Resolved

I've never been one to make New Years Resolutions. I guess that can explain why I'm so late to jump on the band wagon this year. But three came to me today. They're good and they're achievable. I had better write them down. :)

1. I resolve to start fewer emails with the words: I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond. Instead I'll respond to them more quickly.
2. I will throw away my trash. I don't understand the scraps of paper cluttering up my computer desk. It isn't that hard.
3. I will spend at least 20 minutes a day purging my house of STUFF. It's just the two of us. We should be able to fit into a one bedroom apt w/o any problem. It'll just take some doing.

spacious

It's too late to write again but I was just marveling at how large and clean my living room looks again, now that the Christmas tree is gone. It always amazes me. I do miss the nativity scene tho'. It was absolutely beautiful... the muted colors against the green wall behind it. I hope I took a picture. That scene may not happen again. Today I went apartment shopping. No real news on that front yet. But it may be coming soon. Good night. :)

p.s.

Oh and I'll have to tell you what I did for my birthday! It involved fulfilling a decade old wish, dressing up, delicious food, lots of driving, and very little sleep. :) But I'm off to bed. gotta be out the door in less than 8 hours. g'nite!

Re-entry

The past two days have thrown me back into academia... or at least seen the majority of my time in a school. Let's see... from admissions to transcript evaluation and then home. Next was a long line of phone calls to and from COD figuring out how to get a 'transcript' from someone who doesn't do unofficial transcripts _at all_. Back to Southwest... transcript evaluation, advisors office, admissions, meeting room c, waiver forms, cashiers' office, and distance learning. By this point it's 3:30 (I got there sometime in the morning) and I decided to eat lunch before buying text books. That's saved for tomorrow. It's my first day of class.

After dinner I started to realize that I should prepare myself for the day. What do I need for classes? I thought about taking a shower tonight (class is at 7:30am!!), picking out my clothes, having a bag ready for supplies... oh wait. supplies. I asked Walter if he had a notebook or something I could write in. No luck. Neither of us have any type of notebook. We do have tons of pencils tho'. And I made sure to have snacks in case I just couldn't make it home after class without succumbing to temptation and pulling over at a Wendy's. I bought so many yummy snacks at whole foods today. But did I think about basic school supplies? Not a chance.

So if school is about navigating red tape and staying mentally alert I think I'm ready for anything. If I actually have to take notes I may be in a bit of trouble. It all just made me realize how far removed from school I've really become. All soon to change, however. Tomorrow I'll go to Statistics and then next week I add Gen Chem and A&P (I and II). I guess I'll have to buy some notebooks. I think it should be fun. :)