Oh hey, spring semester!

Ah, what a wonderful winter break it has been.
Time with my family has been outstanding, especially time with my brother. Christmas was just delightful. I ate way too much food, got lots of awesome presents, and played in the snow until my body felt like an icicle.
Spending a week in Tennessee over New Years was awesome. Virginia and Tennessee are in tight competition for my heart.
When I got back from my trip, I had to have my wisdom teeth cut out, which was quite an interesting experience. I was more or less scared out of my mind to be put to sleep. (The movie "Awake" has had me terrified of sedation ever since I saw it.) The surgery went well altogether, aside from the surgeon hitting a nerve on the right side of my mouth. I'm still suffering from that, but it gets a little better every day.
The Lord has been teaching me so much over break. I have just been so in awe of His goodness and faithfulness to me. Watching Him heal my broken heart has been amazing, and quite honestly life changing. He's taught me that with His hand in mine, I am a much stronger woman than I give myself credit for. I guess the most substantial thing I have learned is that adversity can be a good thing. This is a time where we can draw so near to the Father, and let him be every bit of our strength. I experienced that in its truest form over the past month, and was so comforted by His presence, even on days when I woke up and felt like there was no way I could get through the day.
I'm going to be kind of sad to leave home again to go back to school, but for the most part I'm pretty excited about the semester beginning. My schedule should be a lot better than last semester's. The bad part is that I have to start waking up at 7:30 every morning, because my day starts at 8:00. This is foreign to me. The last time I woke up before 10:00 was freshman year. Definitely going to take some getting used to..and maybe some changes in my bedtime. (No more hitting the hay at 3 a.m.)

It seems so weird to me that 2010 is already here. I remember the beginning of 2009 like it was yesterday! This year should be a good one. I'm stoked. I have a new work study job, and while it's not a ton of hours, at least I'm no longer unemployed. I have a horrible tendency for quitting jobs, so I'm crossing my fingers that I like this one.
I've never really made New Years Resolutions before, but I tried to think of things that I would like to accomplish this year. This is more or less what I came up with. ha
1. Stop oversleeping. The reason this is #1 is because it is going to be the most difficult to do. The snooze button is my best friend.

2. Eat healthier. Mostly just because being a nutrition major has opened my eyes to how important it is to eat right. If I don't change what I eat soon, I could potentially be cutting a couple years off of my life. No bueno.

3. Stop trying to be a people pleaser. This has always been one of my downfalls. I want to make everyone else happy so much that often I end up pushing aside my own happiness. While I'm glad that the Lord has given me the ability to care about others, I think I miss out on a lot of the things I want to do because I'm afraid I will upset someone else. This year, I'm trying to let go of that.

4. Forming better study habits. I didn't realize how important this was until I got to the end of fall semester and didn't remember anything at all that I learned from my classes. This was most likely because I cram before every single test, and never really take in any of the material. I'm probably not going to be a very good dietitian if I don't start retaining some information.

5. Be more consistent about my quiet times. All in all, I'm good about spending time with the Lord daily, but I want to get on more of a consistent schedule about it. My weakest days last semester were those where I just rushed through a prayer or two on the way to class, and didn't give the Lord much thought through the rest of my busy day.

6. Stop wasting money. I am the WORST about this. If I see that I have a large amount of money in my bank account, I instantly start thinking of things I can spend it on. My mom told me once that if I had to sit down and think of things that I could spend my money on, clearly I didn't need to be spending it. I think she was right.

7. Be more organized. This is probably a universal New Years Resolution, but if any one human being needs to be more organized, it is this one. I lose more homework assignments than anyone I know, and generally lose more of anything than anyone I know. Ha. That HAS to change this year. I am 20 years old. This is no longer an acceptable way of life.

8. Stop second guessing myself. I am the worst about always wondering if I'm making the right decision or not. Right now, I'm battling that mindset regarding my major. I love nutrition, but I'm just wondering if there is something out there that I would like to pursue more. That's typical of me for just about every big decision I make. I'm a horrible what-ifer. I hope to put an end to that this year, and start to trust the Lord with every decision I make.


That's a solid bit of motivation for 2010 I suppose.

Til next time..