Word of the Year

I've never really been one for New Years Resolutions but this year, I'm feeling the resolutions.  I've been thinking about what I want to do differently this year for a few days now and still have no set resolutions.  However, I found this word of the year idea and I immediately knew what my word will be.  My word for 2013 will be try.  I chose this word for a couple of different reasons. 

 

1) I've noticed this past year that when I come across something new, I'll say something like "I don't think that's for me" or "I doubt that works" or "That sounds like something I wouldn't like."  I've also realized that if I never try something new,  I will never know whether it works for me or not.  I've never tried oil pulling so how do I know it won't cure headaches, bronchitis, tooth pain and every other ailment oilpulling.com says it cures.  I've never eaten tongue, so how do I know that I won't like it.  I don't! So in 2013,  when I catch myself saying that something won't work or sounds awful, I'm going to try it ...as long as it's safe.

 

2) This past semester, I took an Environmental Science class and I realized that there are a lot of  Global issues that bother me like the destruction of our environment and World hunger and gun violence and child labor.  But I tend to think that I'm just one person and that there is nothing I can do to make a difference so I don't do anything.  How stupid is that!?!? In 2013 I am going to try to make a difference.  I still don't really believe that just my actions will make a difference but I will no longer use that as an excuse not to try.

 

 

What's your word of the year?

The Journey Never Ends

Hi!! I hope everyone has had a good six months since the last time I blogged.  I guess the main reason I haven't blogged in awhile is that I just thought my life was so boring that I didn't even want to write about it so why on earth would anyone want to read about it.  But then, someone kindly pointed out to me that my life is not nearly as boring as it may seem and I had to step back and say "Whoa, you're right!!" So here is whats been going on in my life since the last time I blogged:

 

I started my first semester of my junior year at University of Kentucky

 

I finished my first semester of my junior year (with some pretty good grades!)

 

I got a job at Target

 

I quit my job at Target

 

I got hired as an International Studies Abroad Global Ambassador

 

I decided to get a minor in Italian

 

I decided to study abroad in Italy

 

I've started volunteering at Kentucky Refugee Ministries as an ESL tutor

 

and of course there as been lots of knitting and spinning.

 

See, I'm not that boring!  I'll go into more details about some of the more exciting things in my life in future blog posts.  I don't want to promise you all that I'll blog more but I will promise that I will try to be more consistent.

 

 

 

 

Hasta luego!!!