Today, as always on the last day of the year, I find myself making really really detailed lists of New Years Resolutions. Aside from the perpetual ones (lose weight, etc) I decided I needed to branch out a bit. Here goes:
a) Keep a daily journal. I got a 2008-2009 Daily Book from Barnes and Noble at the beginning of this month and it's going pretty well so far--in the last couple weeks I've gotten in the habit of writing down my accomplishments for the day every night. I'm looking forward to this time next year when I'll have a whole years worth of accomplishments to look back on.
b) Be healthier. I want to feel my body happy again, and that doesn't necessarily mean losing 50 pounds and becoming a ballerina...although I'd spend a lot less money on fabric for clothes if I was that skinny. It does mean making myself DO more stuff like Yoga and Dancing and Biking and Hiking.
c) Spend more quality time with Friends and Family. Less time cleaning the house for parties, more time playing games and laughing. More activities, less sitting around eating with friends. More visits and phone calls and emails and letters.
d) Focus on giving, rather than getting. Give away stuff I don't need, recycle more, give my time to others. Actually living up to my politics and personal philosophies.
e) Make more art. Paint, draw, sew, knit, sing, etc, etc, etc. This includes actually, you know, writing in my blog instead of letting it sit idle for months and months just cause I don't feel like sharing.
f) Grad School. Finally. Find a way to get my last prerequisite done, get the paperwork taken care of, and get enrolled. Hopefully start classes next September.
Wednesday, December 31
Thursday, December 11
Recently Finished Book Archive
Water for Elephants--Sara Gruen (Sat down to read this over breakfast and didn't stop until reading until I was done. A very well written and quick story. Very personable main character, but what is fabulous about the story is the quick plot and all the circus animals. Definitely not a story to linger over--race through it and enjoy it's plot. 11/16)
Tales of Burning Love--Louise Erdrich (Good book. Strong multi-dimensional characters and an engrossing plot with many tricks and turns. The main setting for the story is a North Dakota blizzard, so I definitely recommend reading this with the lights on the heat up. 11/14)
The Virgin Blue--Tracy Chevalier (Okay book. Not something I would force on anyone, but a quick read and a decent way to pass the time. If the main character had been a bit better, I think I would have enjoyed the book a bit more, because the plot had lots of potential. Oh well, I got this and a small quantitude of other trade paperbacks at the Goodwill for $1.99 each, and it was definitely worth the price. 11/12)
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (Good quick read that I picked up so I'd have something to distract me on the flight back from Ireland...the only problem with my plan was that I finished it two nights before we left when I was cold and wet. Still, it was good and lovely. 10/30)
Animal Vegetable Miracle--Barbara Kingsolver (Finally picked up a paperback copy of this so I could finish it on the flight to Dublin. Good Stuff! Even got Retardo to read it too, and while the going was good we ordered kits to make our own cheese. Yay! 10/28)
Tales of Burning Love--Louise Erdrich (Good book. Strong multi-dimensional characters and an engrossing plot with many tricks and turns. The main setting for the story is a North Dakota blizzard, so I definitely recommend reading this with the lights on the heat up. 11/14)
The Virgin Blue--Tracy Chevalier (Okay book. Not something I would force on anyone, but a quick read and a decent way to pass the time. If the main character had been a bit better, I think I would have enjoyed the book a bit more, because the plot had lots of potential. Oh well, I got this and a small quantitude of other trade paperbacks at the Goodwill for $1.99 each, and it was definitely worth the price. 11/12)
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (Good quick read that I picked up so I'd have something to distract me on the flight back from Ireland...the only problem with my plan was that I finished it two nights before we left when I was cold and wet. Still, it was good and lovely. 10/30)
Animal Vegetable Miracle--Barbara Kingsolver (Finally picked up a paperback copy of this so I could finish it on the flight to Dublin. Good Stuff! Even got Retardo to read it too, and while the going was good we ordered kits to make our own cheese. Yay! 10/28)
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