i'm trying

i'm trying to save money. i really want to start traveling. even if this means putting off school a semester or not going out as much.. it's something i need to do. i'm 22 and getting older with each passing day and sooner or later i'll be 30 and wanting to settle down and what not. time is running out, slowly but surely, and i acknowledge it.

plans: mainland this summer? maybe japan? europe in the winter.

i'm trying to lose weight. five pounds to be exact. i'm at 112 pounds and it makes me sick, haha. i know that anyone reading this will tell me i'm too skinny to begin with but i'm incredibly dissatisfied. so i'm eating healthier. i'm eating more frequently and smaller portions. i'm trying to exercise. i'm not starving, no worries. i'm using this website as a means of advice.

plans: five pounds by janurary. ten by june.

i'm trying to read more. i feel like i'm so disconnected with 21st century authors. i'm trying to read more non-fiction, like autobiographies and poli-sci books. trying to broaden my horizons but it's intimidating when you don't know where to begin. i've been using the NY times as a resource but god... i feel like 90% of the reviews are on memoirs and i don't want to hear about some nobody's sad and sappy life.

plans: two books by janurary.

i'm trying to cook more. this was, incidentally, a totally food-focused blog. i've strayed because i'm eating out a lot more purely out of laziness. i feel like that's why i feel like i've gained so much weight lately because i have little control over what i'm putting in my food.

plans: cook at home at least four days of the week.

anyway. juvana made this ceramic hand thing doing what she calls my "signature pose." i broke a finger off--need to glue it back on! and this is my favorite starbucks card of all time. he's a snowman holding a coffee mug! i don't know why i am so attached. p.s. new cardigan from aeropostale!



oh, and since no one visits me at work, this is what i look like with my santa hat on! huzzah!



it's almost christmas :)