My Little Piece of The Net

Goals for the 26th year

Quit Smoking.
Write to Someone I Admire (Can be anyone from friend to celebrity).
Send 27 Post Cards (I miss connecting with people outside of the internet).
~~Leave the State for vacation.~~
Pay off my credit cards.
Give handmade gifts for special occasions. (Due to my schedule, I will give as many as I can)
Publish writing.
Sky dive or bungee jump.
Start a work out routine.
Debate with someone and try to see their side.
Walk for a cause.
Take a dance class.
Read a book a month (at least).
Give a gift to a stranger.
Hang out with my brother more often.
Seek Grammar/Writing Education Opportunities.
Volunteer my time outside of school.
Stop to reflect on the good things. (May decide to blog it, may decide to write it down in a journal).
Maintain a sick time balance at work.
Save up for a cushion/emergency fund.
Slumber Party/Diva Evening. (I miss sleep-overs!)
Learn to walk in heels!
Bring lunch to work (at least 3x a week).
Take a financial workshop.
Learn to cook/cook more often.
Go Camping!
Stop spending all my money on coffee!

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Hi Everyone!!

Now that everything has settled down, I can finally sit back and get back to the blogging world. WoooHoo! Unfortunately with the chaotic nature of moving I have been unable to do any serious knitting lately. I just can’t seem to get into the knitting groove when there are boxes of stuff waiting to be unpacked. Not to mention I have a new activity that has been taking up my after work time.

You see, a couple of months ago I had the pleasure of seeing a Roller Derby competition. Ever since then I have been hooked to the idea of participating. When I found out they had an open recruitment night I quickly jumped to attend. Since that night I have officially become one of the “new meats” on the team. I still have some things to take care of before I am a legitimate member but I am quickly on my way. I have already attended three of the most physically exhausting practices I have ever participated in and I am loving every moment of it. Tonight I’m ordering my skate pack and sometime next week I will be allowed to practice with the girls for the first time. I can not wait!! The downside is that I won’t be able to attend any competitions due to school in September. Derby rules are that if you can’t make 60% of the practices you can’t compete in the games (bouts). It’s not a big deal though, I’ll still be able to help out and participate in scrimmages. I’m jumping for joy excited. Oh and my soon to be derby name: Detrimental Diva!

On the note of Derby, at practice last night I found out one of the skaters is also a knitter. I’m hoping to steal her away one night for coffee and knitting. We’ll see how it goes!

That’s pretty much the only major new development in my life lately, aside from the new apartment. We’re slowly bringing it all together and making it home. It’s a little weird being in a new place but we’re adjusting. We absolutely love the area we live in now though. It’s got all these really cute little shops and there seems to always be something to do. I love it! On the school front, I have all my information together to start a new semester. I have to retake Algebra and I have a Medieval History course. Hopefully I do better with math this go round. I really can't fail it again. We'll see. Work has been tough lately. I'm up for my review in September and I have a feeling that I am up for a lot of new responsibilities. Let's just hope that new responsibilities will bring better pay.

I'll be posting a knitting related post soon. I promise!!!

Labels: Update

posted by Valerie @ 1:30 AM

2 Comments:

At July 7, 2008 at 12:20 AM, Pheelya said…

Roller Derby, how cool!! You go girl! Sounds like it would be blast!
At July 13, 2008 at 12:45 AM, Sheila said…

Detrimental Diva... now I like that. Glad that you like the new place and a potential knitting buddy that's what I'm talking about.