Summer Plans

(Thank you all for your lovely, amazing, meaningful comments! They were very encouraging to me!)

Summer is approaching at lightning speed! It's amazing to think December is in almost half a year. Nearly six months until the Christmas season. Oh, man. I'm making my head spin.

Even though I'm already counting down the days until Christmas (not quite literally), I realized that I have almost no definite summer plans. Yeah, there's the family vacations and the county fair and stuff like that, but I haven't established any goals...yet.

What better time to change that than right now?

Izori's Summer Goals:

According to spell-check, 'Izori's' is a misspelled word. Spell-check, you are ignorant indeed.
Er...let's try that again.

Izori's Summer Goals:

1. Write! Write! Write! Write! Although I know that this is shooting for the moon (hey, if I miss I'll land among the stars...or something sappy like that), I would love to finish Healing, my extremely long-term project, as well as finish rewriting my NaNoWriMo book. That's going to take a whole summer in itself, I think!

2. Finish my Church History. I have to finish reading Light Force, co-authored by Brother Andrew (amazing book, by the way, and I totally suggest it) and discuss it with Mom.

3. Blog. I have been horrendous at blogging of late! It's shameful! I used to post at least once a day, and now I consider myself lucky...I mean, blessed...if I can even cram in one post a week! Hopefully, that's going to change over the summer.

4. Really study my Bible. I would love to use this summer to grow spiritually, because I feel as if I've been neglecting my time with God this year. And honestly, there's a huge difference in my attitude if I make a habit of praying, reading my Bible, and giving thanks to the Lord. It's the difference between depressed and joyful.

5. Write lots of letters! I have about three pen-pals, two of which I've never met (one of which is a little boy in a different country). During the school year I let their letters sit for...well, a very long while before I get around to answering them. But I'm going to change that! I promise!

Hmmm...I'm sure I'll think of more, but those are all the summer goals I can pull out of my head right now.

What are your plans for the summer?

Hugs & Blessings,

Izori

2011

What I learned in 2010:

That God gives and takes away, and He uses both to make us beautiful.

That pickle ice cream really needs to be improved upon.

That being popular isn't always the best thing to be.

That God gave me my talents and attributes for a reason, although I can't see it right now.

That although it's peaceful to get caught up in the little things and the moment, the more we do that the more moments and little things we miss.

That there are only 24 hours in a day, and they're gone whether or not we use them wisely.

That there's nothing really wrong with the color pink, just as there is nothing wrong with acting like a girl, because I happen to be one.

My New Year's Resolutions for 2011:

To read my Bible everyday, because I really want to get to know God better.

To be a better steward of my body, money, and time, because they belong to God, not me.

To be a better sister, daughter, and friend.

Have a Happy New Year, everyone!

Hugs & Blessings,

Izori

Gettin' Ready!

Yay! NaNoWriMo is just around the corner! I can't wait, but I still have some stuff to do before it begins. Here's my little list:

1. Catch up, and possibly get ahead in, my schoolwork.
2. Get in the habit of wearing my carpal tunnel syndrome braces every night.
3. Get a head start on Christmas present making because I can't do it in November.
4. Check out a whole bunch of inspiring books from the library (including procrastination books, like Garfield or Tintin comics =)
5. Read over the NaNo pep talks from last year (you get get to them by clicking on the 'Fun Stuff' tab on the website)
6. Completely get my activities under control.
7. Outline my characters and get back in touch with them.
8. Decide which computer I'll be writing on (probably my laptop)
9. Think up a title for my last NaNo book. Yeah, takes me a month to write a book and a year to think up a name for it.
10. Finish my Latin. Pesky Latin. I've been working on the same book for three years now. =(