream, and also a non-dairy option that I didn’t see until afterwards and then I didn’t feel like waiting in the damn long line), and I just felt so, so proud of myself for not giving into temptation - and then I realized that I had been drinking bubble milk tea the whole time. Well, I’ve decided to try a lil harder at being vegan, and also to introduce more living foods into my diet, something that I usually have no problem with at all (I guess school is getting to me!).
There’s so much more I want to do, but that covers the basics! And I think it should be more than enough to keep me occupied for the month, don’t you think so? I’m so excited to get into gear!
