Weird Dreams

So I have been having the weirdest dreams. They will start off normal (well as normal as any dream can be) and then I can't see right. The story goes on normally, but it's like I'm looking into the sun the whole time and there is a huge glare on everything. It's weird and annoying and a little bit stressful.

Feeling So Good!

So I just got back from a meeting with my dietitian and for some reason I just felt so good as I walked out of that office. I'm at a normal weight and just feel good about myself. I get to exercise and eat what I want and go to school and read fun books and it was sunshiny today, just overall really happy :) It was one of those moments where you just start laughing because everything feels so good.

I hope all of your days were as happy as mine.

Faeries?

So One of the grandmothers at Church has a granddaughter who wrote/is writing a fabulous trilogy. The last book, Illusions is coming out soon and I've added a countdown clock to my blog (partly to be entered in to win an ARC of the last book which I'm DYING to read!).

They are faerie books. Some people would be turned off by that, and to them I say, broaden your horizons because you are missing out. Aprilynne Pike has done some serious magic with these books and you will be drawn in entirely.

Decisions and Lovely Weather

Let's start with the lovely weather. I don't usually go running on Mondays, but it was so freaking beautiful outside that I got home from class and just HAD to go! It hasn't been warm enough for me to go running (though other crazy fools do it - my hands get cold and I can't bundle up when running like I do when I go for walks). Then it was still warm enough for me to do some homework OUTSIDE!!! IN FEBRUARY!!!IN PROVO!!!! It is a miracle.

My English Professor brought little heart shaped balloons for us today and they made me really happy :)

I have no idea what to major in or where to live next year or what to do this summer. I have gone through so many options in my head. The most recent is going home for Spring/Summer term (mid April-August) and getting a job or an internship. That way I can get my home fill and return to BYU refreshed in the fall. The other options include just staying through spring/summer and that way I can just keep my apartment (I have my apartment through August and I can renew my contract) and I don't have to move, which I hate doing. I have also been looking into transferring.

I got into the English Teaching program which is basically an English major with a credential added on. I am so torn on the matter. As I was opening the letter to see if I got in, I was praying that I got the rejection letter. I couldn't even finish the letter after I read the "Congratulations!" That is a pretty big sign that it maybe isn't for me. But a degree in English is the only thing that I have a desire to do and there are few majors more useless than that. I do want to work at a school I think, but I don't know about teaching, at least I've figured that much out. ARGH so many choices!!!! I hate this.

Grateful for Options

Today, I'm grateful that I have options. I got into the teaching program, but I don't exactly think that it's the right choice for me. I go by my gut feelings a lot and this just doesn't feel right. Right now, I'm thinking that just doing the English major is the right choice, but I'm going to do a bit more research before I make a final decision. I am so glad, though, that even though I hate decision making, at least I can be here, at this school, picking what I want to do. A few hundred years ago and none of these options would have been open to me and they still aren't to so many people. Some people limit themselves through addictions or teenage pregnancy or other silly things. Others are limited by what they can pay. I am not limited, I have the world at my fingertips and I have decided to be glad to have the options rather than stressing about it and resenting having choices.

Today I'm Grateful For...

1. My Job. For a minimum wage job ($7.25 in Utah, BTW) it's a pretty sweet deal. I get to make pizzas all day long and my coworkers are way cool. My bosses are amazing and...it's in my apartment complex!
2. Libraries. I cannot get work done in my apartment. I get distracted, I end up eating and then I go into a food coma and then no work gets done. But if I go to the library, I feel like I have made an effort to get there and so something has to get done. Besides that point, the library is comfort. My mother has brought me up around books and so libraries are home. Books are happiness and love.
3. Indoor tracks. If it weren't for the indoor track at school, I would be a very unhappy camper. I have grown to love running and it is too cold and icy to run around here in the mornings(though I do go for lovely walks in the afternoon). It feels great to strengthen my body through exercise and that track is my friend. On a side note, I'm thinking of doing the whole "barefoot running" thing, getting those five-fingered shoes. They seem pretty cool.

4. Whoever planted the idea in my head that you can mix pumpkin and cake mix to make cookies. I made pumpkin bread for some friends last weekend and I had leftover pumpkin sitting in the fridge that I needed to use. Then cake mixes were on sale so I bought one and made these fabulous chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips. Next time, I'm using peanut butter chips..mmmmm yummy!!!!

5. My cell phone. It's brilliant. I can get everything on/from it. I can play games and check email and facebook and twitter and get messages and calls. I love it.

5 things

I was told to make a list of 5 things I'm grateful for everyday and I've decided to share with you. I might not share all of them, but I do want to share some.

1. My Body. It's a pretty amazing thing.
2. My parents. They have taken care of me for 20 years and I am so grateful for every little thing. The lessons I've learned and the ones they've paid for, the house I grew up in and the love they have showed me.
3. My Apartment. I live in a nice apartment and I have my own room and kitchen and running water. I have so much that a lot of people can't say they have. I am grateful every time it gets cold out or starts snowing that I have a warm home.
4. Food. Again, so many people don't have it or go without it on purpose. Food is good!
5. The Sun.

What are you thankful for?