Updating!

I have been messing with this whole layout thing for a while. I don't really like the one I have now but I'm kind of fed up with trying to figure it out so for now this is how it's going to be!

In other news...

Had a great weekend with Geoff! We made enchiladas and apple dumplings and just enjoyed each others company. It's taken me a while to get used to this whole going a week or two without seeing him but I'm getting the hang of it with every day.

Had an interview for a summer camp here called Science U. Looking forward to hearing back from them and hopefully getting a position!

THON is in 19 days!!

This is not going well so far!

So I started this blog thinking that writing was going to be my outlet. Half a month later and I realized that at this point in my life, I don't have the time to talk about all the meaningful stuff in my life. But then I realized, I've gotta make the time! I want to be look back on this 5 years from now and remember what I was thinking and how I was feeling during these days!

On another note, I just got home from going canning for THON, an organization that I am absolutely passionate about that raises money for the Four Diamonds Fund. The fund takes care of kids with pediatric cancer and their families. This weekend was a testament to a bunch of college kids going out and doing some good in the world. When THON weekend comes in February, it will be an even more heartwarming experience. Last year we raised over $7.8 million FTK and this year we're aiming for even more!
 

Just reeelllaaxxx

As I sit here, sipping my cup of tea, watching TV, I know there are a million other things I should be doing. I need to be packing to go back to school, I need to run to the post office, I have to do a bunch of errands. But instead, I'm sitting here enjoying my tea. I'm trying to learn to slow down a little and savor the small things. Life can get so crazy sometimes that I don't know when I'll be able to sit and just not think. My mind is always going, so that's a struggle. As I go in to the new year, I'm going to try to find at least a half hour a day to consciously relax. Whether it's enjoying tea in the morning or reading a book before I go to bed, it's time to think about my own well being. When I'm stressed, I don't perform to my best potential, and without that performance, I can't be the person I want to be. So another goal, take my time and think about me.

Starting off the New Year

It's easy to make New Year's resolutions, everyone does it. It's the matter of keeping them that's the issue. It's tough but this year I'm really gonna try. I've already said some of them before but since I'm a list girl I think I'll write them out all in a row!

• Focus on the present rather then looking towards the future all of the time
• Make sure that I am surrounding myself with the people that make me happy
• Building up my self confidence so that I can show the world the person that I'm meant to be
• Finishing the dang half marathon that I signed up for with my mom and Geoff...what the hell was I thinking?? 

I'm trying to keep the list short so that it's a little more manageable and I can really try to achieve them. I rang in New Year's with Geoff who has a knack for closing his eyes in pictures, which already means it's off to a great start! Here's to 2011!