Looking back at 2009 Goals

As I was studying for psych exams I started to think about my goals for 2010. I realized I haven’t really checked in on 2009 goals as I promised to do, so what better time to do it than right now. Drum roll please…

1. Get A Job: I got a job and about to lose it due to state founding. Back to square one. Check and Fail.

2. Complete a GRE class and take the GRE: Check and check!

3. Apply to grad schools: Check and check!

4. Pay off my Chase Visa Card and keep track of all expenses: I’m very far from paying off my credit cards – FAIL! However, I have been  keeping track of my expenses and have been doing a pretty good job – Check!

5. Take 3 to 4 trips somewhere new (weekend trips included): I went to Miami, San Diego, NJ, MA and NYC, but nothing new. Fail!

6. Walk more, take bus/drive less: I think I have been doing a pretty good job. Hard to measure so I will keep working on it.

7. One SUPER outdoors days a weekend (hiking, skiing, biking, the beach, etc.): Huge FAIL!

8. Think through my decisions; don’t be so impulsive: Surprisingly Check! I started my year a hot mess but as the months progressed I learned how to think things through and plan for a constructive future.

Overall, I have achieved about 75% of what I set out for myself for 2009. I will be keeping track of the fails through 2010 and add on some new and exciting challenges. Yoga? Running? Stay tuned.

I’m back!!!

I know that I have been MIA for the past few months and there are no excuses. Pretty much I have been so caught up between school, getting into grad school, volunteering, work and my friends, that I have neglected my blog.

As 2009 is coming to an end, I am going to make my best effort to write stories and events that happened between summer and right now! Stay tuned…

Book I’m reading right now

I just started to read one of Jodi’s new books, Change of Heart. I have only read a few pages, but I am already hooked. I don’t think I ever read a Jodi book and not loved it, so the expectations are high. The Pact and Nineteen Minutes still remain my favorite, but I am thinking about going back a rereading a few others now that it has been a while and I appreciate her writing so much more.

Books by Jodi Picoult

I like going to the movies. :)

When I worked at EF I received tons of movie gift certificates and had discount movies tickets available to me at work. I used to go the movies almost every Sunday night with my EF crew or friends from college. It was a fun way to end the weekend that was surely filled with one crazy night and a half-day at the office.  Not to mention my excitement to have overpriced popcorn and twizlers for dinner.

This summer I am trying to bring back going to the movies into my weekly routine. In the past few weeks I have already seen four movies and I have at least three more on my agenda before the summer is over.  I definitely liked The Hangover and looking forward to 500 Days of Summer, My Sitters Keeper (love, love the book!) and The Ugly Truth.  Any suggestions?

I am running a 5k this fall…

I am trying to keep up with writing while working, but it is not coming as well as would like to. Anyway, I just signed up for a 5k race in September and I am both excited and terrified. I haven’t really worked out since March 2008, and last time I went to the gym I had to take a cab home after 20 minutes on a treadmill. And yes I was walking, not running. So yes, this is going to be a challenge, but I am all about doing new things and challenging myself these days. Kind of like with the GRE. If I know I have a deadline I will study and do well on the test and the same with the 5k. If I am signed up I will start running again and motivate myself to have a great run.

Mistakes?

So it has been a while since I wrote anything in my blog. I guess it is because I have been working full time and a lot of my writing comes to me when I am sitting at a coffee shop listening to my ipod in the middle of the day. I have been thinking today about the past seven months and where I am today comparing to where I was when 2009 started.

For a long time I have been feeling like I have made some mistakes in my life with family and friends and my choices in men. This year alone I have done things that upset other people, but to be honest I would do them all over again. If I haven’t made those mistakes I would not be the person that I am today.

So I live in the moment. So what? At least I don’t have regrets about doing the wrong thing if it makes me realize what the right thing is. So no more calling them mistakes, just life lessons as I move forward. Don’t get me wrong I made LOTS of good decisions, but people only tend to see then bad ones. People like to judge.

Book and the Beach

As I was enjoying my Easter Sunday today, reading a book at the park, I had a happy memory come to mind. It was from when I was in college, well under 21 years old, wore a size 2, and didn’t have to worry about paying bills.

It was a summer after sophomore year of college and I went to visit my friends in Maine. I remember going to Wells beach and realizing that I don’t have a book to read while I soak in some cancerous sun rays. I panicked just slightly, but my roommate at the time came to the rescue with a book that opened my eyes to completely different view on life. It was the kind of book that makes you question what you have always believed the world to be, and what the world really is. That day, lying on the beach and reading, I felt as free as a bird and ready for anything to come. Some of this feeling was the book, and some of it was pure happiness of summer at the beach.

One of the Reasons why I am Proud to Live in SF

Check this one out! If you live in SF you will like this.

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Happy Friday!

It is only a few more hours until the weekend. Enjoy!

Monsters vs. Aliens

One of my favorite mid week activities is going to the movies. Especially since Thursday is a student night at the Metreon, and I still have my college ID card to get the discount. If anything, my over priced education should at least get me a few dollars off at the movies.

Tonight, I went to see Monsters vs. Aliens. When my friend suggested that we see it in 3D, I was a little nervous as I have never done such a thing. However, I decided to live on the edge and experience what everyone is talking about. Not only was the movie super cute, but the 3D experience was amazing. I felt like I was in the middle of all the action and since the movie is an animation it felt really cool.

So yes, go and see Monsters vs. Aliens in 3D. I give it a thumbs up.