Anywhoble, what has everyone been doing? I've just finished the courses for my Associates Degree at Ivy Tech, something I'm very excited about. Its taken three years, and the failing of only two courses. Since i can't walk until this comming May, I'm taking this semester to relax, work full time (if my boss can give the hours) start an etsy shop, get things in order for our move to Reno, and work on shedding the college weight I've gained. Which brings me to my resolutions.
We all have a resolution. Well most of us anyway. I have several. First being time management. I want to better manage my time, now that I actually have time to manage. I want to get up earlier and be more productive. Which brings me to what I want to do with that time. I want to open an esty shop and sell some of the stuff I make on line. I need to produce some sort of inventory in order to do that.
I want to do something about my weight. For Christmas, a friend gave me an exercise hoop by a company called Hoopnautica, with a dvd. The hoop is weighted, and comes apart in segments and a velcro strap so that its portable. I discovered hooping as en exercise when I first moved to Indianapolis. There was a young lady in my class who was a part of a proformance group of hula hoopers, I noticed that she was in shape. I did the research and hooping is a good low impact exercise. I'm excited to to hoop three and four nights a week. Another thing I've started is to eat better, now that I have time to cook something. I've also cut down on pepsi, my biggest vice. These are all things I want to do, with more time.
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| From the hoopnautica website, thier portable exercise hoop. |
So what are your resolutions? Have you already fallen off the wagon? Its ok. Each day is a new day, one day at a time.
Holidays are the time to spend with family. I am very thankful that my younger brother, Jeremy, was able to come home for the holidays. He graduated from Basic and Infantry training on December 9th, and left for airborn training yesterday. We're very proud of him.
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| Graduation Day |
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| Trying not to cry the day he leaves |
Jeremy has been dating Jessie for about nine months now. We've known Jessie and her family for about 13 years now. Her grandmother, Mary Simon and her mom, Peggy are two of the women I look up to most. They're strong, spiritual, beautiful women. Jessie's brother, Cheyenne, was my best friend. I was grateful and overjoyed that she could spend some time with us.
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| Jeremy and Jessie |
So do you spend time with families? Do you have to split time between families during the holidays? Do you even celebrate holidays? My younger siblings in Hawaii don't celebrate holidays due to thier faith. Not that there is anything wrong with that. The world is full of different religions, some do and don't celebrate certain holidays. If you don't celebrate Christmas, what do you celebrate, if at all? To me family is very important, and I was blessed to have a new family member this Christmas. My younger sister, Clarissa, got married, and I'm very excited for her.
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| My exceptionally pretty sister, and her husband. |
On the craft front, who made things for people as presents? I honestly wasn't able to do too much this year. I made ornaments for co workers, and a custom laptop case for a friend. That was about it. However after the holiday, I learned how to make a particular scarf. Its super easy, and hopefully later, I can make a tutorial.
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| Custom laptop sleeve |
Do you wear scarves? As a fashion accessory, or to keep warm? This one can function as both.
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| Its actually made of t shirts |
Another resolution is, I want to write in this blog more. I want to post more tutorials, and other things. I want to hear about other people's lives too.
So until later, good luck with your resolutions, if you have any, and I hope the new years finds you well.
Love, Music, and Feathers people!
