At the beginning of sophomore year, I made a "back to school bucket list." Let's see how well I did...
- Make more friends. I'd say yes, I did. Mostly I realized that the friends are there for me to have, but I am introverted and it's hard for me to put myself in situations where these friendships tend to thrive (like a party), so it feels like I don't. There are a few people I am really excited to get to know better, and I am obviously stoked to bond with my London trip. Progress!
- Bake more treats (this will probably help with the friend-making). I'd say I made a fair amount of treats!
- Force my friends to have holiday parties with me (even if it's just me feeding them baked treats in my decorated room). YES. Claire and I had a lovely Valentine's Day get together. Now that I will be living in a house, the holiday parties will be essential this fall. I can't wait to decorate the house!
- Save money & budget. Doin' alright.
- Go on fun & cheap dates with Ted. We definitely cut back this year, but still had a ton of fun. Lots of awesomely free musicals and theatre.
- Have more girls nights. I still need to initiate more of these, but I had my moments--like when Claire and I watched 500 Days of Summer and ate a whole frozen pizza from Maggie's or when I had the room to myself and watched The Devil Wears Prada and painted my nails. A girl needs nights like these in the midst of stressful schoolwork!
- Write for the school newspaper. I didn't do this, although I did join the Literary Review.
- Get more involved. I'm definitely getting more and more involved in the theatre department--I designed for a dance piece in the fall, and a senior thesis show in the spring.
- Speak up more in classes. It's a struggle, man. I'm working on it.
- Eat healthier so I have more energy. I got myself to like salads! I consider this a personal victory.
- Go hiking and enjoy the beautiful nature around me. I didn't much, but it happened!
- Go on an outdoors trip. I did! It was great!
- Exercise. (You guys, I have never set foot into a gym... Embarrassing.) I went to yoga for two hours once a week. I am still trying to develop a personal routine.
- Write more. Somewhat.
- Sketch more. YES--I was in Drawing I this spring. My favorite was figure drawing, which thrilled me because that's what I came to improve! I am super stoked for Drawing II, which is focused on the figure. I do need to get into a habit of practicing, practicing, practicing!
- Be more confident in my work. Getting closer.
- Call my family and friends more (not that I didn't last year, but you can never have too much love in your life). I'd say I am pretty good at this.
- Become more direction-savvy. Please. I try really hard, guys. And the past couple of weeks I have even started driving in Portland for the very first time! It's basically everything that stresses me out about driving--pedestrians, rain, hills. Woo hoo!
Half way done with undergrad. What a crazy thing.
