Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Confession of Failure and Hope to Reconcile
I know that I utterly failed at my attempt to blog every day in April... I guess I underestimated how busy I would be with finals and such at the end of Spring Semester. I do hope to try again in August though, when things will hopefully settle down a little bit- and it can still be called BETA (Blog Every Day in August) :P
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
BEDA: Day 2
Today wasn't a very eventful day, but I got a lot done. I woke up around 8:30 and went to the gym with Tyler (my fiancee) and my mom. We were there until around 10:30, and we grabbed some breakfast from Village Inn (I got a low calorie breakfast called "The High Road" which had scrambled egg whites, two sausage links, some hash browns, and an English muffin- oh, and I had some coffee). After breakfast, my mom headed home and Tyler and I bought tickets to see Captain America: Winter Soldier this weekend. Then we got home, showered, and did some homework. I also made an appointment to see my academic advisor next week- I'm a junior and I still haven't ever talked to an advisor about my degree progress... I hope it will be good news.
Tyler napped for a couple hours while I read a couple chapters of Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell- which I like so far. I just finished Eleanor & Park over the weekend, which was a great book (by the same author), and needed to dive right into another novel. It's been a while since I've been able to find time to read books that I'm interested in purely for entertainment- being an English Major makes it difficult to find time for leisure reading on top of all of the assigned reading.
After Tyler woke up from his nap (around 6:00), we cooked dinner (Mexican stuffed bell peppers made with ground turkey, taco seasoning, onions, diced green chiles and jalapenos, and refried beans) and discussed the itinerary for our honeymoon in San Francisco with his mom. We found a couple bars, restaurants, and museums we want to visit. I get more excited for the trip every time we talk about it. Right now, I'm particularly excited about a French bakery we discovered tonight- I've never really had French pastries and they look good. We also looked into a Japanese Tea Garden that looks really neat.
I plan to do some more reading before bed, but that's about it for today.
Currently Listening To: La Gargola by Chevelle (Love it so far- one of their heavier albums.)
Currently Playing: Tomb Raider (I'm pretty close to beating it and it's been a really fun game.)
Currently Reading: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Currently Watching: 5th Season of Doctor Who (I think... the first season with the 11th Doctor [Matt Smith]. I miss 10 [David Tennant], but 11 isn't bad).
Tyler napped for a couple hours while I read a couple chapters of Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell- which I like so far. I just finished Eleanor & Park over the weekend, which was a great book (by the same author), and needed to dive right into another novel. It's been a while since I've been able to find time to read books that I'm interested in purely for entertainment- being an English Major makes it difficult to find time for leisure reading on top of all of the assigned reading.
After Tyler woke up from his nap (around 6:00), we cooked dinner (Mexican stuffed bell peppers made with ground turkey, taco seasoning, onions, diced green chiles and jalapenos, and refried beans) and discussed the itinerary for our honeymoon in San Francisco with his mom. We found a couple bars, restaurants, and museums we want to visit. I get more excited for the trip every time we talk about it. Right now, I'm particularly excited about a French bakery we discovered tonight- I've never really had French pastries and they look good. We also looked into a Japanese Tea Garden that looks really neat.
I plan to do some more reading before bed, but that's about it for today.
Currently Listening To: La Gargola by Chevelle (Love it so far- one of their heavier albums.)
Currently Playing: Tomb Raider (I'm pretty close to beating it and it's been a really fun game.)
Currently Reading: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Currently Watching: 5th Season of Doctor Who (I think... the first season with the 11th Doctor [Matt Smith]. I miss 10 [David Tennant], but 11 isn't bad).
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
BEDA: Day 1
BEDA: Blog Every Day in April
I don't even know if BEDA is really a thing any more, but it is something that author Maureen Johnson created in April of 2009 (You can read her blog post here).
This year, whether or not BEDA is still a thing, I have decided to challenge myself to write a blog post everyday during the month of April. I am a busy college student who works 32 hours a week and spends most of her time in class, studying, and doing homework. I have chosen to challenge myself to write a post on this blog everyday this month because I want to prove to myself that I can take time out of each and every day to write- no matter how busy I am. And I want this to become a habit.
I have only given myself two rules that I must abide by throughout this challenge:
1. I have to make a post every day during the month of April. This includes weekends. (Johnson's rule as well)
2. Posts must be published by midnight.
I haven't thought much about the content of these posts. I figure a lot of them will probably be chronologies and observations of my daily endeavors. I plan to take photographs to go along with posts when possible and I hope to write some creative posts as well. (I hesitate with publishing stories and poetry on my blog because I have been encouraged not to in order to avoid difficulties in publication later on.) I am also hoping to revamp this blog a bit by creating a better layout and making it a look a little more professional.
I'm sorry that my first post this month was a little boring, but I felt the need to explain the project a little bit and layout the rules and groundwork before going any further. Thanks for reading and see you tomorrow! (Well, we won't see each other, but you will see my post.)
I don't even know if BEDA is really a thing any more, but it is something that author Maureen Johnson created in April of 2009 (You can read her blog post here).
This year, whether or not BEDA is still a thing, I have decided to challenge myself to write a blog post everyday during the month of April. I am a busy college student who works 32 hours a week and spends most of her time in class, studying, and doing homework. I have chosen to challenge myself to write a post on this blog everyday this month because I want to prove to myself that I can take time out of each and every day to write- no matter how busy I am. And I want this to become a habit.
I have only given myself two rules that I must abide by throughout this challenge:
1. I have to make a post every day during the month of April. This includes weekends. (Johnson's rule as well)
2. Posts must be published by midnight.
I haven't thought much about the content of these posts. I figure a lot of them will probably be chronologies and observations of my daily endeavors. I plan to take photographs to go along with posts when possible and I hope to write some creative posts as well. (I hesitate with publishing stories and poetry on my blog because I have been encouraged not to in order to avoid difficulties in publication later on.) I am also hoping to revamp this blog a bit by creating a better layout and making it a look a little more professional.
I'm sorry that my first post this month was a little boring, but I felt the need to explain the project a little bit and layout the rules and groundwork before going any further. Thanks for reading and see you tomorrow! (Well, we won't see each other, but you will see my post.)
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