Thursday, December 31, 2009

New Year

Last photo of 2009 (I think) - really just an excuse to show off the necklace Shelly bought me :P



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Old resolutions

Take a trip somewhere I'm not counting family vacations.

Take more pictures Getting there.

Listen to new bands Debby and I went to a ton of shows this year and I found a lot of new stuff I love.

Stretch more It's not regular or anything but at least I haven't been needing to see the doctor about my back so I count that as a win.

Study more Is it possible to study less than none? Yes it is.

Learn to cook something besides macaroni and cheese I actually learned how to cook a lot this year. Now I cook all the time :D

*Eat* something besides macaroni and cheese I can't help myself.

Make a craft blog :D

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New resolutions

Health I know I'll never get back to running a few miles each week but I need to keep walking when I can. And stretching, definitely lots of stretching. And stop eating so much junk and more vegetables.

Academics My qualifying exams are coming up and they're scary as hell so maybe I'll actually study this year. I think the whole class is studying together so this may motivate me. Read more scientific papers and actually present at journal club (or at least read the paper so I can contribute more). Also maybe use some of your travel grant and actually go to a seminar somewhere.

Work life Be more proactive. Also use aforementioned grant money even if you have no idea why someone gave it to you.

Social/family life Don't lose touch with people just because I see them less. Work harder to spend time with the people I love, especially my family. Also take more pictures of it all.

Artistic goals Get better at papercrafts. Sew more everyday clothes. Sew more extraordinary day clothes. Start blogging more than you use this stupid thing.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Christmas ornaments

Only 4 bats are left hanging from our ceiling so I wanted something neat to replace them. In part inspired by Deer Winter I looked into paper ornaments and found this awesomeness. So I ran out to target for some holiday cardstock to make my own. My hand hurt from exacto-ing out all the strips of paper. But I love how they came out.