January

This is my January work of the week. For the two new babies coming to my family.
(The extended portion of my family, don't get too excited.)

These are the progression pics I said I'd get better at doing.
Technically, the pictures themselves didn't get better (because I took them on my ipod in the dark), but now I'm actually taking them, so I feel better. Though they're not as beautiful as my mom's which you can see here.





It's harder than it looks, and I kept forgetting how to do the stitch. Sometimes things turned up crooked. The stitchs are nowhere near even. But.... I guess it's still cute.

My New Years resolutions.

1) Journal once a week.
Yes?
2) Get a job.
Working on that
3) Practice at least once a week.
3/4 if we're counting personal practice. Yes, if we count rehearsals, yes.
4) Work out (as in, serious "go somewhere and do something" work outs) at least once a week. Small daily exercise.
3/4 if Just Dance counts. 1/2 if it doesn't.
5) Cook new meals... more often. Use cookbooks... more often.
I made a pretty mean pizza the other day.
6) Figure out Facetime

7)  (Repeat goal) Write more often. Something every week (journal doesn't count). A poem, a story, descriptive essay, something. Write a chapter a month on the novel I started last November. As long as applicable.
So far so good.
8) (Repeat goal) Do "Artistic Progressions." Once a month... more follow through on the photo evidence.
Yep.
9) Keep up with old friends. And cousins. And people from home.
Not quite as good as it has been. Not as bad as it could be.
10) Make new friends, don't be afraid to branch out. Get to know people in my classes.
Psychology class looks promising. Other than that, not much.
11) Keep up with my blog.
:D
12) Go to the temple at least 12 times.
Revised goal, once a week (piggybacking on Marissa's goal) so I'm totally getting this one done.
13) Study the scriptures 30 minutes a day. 15 in the morning, 15 at night.
I've been pretty good at that.
learn how to count.
15) Read missionary letters. They aren't doing any good in my inbox.
hide face in shame.
16) Share my testimony, or a little bit of the Gospel more often. Once a week through social media or a personal email, and as often as possible on fast Sunday.
I actually am required to do this for one of my classes. So this one's a shoe in for now.
17) Write an in-depth monthly email/newsletter thing. Send to friends and family.
Ah. I'll work on that tomorrow.
18) Read more. For fun. For facts. For enrichment. The Faults in our Stars, more Jane Austen, a couple of Shakespeare plays, TIME magazine.... just stuff.
Not much progress on that front. It's mostly buzzfeed. But I'm going to finish The Hobbit by the end of February.
19) Be more generous. With my words to others. With my time. With my actions. With my candy hoard....
I shared my pizza.... I think I'm good with this so far.
20) Come up with/complete a scriptural challenge once a week. Write down experiences in a special place.
Ah, you see I totally forgot about that. But now I'm determined to do better.
21) Do more service.
I'm going to sign up for the Y serve tutoring program.
22) Start mission papers and go on a mission.
woah.
23) Support friends who are getting married/going on missions, moving into new stages of life...
BRIDESMAID!!!! I'm totally on-board and over-excited with that. Talking with my friends in relationships.
24) WRITE to missionaries! Especially my cousins. I've never been very good at that.
hide face in shame.
25) Be awesome.
Pshhhh. BORN that way. ;)