Big day of nothing!

Today was definitely a holiday for me... I did nothing productive all day. Well, I started organizing clothes in my room. But that's gonna take forever. I don't know how I acquired so much crap in my closet at home when I wasn't really even living here for the past 4 years... but whatever. Gotta clean it.

I've also spent a lot of today watching Doctor Who. I think I've got 4 episodes left in Series 4. And I know that's when the Tenth Doctor regenerates... not looking forward to that, I'm a bit attached to him. But then I'll only be one Series behind instead of never seeing it at all!

Anyway, I've been totally useless today. But tomorrow I'm going to pick up my books for school and I already have an assignment for one of my classes. I'm also going to pick up some hand weights for the 30 Day Shred. My mom and I are supposed to go for a walk when she gets home from work - hopefully it's not raining, and maybe we can get my dad to join us.

And now I'm 3/3! Let's keep it going!

- Jill

Friends friends friends.

Today I went to my friend Jess's graduation party. Took a nice long drive down the parkway to get there... I really love driving long distances by myself. Especially on really nice days like today was. It's fun to ride down the highway with whatever music you want blasting in the speakers and singing along as you go.

Anyway, it was really good to see her and some of my other friends. It's been 2 weeks since I've seen anyone from Drew besides a couple of the people in my grad program. I was especially glad to see them since I had some strong nostalgia for school a couple of nights ago. I've been missing college life in general, I think. (I think I might miss The Pub a little too much.)

But I'll be back to school on Wednesday. I'm excited to take classes about education, but I really am nervous about the program in general. It's going to be a busy, intense year and I know I have bad time management skills. I've always been a procrastinator to the max and I know that's something I should have fixed in college... but I never really did. Hopefully living at home will help me get my work done faster. Since I won't really be seeing my friends very often, I'll have all the time in the world to do work.

On another note, Tuesday marks day one of the 30 Day Shred for me... I've been told it's an ass-kicking workout. I don't think I'll be able to get my parents to do the workout with me, but we are changing how we eat as a family. I couldn't be happier about that. I've used SparkPeople in the past and lost weight, but it was always sort of hard because I was doing it on my own. This time, I'll have more support from my parents and I'll be there to support them, too.

Anyway, I'm 2/2 for blogging! And that's all from me for now.

- Jill

Guess what.

Trying my hand at blogging yet again! It was my 2009 resolution to keep a regular blog... just like it was my 2008-2009 school year resolution to keep a hand written journal. Yikes. I was reading those old entries... it's weird to think what a different place I was in then. Let's do a little comparison, shall we?

I was halfway through my junior year of college. I was stressed out with classes, particularly those most important for my neuroscience major. I was on the brink of a new romance. I was hating my leadership position in my choir. I was extremely happy with my living situation. I was quite a different person.

Now, I'm a college graduate. Not so stressed out about those neuro classes anymore considering I've got the degree now. I'm also very much single, and not really happy or sad about it. I'm not in a choir anymore because I graduated, and I know I'm going to miss it along with all my other musical outlets. I wouldn't say I'm unhappy with my living situation now that I'm back at home but it's definitely different. Sometimes I don't feel like my room is actually mine, which is hard my room was completely my own place at school. There are advantages to living at home... mostly of the monetary kind. Considering I'm starting graduate school classes in about 2 days, I'm really not going to have time for a job so I can't really start saving for my own place yet. My best guess is that I'll be able to move out in about 2 years, maybe 3. That is, unless I absolutely hate commuting and need to get a place closer to school in the fall. Which is totally possible.

Anyway, that is what has changed in the time since I last blogged. And that's quite a lot. I really hope this doesn't turn into another abandoned journal! Especially since I enjoy looking back on old entries so much. Until next time...

- Jill

P.S. - A note on the title of my blog. It's the name of one of my favorite songs by Marina and the Diamonds. I recommend giving it a listen/checking out the video here - I can definitely relate to the lyrics, and I think it's a fabulous song.