Just Writing :)

So I literally have not blogged or done much writing at all in months and as a writer it has really been driving me crazy. It could be due to my own lazy habits mixed up with the crazy semester I just finished and my struggle to find balance through it all. If I have learned one thing this semester it would truly have to be that life is too short and relationships(even though they require time and effort) are of VITAL importance. I really think that some time off is really helping me get back in the swing of things. I will have the change to re-organize things around the apartment, spend some much needed time with friends and family from near and far, and begin working to improve my writing skills. About a week ago I started on my first short story that I actually plan on completing in a timely manner. I will be based on adventures in a minivan from this past summer and partially from this past semester all put together into a comical and sarcastic package. I am not too far into my work yet but once I finish it the one and only copy will be given to my adopted mother, the one whom the story is dedicated to. I feel like that story, unlike blogging, will be much easier to progressively write. For some reason I just freeze up when I blog. Maybe because I feel like I have to be so formal? Or perhaps it could be that I just lock up out of fear? Anyway, I am going to challenge myself to blog more often next semester so I can finally get over the fear of showing others my work and begin to progress towards a new level of writing.
I guess I will begin with a few exercises so here we go...

Each year I hear the media and just about everyone around me chattering about New Year's resolutions. I myself have never really given them much though...if anything they were never clever or well thought out and basically were broken a week after the first of the year. This year however has really brought me to a point that I want to move towards the direction of change. I figure if I put them down here that I will be forced to read them and it can give me a sense of dedication to my new resolutions.

1. To have a clean living environment. My apartment...and even my car...tend to get really messy when my life gets really busy. I know that I am not the neatest person in the world but I really have misplaced some very important things this semester. I have also ruined things that were very important to me so perhaps having a clean living environment will greatly help decrease some of the stress of daily life.
2. Getting things done ON time. I have always always waited until the last minute to do things. I am not agreeing to completely stop this habit but I need to be serious about school. I am about a year and a half away from grad school and grades are the top determiner. My hard work payed off this semester and I really hope to continue the same.
3.To become a better friend, and especially a better adopted daughter. This past semseter
I truly got so consumed in just having a full day schedule that I completely missed out of a few months of my life. I truly started to notice this when my closest relationships seemed to become more distant. I hope that with this new year approaching that I will be able to prioritize and begin to focus on the most important things in life. After all...I only have 1.5 years in Abilene and I need to be spending it in the best way I possibly can.


Well...I am getting tired and I am just about to pass out so I will continue blogging in a day or so!