Three more weeks

Until this semester is over! I'm definitely ready for all of my classes to be over; these past few months have been super-busy and super-stressful. Thanksgiving break is over (back to Berkeley tomorrow morning insanely early) so now I really have to focus on school. All I have standing between me and winter break are three papers and two finals. Oh and about a million pages of reading to catch up on. This will be me for the next three weeks:

Well, except for the fact that I hope I can stay awake studying, haha. Ok, time for me to get to bed so that I can wake up and go back to Berk. Hope you all had a great holiday!

It's My Birthday! :)

Yay for me! I'm 20 years old today. Kind of an awkward age though...officially an adult, but still under 21. Now that I'm not a teenager, I feel like I have to grow up. :( Well today was lovely. My family drove down to Berkeley and took me out to lunch at this cute French restaurant/cafe. It was nice! Then I came back home and was lazy for a while, then my friend took me out to dinner at this good Italian place. All in all, a pretty good birthday.

Here's a picture of the delicious creme brulee from lunch: YUM! Good night everyone. :)

Gym motivation...

Is it weird that when I was at the gym this morning I was motivated by a muscular black man? Ha ha, let me explain. I always see him at the gym rocking out with his ipod and having a blast. So this morning it hit me: though workouts are painful and tiring, they can also be fun and invigorating. I worked out harder this morning than I have in a long time, because I kept reminding myself to have fun and focus on the awesome payoff--feeling and being healthier. So yeah, I've had a pretty great morning here so far.  Life is good!

P.S. check out this site that I got the picture from: http://nunutoolies.blogspot.com   Isn't it super cute??

Quick random tired thoughts

Woke up and hit the gym this morning! It was sooooo good. And I love that the new time change makes it brighter earlier in the morning--it makes it much easier to wake up uber-early. Aaaaagh I can't wait to go home this weekend! And I have the concert to look forward to in 3 days! It will be so much fun.

Quick post tonight; I'm sleepy and must get some sleep so I can wake up and do this all over again. Let's end tonight's post with an awesome website I found: http://ohhellofriend.blogspot.com It is sooooooo cool! I love and want everything on that site. Ok, good night! Much love from me to you!

I have this card posted on my bulletin board above my desk...I have to keep reminding myself to do all of these things! :)

A New Start

So I went to the gym this morning. It was wonderful--60+ min of cardio! And the time change was nice too; I can always use an extra hour of zzzzzzzz-time. Anyway, I think I will start a new tradition with this blog: on the first post of every month I will write down my goals for that month. Then at the end of the month I can see what I've accomplished. 

My goals for November are:

• Work out EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
• Finish assignments at least a week in advance so that I can talk with professors, GSIs, etc to improve papers before turning them in
• Keep up with reading in all classes

Hopefully I can stick to these three goals! I have confidence in myself. :)

Song for the day: Kings of Leon-"The Bucket" (CSS Remix). Happy Sunday!