The State of Things

I don’t know if you noticed or not, but January is over already! At the beginning of every new year I always assume that things are going to slow down, and then woosh! another month has disappeared. So, while February’s still fresh I wanted to take a quick look back at my New Year’s Resolutions, just to make sure I haven’t entirely forgotten them yet (probably not till June).

1. Get organized. Lists made, certain rooms & ideas brainstormed (on paper even!) Small moves made towards the big goal. CHECK.

2. Listen to more music. In January I picked up several cds, and started listening to the handful that I received as gifts over the holidays. Found a couple of new loves, a couple of unheard albums of those I already love, and filled in some of the musical archives. CHECK. At the moment I’m listening to:

3. Keep a sketchbook. I think I’ve managed to fill in a couple of pages of the sketchbook, but it’s a far cry from the several sketches a week I was intending on by that resolution. On the other hand, I’ve doodled across every page of my notes from classes. I almost forgot how much I enjoyed sketching and doodling in the margins during a lecture, it makes it all go by so much smoother (and yes, I’m still listening and taking notes). I’ve also picked up a couple of visual candy books, which I may take the time to review here sometime. All of that aside, I want to force myself to get it in the book. So, as of yet that resolution remains unfulfilled.

In other news, baking & pastry school is going really well so far – I’m totally in love with it. I’m also getting uncharacteristically excited about Valentine’s day. Hopefully soon I’ll have a little focus and update you all about it soon. Time to head back out to class, ciao!

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