Resolutions 2012! :)
I'm too distracted to come up with an introduction at the moment. The following are listed in the order in which they come to me, which may or may not be significant.
(1) Finish writing my as of yet untitled kink meme fill. I am going to set the bar incredibly low and go for 500 words a week.
(2) Exercise more often. This is a change from previous years where my main goal was to lose weight. I think I've kind of stopped caring. I've been bouncing around the same five pound range all year, and trying to keep track is tiring. I just want to be able to do x repetitions of exercise y without collapsing. I've signed up for the Toned in '12 Challenge, and while I don't intend to follow everything to the letter, it's a good start.
(3) Stop hugging people so much. Personal reasons for this one.
(4) Speak/write in French more often. I somehow got accepted into an Honours French Studies program at a college with a total of 2600 students. I don't remember applying for that, but I guess it's a good thing that they have such faith in me? I'm working towards an international Bachelor of Arts, which means 60% of my courses are going to be in French. Also, because this is an early acceptance, it can be rescinded at any time. No pressure or anything. Nervous and unprepared are gross understatements.
(5) Finish reading War & Peace. Fan fiction can be fascinating, Tolstoy is... well... Tolstoy. Also, the book doesn't belong to me, and I should probably return it before my friend runs off to university.
(6) Give up... but not really. Last week dysthymic episode shook me a lot less than I thought it would. While I'd still like to get an updated diagnosis, I don't believe that third time's the charm when it comes to therapy. I'm still neutral towards medication, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. It'll no longer be my goal to be happy, or be "good enough" for my family. I'm letting it go. It might not be better this way, but it's definitely easier. Does that make me weak? Sure, but right now, survival trumps perceptions.
(7) Sleep. I was going to write something about time management but this is really all that matters. Sleep while you can, darling, because university is probably going to kill you with commute.
(8) Visit The Quiet Place at least once a week. The reasoning behind this is pretty self explanatory, I think.
(9) Actually put effort into my extracurriculars. If I'm going to be there, I might as well do something other than wish I hadn't made the commitment in the first place, especially if I'm a part of the executive council.
(10) Stop saying that I'm going to participate in fandom more often. I'm shy. I've accepted it. I'm just going to be that creepy lurker who knows everything about everybody but never says a word.
Here's hoping I haven't completely failed at all of this by my birthday :) Happy New Year's Eve!
(1) Finish writing my as of yet untitled kink meme fill. I am going to set the bar incredibly low and go for 500 words a week.
(2) Exercise more often. This is a change from previous years where my main goal was to lose weight. I think I've kind of stopped caring. I've been bouncing around the same five pound range all year, and trying to keep track is tiring. I just want to be able to do x repetitions of exercise y without collapsing. I've signed up for the Toned in '12 Challenge, and while I don't intend to follow everything to the letter, it's a good start.
(3) Stop hugging people so much. Personal reasons for this one.
(4) Speak/write in French more often. I somehow got accepted into an Honours French Studies program at a college with a total of 2600 students. I don't remember applying for that, but I guess it's a good thing that they have such faith in me? I'm working towards an international Bachelor of Arts, which means 60% of my courses are going to be in French. Also, because this is an early acceptance, it can be rescinded at any time. No pressure or anything. Nervous and unprepared are gross understatements.
(5) Finish reading War & Peace. Fan fiction can be fascinating, Tolstoy is... well... Tolstoy. Also, the book doesn't belong to me, and I should probably return it before my friend runs off to university.
(6) Give up... but not really. Last week dysthymic episode shook me a lot less than I thought it would. While I'd still like to get an updated diagnosis, I don't believe that third time's the charm when it comes to therapy. I'm still neutral towards medication, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. It'll no longer be my goal to be happy, or be "good enough" for my family. I'm letting it go. It might not be better this way, but it's definitely easier. Does that make me weak? Sure, but right now, survival trumps perceptions.
(7) Sleep. I was going to write something about time management but this is really all that matters. Sleep while you can, darling, because university is probably going to kill you with commute.
(8) Visit The Quiet Place at least once a week. The reasoning behind this is pretty self explanatory, I think.
(9) Actually put effort into my extracurriculars. If I'm going to be there, I might as well do something other than wish I hadn't made the commitment in the first place, especially if I'm a part of the executive council.
(10) Stop saying that I'm going to participate in fandom more often. I'm shy. I've accepted it. I'm just going to be that creepy lurker who knows everything about everybody but never says a word.
Here's hoping I haven't completely failed at all of this by my birthday :) Happy New Year's Eve!