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14
Jan 2007
7:54 PM EDT
   

I just watched the movie Amelie for the 5th or 6th time. In my opinion, everyone should see that film. And not only see it, but every 3 months or so. Just to be reacquainted with the beauty of life when you notice the small things. I wasn't able to wake up in enough time to go to the little Great Redeemer Episcopal church at the bottom of the hill near my house today. I've only been there once, but I do want to make it a habit, I enjoyed it. Tomorrow is the only free day I'll have in a long time, and I'll be babysitting tomorrow night, so I need to use it wisely. I want to get my room and the rest of the apartment cleaned before classes begin Tuesday and I have barely a spare moment. This semester I have such a busy schedule, classes, studying, 2 jobs, babysitting on the side, and my plan to work out 4 days a week. Plus my goal is to read 50 books this year, which means I need to read 1 per week. I do love it when my life is busy though, and reading a lot helps me not to ruminate! In trying to keep up my goal to eat healthier this year, I made a little 'temptations card'. You know how you can get those little cards at coffee shops where they punch out a number each time you buy a drink and then when all of the numbers are punched out, you get a free drink? Well, I wrote on an index card, Temptations, and then for each time that I resist a temptation instead of indulging mindlessly and feeling worse later, I put a foil star sticker on it, and write the date and a tiny note to the side like 'cookie at work' to represent what I resisted. Then when I fill the entire card up with stars, I will reward myself with something. For xmas, from my boss at work, I got a gift certificate to Target, so maybe when I fill up the card, I will find a way to use it. That way I'm not spending too much money either. I am also trying to spend money more wisely, on things that I really love, that will last and I will cherish forever. There's so many little essential things that I could really do without anyway. Like for instance, diet soda. I may as well break that habit and not spend the money, since it's not doing any real good anyway. Think how much that would add up after awhile. Instead of soda I am going to start drinking iced tea, but unsweetened, and with raspberry tea instead of regular. I think that would be really good. Sugar is so overrated. And such a monster, really. Also I am going to start walking in the mornings again, because I remember I loved that. I feel content, for the first time in a long while.
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  • Gender / Age: Female, 39
  • Location: USA - North Carolina
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    About Me: I'm a senior in college, majoring in Spanish. I'd like to someday spend time in another country teaching English or something like that. I'm not really ready to graduate. I want to get a masters/teaching license first in TEFL. I started out doing Elem. Edu. but I don't think that's for me, I do want to teach though. For now the biggest thing, is figuring out where to go next!

    Interests: Reading, writing, babysitting, walking, kickboxing, skiing

    Favorite Movies: Amelie, Brokedown Palace, Shawshank Redemption, Sean Connery 007 movies, anything with Grace Kelly, lots of old movies on AMC, Edward Scissorhands, Matilda, Requiem for a Dream, 28 Days Later

    Favorite Television: CSI Las Vegas, Nip/Tuck, That 70's Show, Unsolved Mysteries, Family Matters, Full House and the old TGIF show lineup (man I miss that program!) and of course, What Not To Wear

    Favorite Books: God-Shaped Hole, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, Something Wicked This Way Comes, White Oleander, Patron Saint of Liars, This Much I Know Is True, The Arms of God

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