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Monday, February 28, 2011
Spring(ish)!
Our last break being in December, Spring Break is right around the corner, beginning Friday afternoon. THANK GOD. I cannot put into words how badly I've needed this break, way more than before any other break. My motivational level is 0, which probably isn't a good thing considering college apps are also right around the corner. But honestly, I think a break will put me right back on top. (After the 16 days anyway)
Classes have been okay, knock on wood, but I do know they are gradually getting better, which I am always happy to see. I took a math test last Thursday and it was the FIRST one I had actually fully completed all year. Which, sufficed to say is not uncommon in the course. Bio has been super busy, and never ending. We had to do a take home last week, which sounded great, until we got it and realized that it was able to be a take home because we had never learned or seen any of the material before. Ever. So that time (6.5 hours...) was all sorts of fun. We have a lab due this week and I have barely looked at it with every other assessment happening.
I've been doing Zumba classes lately, which honestly have been a ton of fun. Everyone is in such great energy the entire time and love dancing over the pump up music after stressful classes. Otherwise, still working out like I usually do, and much more committed to Veganism. I've decided that in order to be fair to myself, I'll do the vegan thing while I'm in school, so that's 9 months of the year, and 3 months (with some breaks) of animal-freedom foods (steak). That way, I can enjoy my "missed" foods for a few months, but feel so great and be super healthy the majority of the year. I do love being a vegan though, the benefits are unbelievable if you do it correctly and be really healthy and smart about it. Also, Alicia Silverstone has been my savior through the whole thing with the Kind Diet and thekindlife.com .
I did some Spring Cleaning this weekend, and still have to work on the winter/throw-out clothes, but it felt great, and I've never seen everything look so clean and relaxing! Speaking of Spring, we got 2 fresh feet of snow on Friday. Oh and ice this morning. Sooo I'm not buying this whole arrival of Spring/Summer, because it's totally not proving that way.
I gave my ring back for them so fix, which is heartbreaking! Everyone is playing with their rings and they are so beautiful. They said that I'll have it back before I leave campus for Summer, so sad! But not much I can do, and at least it will be fixed and shiny and new.
I talked to my art teacher and we set up a meeting so that we could work together individually while I'm not taking a class, and I'm so excited. Once I got it into my life, it felt great and it fit, and taking it away was really hard! So I'm excited in incorporate that back in, and I know it will be a great jumpstart for my year long course next year. Speaking of next year, I got my course numbers and have to start filing for classes this week! It is so weird how fast it is all going, and how the classes I take next year really start to matter. But again, It's such an exciting thing even through all of the nerves.
That's really all to report, otherwise I'm just going to try and survive the next 4 days, so hopefully I can actually do that. I doubt I'll write again before that, or until after break, but they won't be that exciting anyway!
Ciao for now
Classes have been okay, knock on wood, but I do know they are gradually getting better, which I am always happy to see. I took a math test last Thursday and it was the FIRST one I had actually fully completed all year. Which, sufficed to say is not uncommon in the course. Bio has been super busy, and never ending. We had to do a take home last week, which sounded great, until we got it and realized that it was able to be a take home because we had never learned or seen any of the material before. Ever. So that time (6.5 hours...) was all sorts of fun. We have a lab due this week and I have barely looked at it with every other assessment happening.
I've been doing Zumba classes lately, which honestly have been a ton of fun. Everyone is in such great energy the entire time and love dancing over the pump up music after stressful classes. Otherwise, still working out like I usually do, and much more committed to Veganism. I've decided that in order to be fair to myself, I'll do the vegan thing while I'm in school, so that's 9 months of the year, and 3 months (with some breaks) of animal-freedom foods (steak). That way, I can enjoy my "missed" foods for a few months, but feel so great and be super healthy the majority of the year. I do love being a vegan though, the benefits are unbelievable if you do it correctly and be really healthy and smart about it. Also, Alicia Silverstone has been my savior through the whole thing with the Kind Diet and thekindlife.com .
I did some Spring Cleaning this weekend, and still have to work on the winter/throw-out clothes, but it felt great, and I've never seen everything look so clean and relaxing! Speaking of Spring, we got 2 fresh feet of snow on Friday. Oh and ice this morning. Sooo I'm not buying this whole arrival of Spring/Summer, because it's totally not proving that way.
I gave my ring back for them so fix, which is heartbreaking! Everyone is playing with their rings and they are so beautiful. They said that I'll have it back before I leave campus for Summer, so sad! But not much I can do, and at least it will be fixed and shiny and new.
I talked to my art teacher and we set up a meeting so that we could work together individually while I'm not taking a class, and I'm so excited. Once I got it into my life, it felt great and it fit, and taking it away was really hard! So I'm excited in incorporate that back in, and I know it will be a great jumpstart for my year long course next year. Speaking of next year, I got my course numbers and have to start filing for classes this week! It is so weird how fast it is all going, and how the classes I take next year really start to matter. But again, It's such an exciting thing even through all of the nerves.
That's really all to report, otherwise I'm just going to try and survive the next 4 days, so hopefully I can actually do that. I doubt I'll write again before that, or until after break, but they won't be that exciting anyway!
Ciao for now
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Since Caroline has been a champ lately..
I officially have three semesters left of high school. That feels so good, and I know it will fly by. With seniors finally done and applied to college, all that's left to do it wait. And also, focus on the juniors. I've taken my first counting SAT, and did not so hot. I got above average America but that doesn't say much. 9 months until I'm applied EA. It's all so weird. It's been really hitting me lately, because it all seems to have gone from the future to knocking on my door. I think the most stressful part is that it's sort of like the beginning of the beginning, and I need to get serious about my future and what I want to do, and where I want to do it.
Last week was Ring Week, another tradition at school. The class rings have been the exact same for decades, and every girl has one. Hearing stories of alums that never met seeing each others rings randomly through out the country and automatically having that connection is too cool. I love my ring, (even though they messed it up, they'll fix it) and it feels great to finally have it. Ring Week is a week of hazing in order to earn them and earn the passing of the seniority. So for a week, seniors get to make us do whatever we want, and obviously we have to do it.
I'm in serious need of Spring Break, things have been seeming too weird and real and fast lately, and all I want is for things to slow down. Can't believe I'm saying that. Summer will obviously be nice, but it will be primarily focused on visiting schools, doing my applications, and having a good internship to show off to colleges.
It's been so cold here lately, with the weird exception of today, that it's making it really hard to just be happy. Nobody wants to walk to classes or wake up, and the whole energy is really depressing. Needless to say, we all need a break, especially the juniors. The rumors were true, this year is hell. I love Spring on campus though because everything changes. Everyone is smiling, wearing adorable warm weathered clothes, laying and working on the quads, and going out every weekend just to be outside. It's blissful and makes this long wait worth it.
On a really exciting note, my sister AND my cousin are getting engaged. It's truly incredible since they are 2 out of the three closest girls to me in my life. It's so exciting and I couldn't be happier for them. Now that I type this, I realize that it's yet another reason to feel like things are in light speed. Great, thanks. But I really couldn't be happier, and excited! I mean that's two weddings I get to go to! Maybe by one or both of them I'll actually have a date. ; ) If Caroline reads this I feel like she'll strongly disagree with that. But maybe not, love is in the air, afterall.
Not too much else to report, just how much things are hitting me lately. 18 this year, big internship this summer, apply/enroll into college, and try to figure out where to go after that. It all seems a little too close, but I guess that's half the fun of getting there. 3.5 months left, and I'll be a Senior. Crazy stuff.
Last week was Ring Week, another tradition at school. The class rings have been the exact same for decades, and every girl has one. Hearing stories of alums that never met seeing each others rings randomly through out the country and automatically having that connection is too cool. I love my ring, (even though they messed it up, they'll fix it) and it feels great to finally have it. Ring Week is a week of hazing in order to earn them and earn the passing of the seniority. So for a week, seniors get to make us do whatever we want, and obviously we have to do it.
I'm in serious need of Spring Break, things have been seeming too weird and real and fast lately, and all I want is for things to slow down. Can't believe I'm saying that. Summer will obviously be nice, but it will be primarily focused on visiting schools, doing my applications, and having a good internship to show off to colleges.
It's been so cold here lately, with the weird exception of today, that it's making it really hard to just be happy. Nobody wants to walk to classes or wake up, and the whole energy is really depressing. Needless to say, we all need a break, especially the juniors. The rumors were true, this year is hell. I love Spring on campus though because everything changes. Everyone is smiling, wearing adorable warm weathered clothes, laying and working on the quads, and going out every weekend just to be outside. It's blissful and makes this long wait worth it.
On a really exciting note, my sister AND my cousin are getting engaged. It's truly incredible since they are 2 out of the three closest girls to me in my life. It's so exciting and I couldn't be happier for them. Now that I type this, I realize that it's yet another reason to feel like things are in light speed. Great, thanks. But I really couldn't be happier, and excited! I mean that's two weddings I get to go to! Maybe by one or both of them I'll actually have a date. ; ) If Caroline reads this I feel like she'll strongly disagree with that. But maybe not, love is in the air, afterall.
Not too much else to report, just how much things are hitting me lately. 18 this year, big internship this summer, apply/enroll into college, and try to figure out where to go after that. It all seems a little too close, but I guess that's half the fun of getting there. 3.5 months left, and I'll be a Senior. Crazy stuff.
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