dudelovenext

you are the wise part of life. you are mature and
very smart.

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I could agree with that, for the most part. :)

So, 2004 is at an end.

This year had a lot of ups and downs. Towards the beginning of the year, I was in a terrible place. I was still pining over Mika, and that consumed a good deal of my thoughts. Luckily, my friends were there to help me through it, and I met one of my best friends, Reneé.

Sakura-Con was fun, though a bit of a haze at this point. Mika and I were on speaking terms, I actually *had* a costume, and I had fun. :) It was also about this point that I decided to get down to business as far as my health. I was going to the gym quite a bit, and ended up losing about 40 pounds overall throughout the course of year.

Summer wasn't too exciting, though I was strengthening the friendships that I had. I was starting to really get burned out at work as well. Basically, it was work, gym, party.

Autumn rolled around, and I decided to get back to school and I took Psychology 100. This was also the time I got my promotion and saved myself from a bit of burnout.

The end of the year was stressful. My grandmother passed away, making this holiday a burden for a lot of my mom's side of the family. I also really stopped being active about myself, by eating worse, drinking more, going to the gym hardly at all, and taking part in some risky behaviors.

Though there's a lot more to the year, that's just a quick summary.

And now I have a fresh year to look forward to. I said I wasn't going to make any resolutions, but looking at what I need to improve in my life...I'd like a different word for it, since I don't think I should have to have New Year's as an excuse to improve myself. But, I have a lot I'd like to start working on.

Health (Food, Gym, Drinking): I'm gonna get back on the wagon. For a while, the wagon was in an alternate dimension. `^_^ I'm going to improve what I put into my body. Cut down on the fast food, the pizza, etc. Eat more fruits, meats (like chicken and seafood), and some veggies. Get back to going to the gym more. And as much fun as I've been having with it...drink far less. After seeing myself in the past month or two, I think I'm starting to develop a problem. Nothing major, but the seed is there. I need to cut down for my health and my wallet. So you won't see me drinking quite as much. Heh, and if you do, tell me to slow down a bit. ;)
Education: Not sure what I'm doing for Winter quarter, but after this one I will be taking at least one class a quarter. I need to be making progress towards a degreee. I see lots of people around me, improving themselves creatively and intellectually. Maybe at some point this year I can get a keyboard? I'd really like to take music up again.
Romance: You know, it always seems that a goal of mine is to get a girlfriend. I think I still have that want, but it's gonna take a backseat to improving myself. Oh, I'll still be on the lookout, but I'm not gonna whine about it like I usually do. :)
Money: I'm starting to actually save money again, though I owe a few people some. My goal right now is to save enough for a down payment sometime for a house or condo. Yes, that's a WAYS off, but that's something I'd like to do. I'll try and work towards paying off my car and student loan faster, too.

I'd say last year's theme was about Recovery. This year's theme will be about Improvement. I guess we'll see what happens, hm? :)