One of those decisions was to write more about what I am interested in. You’ll notice I haven’t written much in about a year. But, I’ve discovered that I do have a lot of thoughts (on things and stuff) to share - thoughts which have nothing to do with getting funding for our organization. So, thus, the relaunch of this blog. I have a lot of ideas running around my head, and my plan is to get them out of my head in the form of future posts.
Another thing I've decided to do this year is to learn about hockey. I live in Pittsburgh and everyone I know is a Penguins fan. So, I decided to get on that bandwagon. I've always been really confused about hockey - there are a lot of rules and lines and fighting that I could just never understand. I’m thinking this won’t be too hard, since everyone around me knows hockey, so I’ll just have to pay attention when they talk to me...for a change.
I've also re-started my amateur knitting habit. I’m not real great at it, and I can’t knit anything that is not relatively rectangular - scarves and things. But, I like it and it gives me something to do with my time. I’m becoming a bit of an old woman at my old age of 25, but there will be more on that later.
Over the last year or so, I've really concentrated on being more generally healthy. I’m just making an effort to stop eating junk and be more active. I’m not doing any crazy diets or spending all of my time in the gym. This last year, I dropped about a dress size, almost two, and I’m feeling a lot better about myself. (Woo! Go me! So much positive female self-esteem!)
About a month ago, I made a fairly important life decision. My current lease ends in June and I’ve decided to get my own place. Now, this may not sound like a huge thing, but it has become sort of symbolic for me. I’m old enough (and have had enough roommates in my life) that it is time for me to have a place that is mine and which I can settle in to. Which means, I will be making Pittsburgh my actual home. Of course, I’ve been living here for nearly three years, but I’ve always had roommates and it has always felt a little temporary. But, getting my own place and filling it with things that are truly mine and not depending on having a roommate for rent makes it feel so much more real - and a little terrifying.
I’m really hoping that 2013 will be a year of new, great things in my life. And, you, my lucky readers, will get to read all about it here. Hopefully, this time around, I'll do this whole blogging thing right...