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if there's something wrong, who would have guessed it?
mood: 
optimistic
optimisticmusic: Never Too Late -- Three Days Grace
In my New Year's Day post, I said 2008 would be a good year. And you know, so far, I'm proving myself right. This feels like a good time to remind myself of that, because March has been sort of shit overall. (March has been sort of shit for just about everyone I know, to varying degrees.) But we're only three months into 2008, and already I've managed to do quite a bit. Submitting "A Thing of Many Facets" is way up there on that list, of course, but in general, I've been doing okay. At least I think so, and that's what matters.
Plus, this term I've really been putting myself into more social situations, and the result is that now I'm being invited to more things, and making a lot more friends. (A Big Deal for someone as shy as I am, or was). I've realized that whatever scares you, for no good reason? That's what you should do. Take the risk. It usually won't turn out to be as scary as you first thought.
So, how am I doing on all my goals and resolutions for 2008?
• write daily. Doesn't have to be a lot, doesn't have to be good. Just write.
→ not too bad on this score. I'm not managing quite every day, but I think I'm up to every other day or so. And I know this will get easier (for a while) once my last big essay is handed in.
• finish at least 5 short stories, including "Summer of Storms," "Sparagmos," and "The Beginning of Change"
→ 0/5 but "Summer of Storms" is getting really close.
• finish a novel draft
→ hahahhahaha. No progress here.
• exercise twice per week (Shiwon abs of steel would be nice, like Oriane said)
→ definitely, definitely not. Really have to get on the ball with this one.
• stretch thrice per week (I want to be able to do the splits more than I want Shiwon abs of steel)
→ I am actually managing this! Go me! Not doing as many stretches each time as I want to, and none of my "sessions" are very disciplined at all, but hey. This will get easier too next term when I have my beloved flex class back. Gods I miss that class.
• eat healthier (in terms of what I put into my mouth as well as how much, how often and when)
→ Was doing okay here for a while, not so anymore. I've lost a lot of weight, and it's all because of stress/not eating enough/muscle mass converting to fat. None of those three things are good. And as those of you who know me in person know... I don't have a whole lot of excess weight that I can afford to lose.
• do my homework (in order not to be killed by my scary new Latin prof)
→ you wouldn't know it from this past week, but in general, I am doing way, way better at this than I ever have been before in my life.
• keep my living space cleaner (in order to maintain the pretense of being human a little longer)
→ ehhh not so much. Have to improve here too.
• improve critiquing skills
→ I think I have made some progress here...
• use agenda in order to manage time better
→ yep. Well at least I'm using it, can't really tell how much it's helping me with time management.
• get enough sleep
→ usually manage to get 8 hours, hurray hurray.
• maintain 85% average
→ won't know this until marks come out at the end of April. Isn't looking so hot though.
→ not too bad on this score. I'm not managing quite every day, but I think I'm up to every other day or so. And I know this will get easier (for a while) once my last big essay is handed in.
• finish at least 5 short stories, including "Summer of Storms," "Sparagmos," and "The Beginning of Change"
→ 0/5 but "Summer of Storms" is getting really close.
• finish a novel draft
→ hahahhahaha. No progress here.
• exercise twice per week (Shiwon abs of steel would be nice, like Oriane said)
→ definitely, definitely not. Really have to get on the ball with this one.
• stretch thrice per week (I want to be able to do the splits more than I want Shiwon abs of steel)
→ I am actually managing this! Go me! Not doing as many stretches each time as I want to, and none of my "sessions" are very disciplined at all, but hey. This will get easier too next term when I have my beloved flex class back. Gods I miss that class.
• eat healthier (in terms of what I put into my mouth as well as how much, how often and when)
→ Was doing okay here for a while, not so anymore. I've lost a lot of weight, and it's all because of stress/not eating enough/muscle mass converting to fat. None of those three things are good. And as those of you who know me in person know... I don't have a whole lot of excess weight that I can afford to lose.
• do my homework (in order not to be killed by my scary new Latin prof)
→ you wouldn't know it from this past week, but in general, I am doing way, way better at this than I ever have been before in my life.
• keep my living space cleaner (in order to maintain the pretense of being human a little longer)
→ ehhh not so much. Have to improve here too.
• improve critiquing skills
→ I think I have made some progress here...
• use agenda in order to manage time better
→ yep. Well at least I'm using it, can't really tell how much it's helping me with time management.
• get enough sleep
→ usually manage to get 8 hours, hurray hurray.
• maintain 85% average
→ won't know this until marks come out at the end of April. Isn't looking so hot though.
I hope this optimistic outlook manages to hang on through this coming week... Chaucer essay, here I come.
And hey, did I ever tell you that I'll be in Ottawa for about three weeks... something like april 19th to may 5th. Not sure of the exact dates yet. And part of that time I will look like a chipmunk... have to get my wisdom teeth out. But in my non-chipmunk moments, we must must hang out!