Goals

I am sad this is the last required blog.  I have learned a lot from blogging because I had to come up with something to say every week to all my classmates.  Sometimes that is hard, especially when all I wanted to do was complain I didn't really have anything to say.  I am like that about my essays too.  I still don't have any idea what I will write about for the segmented essay.  I'm sure it will come to me in a flash!...I need at least 2 days after I write my initial draft to have time away from what I have written in order to take a look at it again before making changes and submitting that first draft!  It's not that I am a worrier, I just keep rejecting ideas that pop into my head.  The latest idea that came to me was really for this blog... it is time to reassess my goals.  Not like a New Year's resolution kind of thing.  Just a look inward to see where I am headed.

So, I have some goals that I want to accomplish.  Thanks to Nick Flowers' blog, I am seriously considering quitting smoking.  I know it is time.  But, I will need something to do with my hands that is productive.  (Of course, I have already rejected the idea of writing a book!)  So, I have decided to check into learning to crochet!  I decided to do this because my maternal great grandmother has some awesome patterns for crocheting that are even in her own handwriting!...what a treasure!!  I also want to get a job this summer so I can start saving some money for moving out of the house one day.  Looking further inward, I also decided to make it a goal to either say or do something nice for someone, anyone, every day.  I also have a goal to be more thankful for the things I have been blessed with.  Hopefully these goals will be met and I will be a better person!  I think that goals, both short and long term, are a good thing to have as they give purpose to our lives.


This class has been really fun to me and I am definitely going to miss it!  Good luck to each of you as you accomplish your own goals!

Maria Cimino

Random Ramblings

Trying to decide what I am going to wear for the upcoming Tim McGraw concert has me reassessing the contents of my closet.  I don't want to spend money on something new when I have lots to choose from.  I realize that I have been blessed with so many things...great parents, a nice home, food, clothes, my dogs!, good friends, and so many clothes.  So, I decided to donate about half of what is in my closet to Providence House.  I finally decided what to wear to the concert once there was a lot less to choose from!  It seemed like putting things in the donation bag got easier with each item as I began to think about those less fortunate and the situation that so many people in Japan are in today.  Grand scale disaster bothers me for a long time.  Of course, my dad has called the condition of my bedroom a "grand scale disaster" a few times but I know he was just trying to motivate me to get rid of unnecessary junk.


My oldest brother, Sam,  who is a medical sales rep in Houston has decided to make a career change.  He got accepted into law school!  He wants to be a contract lawyer.  My other brother, Michael, also lives in Houston and is a dentist there.   (Now he wishes he had listened to my mom about learning Spanish!)  I am thinking about moving to Houston one day also.  There is so much more to do there. 

A good friend of mine just found out that she and her husband are expecting!  I am so happy for her!  The doctor had told her that for various medical reasons that she would have a hard time getting pregnant.  So, this news is a miracle blessing for them! 

This blog does not seem to have much continuity but I have just been feeling rather random lately.  I guess I am just ready for a break.  I didn't even feel like going out with friends this weekend.  I just wanted to hang around the house and have some "me" time.  In addition to cleaning out my closet I have enjoyed lots of chips and hot sauce (my Favorite junk food!), reading a good book, walking with my dogs, and connecting with friends on Facebook.  And, as usual, with another upcoming essay, my mind has been in a turmoil as to what to write about!  The topic is always the hardest thing for me to decide.  I have really enjoyed this class and am going to miss it when the semester ends.  I enjoy reading everybody's blogs and hearing other people's points of view.