New Beginnings

New Beginnings. 

That was an annual event held every year in my homeward when I was still in young women. We'd put on a special presentation thing in which we all took part in singing a song and basically look back at the previous year through slideshows. Our parents would come and they would read us a heartfelt letter of how proud they were of us. Well, that part wasn't every year, but the one year I remember was when my mom gave me the large pink daisy that now sits in my window in my bedroom.

Point is, I've decided to take that theme and really apply it this year. Lately I've been looking back through the past year, 2012 and I'm pleased with everything that's happened, good and bad. Believe it or not, I'm thankful for the bad times just because it's good for me. Yes, really. I believe it not only makes me grow and learn from that, but it gives me hope that when it happens again, it shall pass and I'll again learn something. Honestly, if everything went perfectly all the time, I don't think any of us would progress in the way we are supposed to.

My psychology professor mentioned one day in lecture that "we are built to learn." 

So how am I going to take new beginnings and that statement with me into the new year? It's called my new year's resolutions. This far into the new year I am pleased to say that I have been good in keeping my resolutions. Those of which I'm comfortable sharing are things pertaining to my college career. This semester I've made a promise to myself that I'm going to be a better student. Don't get me wrong, I'm already a good student, but there's things I should improve on. I'm improving my studying habits, sleeping schedule, and note taking skills. When it comes to studying, I'm doing it everyday. Just a little bit at a time in the subjects I feel like I need to spend more time in. My sleeping schedule is to be in bed going to sleep by 10:30 during the school week unless I work. Then it's as soon as I come home. I'm experimenting with hand written notes while I'm in class and then later transferring them over to my ipad so I have a digital copy I can take everywhere. So far it seems to be working, although I have not yet transferred anything over.

What's been going on with you?

Well I look back since Christmas time and honestly, not much has really changed. The new semester has brought a very large amount of happiness into my life, for sure. (no I'm not being sarcastic). I enjoy getting up everyday and making something of myself. I like to learn. Self improvement is something I know I'm always going to strive for. I realize I'll never be truly satisfied or perfect, but it's the progress that keeps me going. I'm trying my best to improve on how I interact with others, meaning that I'm trying not to complain about little things. So basically, keeping my thoughts to myself. I tend to think out loud when it isn't exactly appropriate. It's just a lot of little things.

My buddies are now officially in the system. Future sister missionaries! And I could not be more proud of them. I know they'll be doing quite possibly the greatest work in this life-saving the souls of men. I too have decided to serve a mission myself. I have talked and researched with them all about serving a mission and it's something I really want to do someday. When that time is, I don't have any idea. It would have been nice if I would have gone before I started school. Then again I look back and look at myself now and I'm glad I haven't because I'm not ready in all the required aspects. There's still quite a bit I have to do. All I can do for now is continue down the straight and narrow path and I trust God's plan for me. I believe I'll know when the time will come.

Right now I'm saving my funds for a NikonD90. The original plan was a 5200, then I got looking at 7000s, and I decided that the D90 is smack in the middle of the two and at a reasonable price with how much I want to spend. I've been wanting to upgrade my camera ever since I got Lightroom 4. There's so much more a DSLR can do versus my little point and shoot. Luckily for me my birthday is 1 month and 1 week from today and I have a job. Plus it's also tax return season so that should also assist me. It's like ever since I took those few pictures with Harmony's D600, I wanted a DSLR of my own. 

YAY weekend! See ya later!