So, over the past couple months (since November, I think), my activity level has become outrageous. I like to keep busy--there's so many fun and interesting things to do, and when I have free time, I normally just go on Tumblr a lot--but this has gotten ridiculous. So far this year, I've been on two school sports teams (cross-country and swimming), worked on four shows (One-Act Festival, Pippin, The Taming of the Shrew/The Tamer Tamed, and this year's Sarah Play, which will be performed in March), graduated from a conservatory, written for the press team of the SMOB's Student Advisory Council, stayed on top of academics, and (mostly) got enough sleep. Mind you, I wouldn't take back on of that--it's all been incredibly fun--but I also haven't gotten to hang out with my family or friends very much, make dinner, or exercise as much as I'd like to (once the sports teams were over). Come April, however, I'll have significantly more free time, as my only commitments will be to school and the press team (as well as to Richie Yarrow's SMOB campaign--VOTE FOR RICHIE!)
I still have a lot of goals for this spring, because I have a lot of stuff I'd like to do, so I'm going to think of myself of being no less busy, but being busy with different things. Because, as I mentioned earlier, if I think I have free time, I spend all of it on Tumblr. So, here are some things I'm planning on doing in the spring:
1) Exercise every day. This past fall, I did cross-country for the first time at Blair, and I loved it. I've come to the conclusion that I am naturally slow, but it doesn't matter to me, as I just like running, and the Blair XC team is really supportive and nice (and weird). I'm looking forward to being able to get home and go for a run every day after school. On Saturdays, I'm going to go biking (probably mostly to Bethesda, because a) there's a Barnes and Noble and b) one of my best friends lives there). On Sundays, I'm going to go to yoga at the Y. It'll be great.
2) Learn how to play the ukelele. I asked for and received a ukelele for my birthday, which was in October, but haven't had much time to mess around with it since. I've learned the basics, but would really like to develop my skills, especially my strumming, because for some reason I'm really bad at that. I've promised to serenade certain members of my family for their birthday gifts, so I have to do that, and also I just feel that my life would be significantly better if I could play the ukelele. I can kind of play 'Only the Good Die Young', as well as some folk songs, but that's it.
3) Cook more often. Last year, I started making dinner twice a week, and I'd like to get back to doing that. I bake a lot (and would like to bake more), but also need to develop my cooking skills, because most things that you bake are either dessert or bread (both of which I love, but which aren't the core of a healthy lifestyle). I like feeding people, and would like to start pulling more of my weight in my house. Also, me and Milena used to have a weekly Friday playdate where we made dinner, and I want to start doing that again. And I want to learn how to make bread.
4) Hang out with friends and family more. I'd like to start hanging out with friends at least twice a week, because I think having an active social life is important to the well-being of every person, and there's a lot of really cool people in my life that I do not get to see enough. I'd also like hang out with my parents and grandmother more often--go for walks and hikes and stuff--and go visit my sister at college in North Carolina.
5) Sleep. I don't think I know anyone in high school who gets the full 8.5-9 hours that teenagers need. I will aspire to this standard come April. Sleep deprivation is incredibly bad for your brain in ways we can't even begin to fathom. Messes with the circuitry and all that. In order to get 9 hours of sleep, I need to be asleep by 9:15, so I can wake up at 6:15. This would mean I'd need to be getting ready for bed by 8 or 8:15, and turn off the light at 8:45, as it takes me a while to calm down for sleep. It'll be hard, but I think I can do it.
Another exciting thing beginning in April is the season for professional women's soccer! In January, the National Women's Soccer League was officially formed, and the Maryland Soccerplex, located in Germantown, is now home to the Washington Spirit. I hope to attend many games, as the Washington Spirit holds some of my favorite USWNT players, and most of their games will be against teams that hold MORE of my favorite USWNT players! Wheee. So excited. I'll post an introduction to the teams and players soon.
Basically, I'm just really excited for spring.
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