New Semester, New Year...New Resolutions?

Okay, I really ditched this thing during break, but I feel like my time was better spent with my friends making 36 ft long pasta, going to a strip club in Canada, texting K, building forts, and playing sperm pictionary. It was a great break, even though Jules was only there for a couple of weeks.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

Um, yeah. I make them every year, and every year I forget about them about two months in. As in, I literally forget what resolutions I made. So, in anticipation of this obstacle, I've decided to keep a journal to record my progress. It's very Bridget Jones of me, and we'll see how it goes. My resolutions are as follows:

1. Drink less caffeine. I plan to cut back one cup at a time, so for the next two or three weeks I will limit my intake to 2-3 cups a day, and then 1-2 cups. This is one step in my larger plan to get more sleep.

2. Get at least 7 hours of sleep a night. Cutting back on caffeine (especially in the afternoon) will help with this. I'm also going to try and get my homework done earlier so I can sleep earlier. I really need to start getting more sleep, because I think it's interfering in my schoolwork and my happiness in general.

3. Do something every day that makes me happy. Every day, I'm going to record in my journal something that made me happy. This can be something like taking a walk, having a conversation with someone I don't see much, reading a good book, writing a poem, or having an especially delicious daydream. I'm hoping to start focusing on things that make my life wonderful rather than my usual litany of complaints and gripes.

I'm hoping I'll be able to keep these up at least until the end of this semester, if not until next January. I'm also interested in seeing if I can finally manage to keep a consistent journal for so long. I usually go through periods of a few months where I write a lot, and then it tapers off for a while. Wish me luck, and I'll keep you posted on my progress! And by you, I mean the two or three people who actually read this thing.

NEXT TIME: An update on things with K