This is the start of yet another new year and I am starting a new chapter in my life. Since Dec 24th, I am quite my job with the Feds, packing all my crap into a few boxes to be shipped and my car, driven about 900 miles in about 13 hours and 40 minutes from the DC area to Tampa, Florida. Tomorrow is the first day of the spring semester at USF and I'll be starting my 2nd semester as an MPH student, first one as a "real" student taking classroom classes instead of on-line courses. My 'new year' starts today, Jan 4th since I moved on the 2nd.
This year I plan to:
Read through the Bible - Its about time I read it cover to cover and the start of a new year in a new place in a new phase of life is the perfect time to start.
Be a great student - Working FT for the Feds and being a FT grad student don't mix well for me, from now on its School first and everything else next
Live a simple life - I'm still working out what I mean by that, but I think for now it will mean enjoying the simple things in life, like a cooking a good meal, talking to a great friend on the phone, a walk around the block, enjoying what I have without thinking that I need the newest gismo, things like that.
Do more with less - After 2 1/2 yrs of having a pretty well paid job, I am going to have to revert back to my interning days of frugalality (that's a new word I made up myself!), cut down on eating out, buying pricey food, clothes etc. Get more from Freecycle, thrift/charity shops, making more stuff/finish the clothes I've started.
Take better care of myself - I've been neglecting myself for the past 2 or so months, so its time to start eating a real breakfast instead of coffee, truffles or coffee and truffles, to walk/bike/hike/be active more, eat mostly a veggie diet made up of healthy, real foods that are minimally processed and not stuffed full of refined sugar.
This is a start, I'm hoping to use to this blog to keep track of how things are going. I'll also post how my new life-phase is going down here in sunny, warm Tampa.
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