BIG:
- Get into a regular exercise schedule: so I want to work out a lot, basically, so I don't get into the habit of being flabby, pudgy, and gross! I don't want to worry too much about the "weight loss mentality", since I'm not overweight, I just want muscle tone and stamina. So for this, I'm going to really try to make the effort to go to the gym at least twice or three times a week during the school year, and whenever my dad goes (six - seven days a week) during the summer. Also, no matter what, I want to get into the habit of doing crunches and pushups daily. I will start with ten crunches and ten pushups everyday during January, and then increase each month by five until I am doing fifty of each everyday! (At least, heh.) I figure I should at least do these, and work out at the gym...and then once I get better at running, I will run outside! I want to run outside, it seems really nice. Especially considered to a boring old treadmill in a YMCA basement. :)
- Better eating habits: just like the above goal, this has two parts to it for now. One of them is a repeat of what I did a few years with soda - I just stopped drinking it, even though I pretty much got a soda every time my family went out to dinner (sometimes once every week!). I'm going to do this with chocolate, because chocolate is a slippery slope "gateway" for me. Once I start eating chocolate, I can't stop. I will binge on chocolate, or move on to other snacks when I shouldn't be eating or should be eating something healthier. So for BFS, I will start by stopping...eating so much chocolate. I will allow myself to eat chocolate only one day a month. The other thing is snacking - sometimes I snack so much when I am home! I really should only eat during mealtimes. The only exception is I don't eat much for breakfast or lunch at school, so I usually eat when I get home. I will ONLY eat a small yogurt or a piece of fruit, though, and nothing until dinner after that. Hey...it's a start.
- Get into college! --> Graduate from high school! --> Go to college!: This one is pretty self-explanatory, don't you think? ;) I've already sent off my applications to all my schools (all twelve of them), with the exception of the payment to Eugene Lang College (of New School University), since they don't let you pay online (annoying...). So other than just sending off the midyear transcript report thing, I'm pretty much done on my end...it's just a waiting game until March/April. Then it's just a matter of waiting until graduation...then waiting until college itself! I can't wait! I'm so excited! :)
- Draft the second book in The Eleventh before high school graduation: I drafted the first book for NaNo this year, and I want to make progress on the series in a timely manner. Since I'll be a "second semester senior" starting in two weeks, I figure I might as well channel my senioritis into someting fun - the second book! I'll probably break it up into smaller-than-NaNo chunks, so I don't overwhelm myself...but who knows? I'll be starting this up in the second half of January, when finals are over.
- Watch a sunrise from a high vantage point: I've ALWAYS wanted to watch a sunrise from a good vantage point. I live on the west coast and I'm kind of a night owl, so I have two reasons to see plenty of nice sunsets...but there's something special about sunrises. So I want to see one. REALLY see one. I want to watch the sun come up!
- Do something "above and beyond" for my creative writing class final project: Last year during second semester, I had Humanities for my English elective class, and there was a creative final project assigned halfway through the course. Some people did the whole project the weekend before it was due (or the night before - it was due on a Wednesday for my class). I, on the other hand, started it about five weeks before (since I had Screnzy for the first four weeks) before the due date, and sort of outdid my entire class...I wrote a 12k-word novella incorporating the concepts we were assigned, but I didn't stop there. I then illustrated it! With color...pencils! 30 rather large illustrations (24 color + 6 graphite with color border for the concepts) plus a cover doodle. It was called Fairy Tale, and it earned me (I think) the only 100% grade in the class. So now I'm taking my school's intro to creative writing class, and I know there's some sort of final project involved...and I kind of want to outdo Fairy Tale. I don't know how (or if I'll be able to), but I want to do something "above and beyond" for this class, too, since Fairy Tale was basically the pride and joy of my junior year. I want something like that for senior year, too. :)
- Learn how to put on makeup: This is me being ashamed that I've never worn makeup...except for nail polish, and that's only a few times. I only have two colors! Anyway, I don't really know how to put on makeup, and I figure I really should know how (I'm almost 18 - I should be able to put on makeup). So one of these days I'll ask someone to help me out with the whole makeup thing...and I'll try to make myself wear it, too. You know. Actually put some effort into my appearance...sometimes...a little. I'm really bad at this...so it's a little scary, since I'm afraid I'll embarrass myself.
- Get driver's license: Another shameful thing. I should have done this over a year ago...I just got my permit in September (almost two years too late), and I've only had one lesson (out of four) and don't practice much. I REALLY SHOULD (borderline need) to get my license before I go to college...so that means practicing! I'm rather scared of driving, but I need to bite back my fears and do it. The more I drive, the better I'll get, and the less scared I'll be...so I'm going to try and practice at least three hours a week (like start out with half an hour six days a week, or something...)
- Get contact lenses: This is because I started wearing glasses full-time at the beginning of this school year, and most people wear contacts...I'd like to be able to look like I used to, without the glasses, if I choose to (without becoming "blind", heh). It's kind of a scary concept to poke my eyes (and I hate going to the optometrist for some reason - I always feel self-conscious or embarrassed and I don't know why), but I really should get contacts. It's fairly easy, since I've already told my mom I want contacts, and I think it's covered in our insurance. So I think we just need to call up the optometrist and order them...or something like that. The nice thing is that I think my mom will do much of the work of GETTING the contacts...I just need to, you know, figure out how to start wearing them. And then wear them. Except not on Mondays, since I have to get up extra early and can barely brush my teeth, let alone put in contacts!
Wish me luck? :)
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