Spring Semester

I have survived my first week back to school, followed by a 4-day weekend. Hard to complain there! This semester will definately challenge my organizational skills and motivation. I only have 3 classes this semester, but 2 of them are strictly online. The one and only class I have on campus this semester is a biology class, Survey of Life Forms. I see a lot of dissecting in my future. I've been told by others that it will be an easy class, which I think is correct. Over half the dissections I'll be doing for this class I all ready did last semester in Zoology. The other things we're going over I did in Plant Biology a couple years ago. Hurray for an easy class thats mostly review! :) The two classes that I'm taking online are Genetics and Organic Chemistry. I've heard bad things about both classes, mostly that they are sposed to be the most challenging classes I will ever take. Yay! So far, neither class seems too bad. A friend of mine is taking Genetics with me, so we plan to meet up every week to go over the material together. I tend to like chem a lot, so it shouldn't be too bad either. That's the semester in a nutshell. It should be my last semester at RCTC, as I'm hoping to graduate in May. I will still have one class left to take over the summer until I officially have my Environmental Science degree, but the class will be at a different school. The end is near! I just need to focus on that tiny light at the end of the tunnel.

Happy 2012!

As another new year begins, it's time to reflect on the previous year once again. Apparently I haven't posted for awhile (not since May to be exact!), so it's time to fix that. It was definately a crazy busy year between friends, my summer internship, and the free time I had to spend with friends and family. I had 3 resolutions last year: (1) keep up with chores around the house, (2) make more homemade gifts for birthdays and holidays, and (3) better my eating and exercise habits. Surprisingly, I have done pretty well this year. Aside from the month of December, I was really good at keeping up my chores around the house. Once finals hit last month, all chores stopped due to stress from school and the approaching holidays. I'm getting back into the swing of it now, which is good. I've done well about making gifts too. Several gifts I gave for Christmas last year were homemade, thanks to pinterest! I plan on keeping that up through this year. It's so much fun to do and crazy cheap, which is always nice. My eating and exercise habits have also improved throughout the year. How do I know this? Because I lost almost 25 pounds last year! :D I also went down a pant size, so I can fit into my old jeans again, which was a very exciting day for me back in September. I have cut out a lot of sweets, but I still enjoy my chocolate in moderation. I don't think I could ever cut it out completely. So all in all, it was a great year for resolutions.

And that brings us to the new year and new resolutions. I have 3 resolutions again for 2012. (1) Set aside at least 1 day every month as a "me day." It can be used for crafting, scrapbooking, or another hobby, or to just sit back and relax watching movies. I've enjoying being able to catch up on some of my hobbies while on Christmas break, and I want to keep it up throughout the year. (2) Eat more fruits and veggies. I was doing really good at this up until around Thanksgiving. At that point, stress set in and altered my eating just like my chores. I like more veggies now that 6 months ago, so I want to get back in the habit of healthy snacking. (3) Learn how to sew. I'm sure most of you have heard of pinterest; I am also addicted to the site. I have found a few patterns for crafts I want to make, but they involve a sewing machine. So, I am going to learn how to use it and sew myself a few things. Maybe I will even be able to make a few gifts for friends and family too! As with the last couple years, I also plan to continue doing well in school and keeping up my 4.0 gpa, especially since I should be graduating this year. Here's to another great year!