exactly two months ago, I arrived in winston-salem. which means I only have 8 months left.
whoa.
I have one of those weird feelings where it feels like it's gone slow and fast all at the same time.
today, while driving for work, I thought of the blog post I did the morning before I went to the church for the first time to meet everyone in my programs. it was a list of intentions for the 10 months to come.
I honestly could not even remember all of them (terrible but true), so it's definitely time for a check-in...
the main thing I've noticed is that I definitely do not have as much free time as I thought. 30 hours at the food bank and 10 hours at the church does not leave as much time to things as I thought....and I thought I was going to be bored? that was naive.
so far, this program has been so much better than I expected and completely different than what I expected. we were welcomed with open arms, but at the same time kind of tossed into the fire and left to figure it out. it's all a learning process
I'm looking to the next 8 months, and hopefully they'll be even better than the past two.
intentions for the next 10 months:
- be present where I'm at - not worrying about people or things in chicago/iowa (I haven't had facebook for a little over two months now, and that's really helped)
- make a difference (working at the food bank allows me to do this on almost a daily basis-even if it is frustrating)
- grow spiritually (attending morning prayer as often as I can, and church every Sunday)
- read as much as I can. having a year off from school, especially after being a history/international studies major, is a welcome break but I don't want to learning for a year. (studying for the LSAT has pretty much foiled this intention for now)
- go hiking
- get back into running/yoga (starting to-registered for my first 5K! and went to yoga this week)
- learn to trust the process more, and not try to rush things.
- learn how to budget better/money isn't everything - should be easier since my stipend is tiny! (not easier at ALL! but I am forced to budget so that's good)
- cook more meals (I cooked with the crockpot yesterday, and have made a pie! progress)
- learn to cope with my grief (working on it)
- be true to myself, and really take this year to figure out what is going to make me happy.
whoa.
I have one of those weird feelings where it feels like it's gone slow and fast all at the same time.
today, while driving for work, I thought of the blog post I did the morning before I went to the church for the first time to meet everyone in my programs. it was a list of intentions for the 10 months to come.
I honestly could not even remember all of them (terrible but true), so it's definitely time for a check-in...
the main thing I've noticed is that I definitely do not have as much free time as I thought. 30 hours at the food bank and 10 hours at the church does not leave as much time to things as I thought....and I thought I was going to be bored? that was naive.
so far, this program has been so much better than I expected and completely different than what I expected. we were welcomed with open arms, but at the same time kind of tossed into the fire and left to figure it out. it's all a learning process
I'm looking to the next 8 months, and hopefully they'll be even better than the past two.
intentions for the next 10 months:
- be present where I'm at - not worrying about people or things in chicago/iowa (I haven't had facebook for a little over two months now, and that's really helped)
- make a difference (working at the food bank allows me to do this on almost a daily basis-even if it is frustrating)
- grow spiritually (attending morning prayer as often as I can, and church every Sunday)
- read as much as I can. having a year off from school, especially after being a history/international studies major, is a welcome break but I don't want to learning for a year. (studying for the LSAT has pretty much foiled this intention for now)
- go hiking
- get back into running/yoga (starting to-registered for my first 5K! and went to yoga this week)
- learn to trust the process more, and not try to rush things.
- learn how to budget better/money isn't everything - should be easier since my stipend is tiny! (not easier at ALL! but I am forced to budget so that's good)
- cook more meals (I cooked with the crockpot yesterday, and have made a pie! progress)
- learn to cope with my grief (working on it)
- be true to myself, and really take this year to figure out what is going to make me happy.
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