
(Hahaha it’s February)
By the way, I don’t mean that in any relation to politics or Obama. About four years ago when I first moved to Seattle for college, I expected things to be a lot different by now- and yes they are, but so many things are still the same. Well, instead of listing all the things that are still the same, I will list a few things I’d like to happen this new year (not resolutions!).
1. Get school over with. With tuition costs rising every year, and Mark Emmert not doing shit about it (besides the unnecessary remodeling of the HUB) there is no reason to take my time with school. Unfortunately, I definitely still have a year and a half to go. I’m the old lady in class, yep.
2. Start saving more. The economy right now and in the future will not be helping me get a job, it’s time to prepare! This means buying in bulk, not buying new clothes (which is silly), and eating and drinking out less. The drinking part is what gets me.
3. Eat well. I work for a nutritionist and she has taught me a lot of things about a healthy diet and concerns with certain types of food. I eat vegetarian and limit my dairy intake. This means cooking all my meals, packing my lunch and not eating foods that are packaged. I think when you’re young is the best time to start eating healthy because it will become a part of your lifestyle easier. So that once you hit 30 and you can’t eat a cookie without gaining a pound, it won’t be so hard to resist!
4. Keep in touch with my creative side. Now that I’m back in school I haven’t had much time to keep up with banjo playing, tap dancing and baking that I used to do last year. Part of me also feels like I’ve kind of lost interest in some of those things- but I think I’ve just been too absorbed in school. I’d like to start crocheting again, maybe pick up photography??
5. Travel! Everyone wants to travel of course, but I mean travel even by simply going on a short bike ride to a neighborhood I’ve never visited before. Traveling abroad is really amazing, but is so expensive right now and can be a pain in the ass, especially if you don’t know the language, (I know from experience ). I want to go hiking!, camping!, bike riding!, visit Portland (again and again), the rest of Oregon and some of California.
That’s enough to keep my mind occupied for now- my brain is already burdened enough with school.



















