How's the List?

Nobody has asked, but it can't hurt to follow up. XD

1. Finish school. To be specific, I want to do school 3 days a week, minimum.

I've done school two nights this week, and we're off to a poor start. I must have read the latest chapter three times, took several pages of notes, and even took the quizzes at the end, and I didn't retain a thing. This is disturbing and discouraging. On the other hand, I can write 90 wpm at 100% accuracy, which is a step up from 78 wpm a@ 100% accuracy a month ago. Go figure.

2. Get a summer job at a camp or ranch. (Specifically, fill out applications for said job)

I have a stack of envelopes sitting next to my desk right now with applications. All they need is a 'biographical sketch' (*tries not to panic*) and pictures attached, which shall be picked up tomorrow evening.

3. Start and successfully complete high school girls' study on 'Created to Be A Help Meet'.

It's been started, anyway, and the first class was off to a good start. I'm foreseeing lots of good discussion and research over the next 18 weeks.

4. Complete 'Couch to 5K' program and the 90-day Cross-fit challenge (work out 3 days a week to start, perhaps increase as stamina improves)

I've made it through 2 weeks of the Couch to 5K program, and today was the 4th day of the Crossfit challenge. I've only been able to do it three days out of four, and I'll probably be sore the entire time, but I'm giving it a good try! The only downside is that I've been STARVING every day. I have no idea how I'm supposed to lose weight when every time I work out I eat a huge amount of food. Sigh.

5. Become more camera-savvy and proficient by playing with said camera and looking up the manual in order to learn all the functions.

I've been playing with my camera some, but haven't looked up the manual yet. *sigh* 

6. Play piano or guitar at least 2 times a week.

I played guitar tonight...for the first time this week. *hangs head* There's always tomorrow, right?

I haven't ridden the horse at all, because when it's not cold it's raining or icy. Creating has fallen a bit by the wayside while trying to keep on top of everything else (taking pictures is creating, right? Right?).

9. Get a calendar and learn to schedule and budget time and money.

*needs to get a calendar* I've started the $5 saving idea, though--the idea is whenever a $5 bill comes into one's possession, they put it back for something nice or a rainy day. I'm doing $5s and $1s, so that'll be fun to delve into in a few months.

10. Go to the library once a week for books and research ones to order through the library exchange system.

This week's books are The Herbfarm Cookbook and Creative Bookbinding. Because, y'know, one can never read too much about herbs and bookbinding is one of those things I've wanted to learn but haven't taken the time to do so. (My copy has a hideous cover from the 60's that's totally asymmetrical and messes with my sense of patterns and rhythm. *shudders* But the content is good.)

And I bought a book yesterday called God's Generals: The Roaring Reformers. The first chapter is on John Wycliffe, and Mom spoiled it for me by telling me that he gets burned at the stake. D: It turns out he died of a stroke instead, but still! I was getting really attached to the old dude! *ignores the fact that he lived in the 1300s and is very much dead anyway* Sigh.

So that's how the first week has gone...not horrible, but not fantastic either. Hopefully I'll get my footing in the next few days/weeks to come.