New Years Resolutions are common around this time of year. It is important to refresh the mind and set new goals for the New Year. However, it is just as essentially important to recap this year’s first experiences and happenstances, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Here are some of my first experiences and happenstances.
1. dropout of high school
2. returned to high school
3. worked full time
4. quit work
5. received my driver’s license
6. became an organ donor
7. got over my fear of driving
8. took the ACT and SAT
9. applied to college
10. determined my majors
11. determined which college I would attend
12. blogged
13. volunteered for the Red Cross
14. attended two plays completely in a different language that I haven’t studied
15. lived with a best selling author in traveling books
16. traveled by myself without any money, place to stay, or plans
17. black rode ( riding the train without paying for the ticket)
18. got a free ride in an empty public bus
19. dyed my hair pink, red, and orange
20. discovered my allergy to green beans
21. learned how to “properly” pour beer
22. visited various mental institutions to see my best friend and family members
23. learned to deal with loneliness in a positive light
24. discovered some awesome bands
25. didn’t see my father once
Some of these experiences are frivolous and quite silly, but it is important to recognize many events even the humorous events that took place this year. Reviewing what has happened this year helped me feel more optimistic about the future and my ability to achieve my new goals. The list proves that this year has not been entirely in vain, but grounded with struggles, joys, misfortunes, and many gains. It reinforces my self- image, and it also displays situations I would like to change, like not seeing my father. It proves that I am not as boring as thought I was, and most importantly it gives me hope, the hope, goal-orientation, and confidence needed to achieve new goals and dreams in my future.
So would you be so brave to list some of your firsts this year?
1. Contra danced
2. Got semi-excited over a move
3. Got lost in DC
4. Met my friend David
5. Lived in an apartment
6. Square Danced
7. Lost my best friend over a guy
8. Got an awesome job
9. Bought a digital camera
10. Turned 16
11. Took my SAT
12. Got my permit
13. Got to be around my older sister and actually enjoyed it
14. Visited Christendom
15. Prayed at an abortion mill with girls actually entering
16. Said bye to friends who went off to college
17. Finished junior year
18. Applied to Christendom
19. Found out my older brother is engaged
20. Ate chicken on Thanksgiving
21. Got accepted to Christendom
22. Discovered an allergy to oranges
23. Had a cat in the house
24. Cross-stitch
25. Applied for scholarships
OK, that's all I could think of. : P Awesome exercise. Thanks for the tips!!!
RESPECT LIFE
http://progressiveu.org/blog/respectlife
"It is poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."
~Mother Teresa
contra dance? What is that?
i must say nice list.
i especially like the praying at abortiion mills. that must have been an experience, but how do you think the girls felt? did you have an impact?
It's line dancing. It's incredible! : D There are a bunch of moves that you repeat over and over and it's just incredible! You should look up some videos on YouTube, cause I don't really know how to explain it beyond that.
Thanks! : )
It was incredible. Watching the girls was so heartbreaking...one girl walked in with her hands over her ears crying. Others walked in crying. Pain and fear was on nearly every face. Across the street, I knew that only a few yards away, babies lives were being destroyed and I was powerless except for my prayers. It really helped me realize how small I am and how great God is, because we DID have an impact! FOUR women decided not to have an abortion that day! It was really moving!
RESPECT LIFE
http://progressiveu.org/blog/respectlife
"It is poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."
~Mother Teresa
that is truly incredible. it demostrates that these efforts are not in vain!!!
16, SAT scholarships? That is so good and amazing...have you gotten any results nack from those efforts? Will you be graduating soon? I guess so since you got into your college of choice.
If I remember correctly you have been homeschooled right? How do you think college will affect you and be diffrent from what you have already experienced.
On a side note I went to a christian college my first semester of college and let me tell you those people were crazier and got into more weird trouble then the people I had met at Grossmont community college.in San Diego.
Great list!
Love is like a box of chocolates; if you chose wisely you won’t be disappointed and have to spit it out. ~T
Christendom offers scholarships based on SAT scores starting at 1920. I got a 1970 last time I took it, but I'm shooting for at least a 2070 (next level) and I'm taking my SAT again in a week to try out for it. I'm graduating in May : )
Well, I think it'll be different to a certain extent. Christendom has about 50% homeschoolers, so I think it won't be too bad. I think the biggest challenge for me will be tests in class, because I'm used to taking my tests at my own sweet time and on the computer where I can use spell check. LOL
Haha, yeah...
Thanks!
RESPECT LIFE
http://progressiveu.org/blog/respectlife
"It is poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."
~Mother Teresa
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It always seems impossible until it is done-Nelson Mandela.
1. volunteer at local school grades K-8
2 . Received a visit from my grandchildren
3. Considered cutting my hair short, and coloring it black and red
4. Considered getting a tattoo and my belly button pierced
5. Lost contact with my step-daughter and grandchildren
6. Played a lot of Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
7. Attended a seminar on scams and rip-offs at my local police station
8. Won $125 on a scratch ticket
9. got paperwork for minor of guardianship but never filed it
10. applied at a lot of jobs
11. had a interview with Burger King
12. was turned down for the job
13. went to award assembly for daughter......daughter received Citizenship award
14. mother remarried for the 5th time
15. family reunion/farewell party for Mom
16. Mom moved down south
17. landlord filed for eviction
18. sheriff serves eviction notice
19. rent is paid the next day
20. I pack my bag's to move in with my neice
21. became an All-Health Hazard volunteer
22. attended a Foot & Mouth Disease Seminar
23. received training in ham radio operation
24 volunteered as a "victim"for emergency personnel training program
25. received training in animal rescue
26. cut my daughter's hair and colored it black and purple
26. volunteered at a flu shot clinic
27. husband is facing jail time or pay $500 by December 11
28 landlord filed for eviction
29 recieved $1000 christmas gift from a brother-in-law
30 paid rent
31 sheriff never served us
32. son and nephew gets saturday detention for bullying
33 pumped LT for some info
34 I'm outta here as soon as possible
~angi~
Wow sounds like next year will be better.
Grandchildren? this caught me off guard because I consider 'emo' a new young people's slang thing, I guess you can add 'broke a stereotype' to your list. How many kids and grand babies do you have, age?
Good Luck!
Love is like a box of chocolates; if you chose wisely you won’t be disappointed and have to spit it out. ~T
I have 2 step-daughters ages 27 & 25 and a step-son who is almost 24. I have two boys of my own ages 13 and almost 10. My daughter is almost 12. I have two grandchildren a girl who is almost 4 and a boy who is 14 mos.
I had guardianship of my granddaughter from the age of 2 mos until she was almost three years.
The emo thing is a name my neice gave me because of my taste in music. I never did color my hair. I turned another year older and decided against it.
~angi~
Wow, I am not going to post my list just yet since I have a terrible memory especially things for myself. I do have a few questions that I hope you can answer before I come back with a list.
Why did you drop out of school? What made you go back?
What reasons are your people in the mental hospital?
Why have you not seen your dad?
WHich author?
Pink, red and orange! at the same time?
I understand that some of these answers are too personal and you do not have to answer just let us know. You can not drop little shells like that and expect us (mainly me) to not be curious/nosey.
Great blogging/discussion idea.
Love is like a box of chocolates; if you chose wisely you won’t be disappointed and have to spit it out. ~T
I dropout for very stupid reasons. I couldn't stand my high school anymore, and i refused to take part in any of the classes. i like to say that i had a huge re-entry shock. I thought i could perhaps get a GED and be done with high school faster.
i went back when i returned home from a long trip. during this trip i attend the local high school for two weeks.( in this country i learned that without education you will be bound to a particular lifestyle. There i gained knowledge, insight and the motivation to continue my high school education and receive a diploma.
lets just say i grew up.
my best friend and brother were both in the hospital for mental disorders. my friend is bipolar and my brother has an undiagnosis problem ( but is being treated)
i haven't seen my father simply because he lives far away and it is difficult for him to take off from work.
It has just been the longest period i have gone without seeing him.
Gundmann, he is a german best seller author in traveling books in the USA, Spain, and Iberia. he knows more about America than I do.
I dyed my hair orange with fat bright pink highlights, but i have also just dyed my hair red and orange. Right now my hair is just orange.
1. Dropped out of college for the umpteenth time (3rd time)
2. Was a fool and stayed in my room hours on end
3. Acted like a total jackass to everyone while my grandma was in the hospital
4. Stayed at the hospital for hours on end, came home and prayed for her life
5. June 14th- came home at 4 in the morning, learned at 7 AM that she passed away
6. Helped set up her funeral with the family
7. Attended first cousin's wedding 2 weeks after her death in philly and VA
8. Went to Longwood Gardens for the first time
9. Took a trip to DC in september with the family
10. Lied to parents about registering for classes in fall at temple U
11. 2 weeks ago...road trip to tampa, florida with 2 aunts and an uncle
12. came back and registered for the spring at MontgoCo
13. enjoyed thanksgiving with my dad's side of the family
14. Went shopping at 11 am and bought express jeans for 20 dollars
15. ate dinner friday night at Uno after going to bowling at DnB (didn't pay for anything)
"I'm more like a fool for soul and passion....
I watch crash, and realize that we all survivors
no religion or race, whatever describe us." -Forever Begins, Common
I absolutely adore Express jeans and for twenty dollars!!! : )
It sounds like you matured this year.
hope college will suit you this time.
but I have this nagging feeling that I sabotage my studies because I don't want to study in the major I picked...ah...but again I am being shown the way and am following, and the feeling is there that I won't put my 100 percent in it.
I'm going to do my best and the rest is que sera sera...
"I'm more like a fool for soul and passion....
I watch crash, and realize that we all survivors
no religion or race, whatever describe us." -Forever Begins, Common
What a great idea! This is such fun! Thanks for posting this!
Wore a red formal in Vegas
Met a gang hit man
Punted down the Thames
Reconnected with old friends
Hiked up the South Rim of the Grand Canyon
Started grad school
Learned about indigenous people in Taiwan
Attended mother’s Master’s graduation
Followed the steps of C. S. Lewis
Began writing more earnestly
Turned 30
Prayed with and for street addicts, on an almost daily basis
Got into science fiction
"Goodness is the only investment that never fails."
H.D.Thoreau http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/sahara