the other way

sophiamaria:

• Go see Moneyball with Dad 
• Move in with Patra!
• Drive Leah to school in the mornings
• Decorate the Christmas tree
• Christmas brunch here!
• Find a Christmas present for Mom
• Achievements in Aviation
• Benefit show
• Puzzle time with Christina and Michelle
• Tea with the Wild Ladies of Afternoon Tea
• Downtown. At least once.
• Basic Skills test!!!!
• Work after the new year is rung in.
• Hang out with other kids who are back in the LW (which includes re-creating this)
• Bake for both Patra’s and Leah’s birthdays
• Massive amounts of acquiring and listening to new (to me) music
• Finding another class for next semester
• Start reading/read/finishing reading as appropriate: Tangerine, Bossypants, This is Your Brain on Music, both Hemingway and Fitzgerald short story anthologies (read Of Mice and Men and bits of others instead of the anthologies)
• Learn the Level II skills barrier
• Learn a bunch of music so I can just hit the ground running in voice lessons when the semester starts

I didn’t realize how punny that title is until after I’d typed out the whole list.

So, I was not paying attention to this list at all over break, but I accomplished pretty much everything on it! The only things I didn’t accomplish were tea and Moneyball, both of which hinged on other people, and I’m not going to be bummed about not accomplishing that kind of goal. I didn’t read all the books I wanted to, but I read a few others, so I’m fine with that. I might have found another class for next semester (might not have, though, I e-mailed the professor), but I put a lot of effort into looking for one (I was really open-minded about it and flexible to change, but nothing fits!), so I’ll be fine with it if this class doesn’t pan out.

And I did a lot that wasn’t on this list.

I feel like I’ve done a lot of nothing, but I’ve also done a lot of somethings. I got a lot done for me. I feel genuinely recharged and ready to do battle with this semester. Mentally, physically, spiritually, intrapersonally, interpersonally (as much as I ever am)…it’s just all there, organized, prepared, and ready to go. I really can’t even describe what a good place I’m in.

• I am stubbornly independent
• I like pizza
• And chocolate
• I value personal time and space
• I am pretty damn organized and I rely heavily on that organization

All of this adds up to…don’t touch or move my stuff, especially without telling asking me first. In doing so, you may as well have removed my arm or my eyes just as simply and said “oh, it’s somewhere, I moved it.” In return, I WILL bite your fucking head off.

• Go see Moneyball with Dad
• Move in with Patra!
• Drive Leah to school in the mornings
• Decorate the Christmas tree
• Christmas brunch here!
• Find a Christmas present for Mom
• Achievements in Aviation
• Benefit show
• Puzzle time with Christina and Michelle
• Tea with the Wild Ladies of Afternoon Tea
• Downtown. At least once.
• Basic Skills test!!!!
• Work after the new year is rung in.
• Hang out with other kids who are back in the LW (which includes re-creating this)
• Bake for both Patra’s and Leah’s birthdays
• Massive amounts of acquiring and listening to new (to me) music
• Finding another class for next semester
• Start reading/read/finishing reading as appropriate: Tangerine, Bossypants, This is Your Brain on Music, both Hemingway and Fitzgerald short story anthologies
• Learn the Level II skills barrier
• Learn a bunch of music so I can just hit the ground running in voice lessons when the semester starts

I didn’t realize how punny that title is until after I’d typed out the whole list.