This Is Just The Beginning

Alright, so as promised, I have come up with a list of goals (no, not resolutions, goals) and a whole project that I want to get started.  So, here are all of the ideas I have been thinking about for the last week.

Goals for 2013
- Keep better track of money (possibly save some..)
- Get organized
- Get in (better) shape
- Manage my time more wisely
- Eat as well as I can
- Go back to school
- Keep a jar of good things (this will be explained)
- Move out (also to be explained)
- Be positive
- Take a REAL vacation
- Keep my room clean
- Read more

Okay, so to explain the "Jar of Good Things" - I was one Tumblr, or Pinterest, or something... and I saw an idea to keep a Jar of Good Things that happen during the next year.  You start off with any container, really, but they said a mason jar.  When good things happen, no matter how big or small, write it down on a piece of paper and stuff it into the jar.  Next New Years Eve, open the jar and read all of the great things that have happened over the past year.

I decided to start doing this to help out one of the other goals - Stay Positive.  I know I'm usually the first one to complain about just about everything, so I want to start being more positive and keep myself from being such a pain in the ass all the time.  Argue all you want, I know my bad habits...  But, It's only been three days, so we will see how this goes. =)

To also be explained, moving out!  It's been the topic of many, many, many conversations over the past few years, but I think this is the year that I finally move out of my parents' house and into a place of my own (at least mostly my own).  I'm turning 22 this year and I have been dying to leave since before I turned 18, so I am hoping (and praying) that I can get out of here and into a new place and try to, essentially, 'start over'.  Although I will be living with and near people I know, it will only be a handful of people and I will be getting a whole new job with new people.  Really, that sounds both terrifying and fantastic at the same time right now.  Either way, I know it will be the best option for me, and I can't wait to get all of this started.

And now, for the project that I'm starting.  I had only heard of this last summer (2012) when a mother of one of the children in the preschool class I taught did it for the month of her birthday.  The Random Acts of Kindness project, I've found, is generally done during the month of someone's birthday and that person does one random act of kindness a day for the whole month. I, being lazy and knowing I couldn't keep up with it, decided that I would do the project, but with one act of kindness every week for the year.  I know, out of seven days in the week, one of them can be the host of the project tasks.  I feel like I'm going to shoot for Sundays, since it's already almost Friday and the first week of the new year is almost over, I had three options (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday).  I listed out the random acts I plan to do, but I feel like I will make a separate post for it so that I can edit it as I go along and not mess this one up.

Happy New Year!

No Sleep

This seemed completely logical at 4:30 in the morning.  Here is proof that I am starting to get my shit together (finally) this year.  Let's get this show on the road, man!

New Year

Okay, so now that I haven't posted anything at all in over a year, I have decided that I am going to start blogging way more often, probably on Sundays or possibly a random weekday thrown in at one point or another.  I want to make more use out of my blog instead of just using my account to snoop around at other people's blogs.  What do you think?

I got the idea to do a 365 challenge from a few different sources, but I'm not entirely sure I want to commit to anything that large just yet considering my year without a single post.  I feel like I want some sort of theme attached to this blog, but honestly, I don't think I could keep track of separating all of the different 'themes' into different blogs and keep up with posting in each one at least once a week..  That seems way more stressful than I could hope for.  So, this is probably going to end up in a big mishmosh mess of a page, but it will be my year broken down into (mostly)weekly segments.  I think I can handle 52 posts over an entire year, right?  Right.

I've also been doing more DIY, drawing, makeup, and clothing things, and also super-nerd events like zombie marches and comic conventions, so this year will be full of exciting new things for me, and hopefully you, too.  I have a new sewing machine, my camera, and HOPEFULLY will be working out more so I can stop being such a mush-face.

For now, that's it.  Hopefully someone will read this and possibly get motivated, too, and maybe leave me a comment so that when I just want to take a nap, I know I should actually do something instead =P  Happy New Year!

Ever have those days that start off really well?

I woke up two hours early by accident, went for a walk in the dark, and now I'm making iced green tea before I have to be at work in a little less than an hour.  Also, I got a lot of stuff on the internets done... Checked all of my emails (three different accounts, woohoo) facebook, twitter, tumblr, and a few other things.

Just hoping this energy lasts through the day x_x

Last Week

This is a fairly accurate depiction of how my week ended last week.

People at work are dumb, bitch that things aren't getting done while they just stand around and I do all of their work, I seem to be getting stuck with that particular person a lot lately, and then an angry hurricane to knock out our power and cellphone service for almost a week.

Not to mention I have a wisdom tooth that is trying to jump ship from the underworld of my gums and into the real world of my mouth.

Needless to say, I wasn't the happiest indoor camper...  But it's a new week, and so far it's not likely to make my eyes and mouth bleed...much.

(I wrote this out a few days ago, but I figured since I haven't posted anything in almost a month, I'd at least post this.  Better than nothing, right?)

It's a cozy, rainy kind of day, and although it's a cozy day, I'm uncomfortable.  I feel weird in my skin and where I am and my clothes feel weird and keep bunching up and I can't be bothered to clean my room today.  Maybe I can finally find something to do with all of this stuff, clean out the clutter, do something to make things feel more 'clear', more something than anything else.  Maybe.

Blah... x_x Do you ever feel like you're supposed to be happy for someone or about something at the same time that you're extremely sad and worried about something unrelated? Or that you're still holding out hope for something, but at the same time, you feel like the whole situation is completely hopeless? I just don't know what to think anymore.

This is one of the main reasons I always want to leave... I know that means I'm running away from my problems, but things are getting to be too much for me again and I don't want to be where I am anymore. Thanks for bearing with me through the personal bullshit rant I just went on...