Days #11 & 12 (a 2-for-1 deal!)

So I forgot about blogging yesterday...oops. I figured I'd just do both entries today. Here it is, for your reading pleasure, days 11 and 12.

Topic #1: Something about which people seem to compliment you.

I've got to admit that I'm around some nice people who give me nice compliments. :) Just tonight Alex said I was "wise beyond my years"! But I suppose a few more common ones I've heard are that I'm a good writer (not sure on that one), that I have pretty hair, and that I always wear nice clothes. When I was thinner people would tell me I could be a model. The ironic thing is that I'd still need to lose a decent amount of weight to even be considered a plus size model. That was actually something I really wanted to do when I was young. I was so upset in 4th grade when I won "Most Likely to Become President" rather than "Most Likely to Become a Model"! Ahh, the foolishness of youth. I have thought about trying to pursue something in modeling once I lost some weight, but now it seems I might be old for that anyway. It may just stay a dream never realized.


Topic #2: Something you hope to change about yourself and why.

I promised myself I wouldn't say weight for this one. I guess I'd have to say I wish I could change my urge to get even with people. I'll admit this is a big flaw. When my sister was in the middle of her divorce and her ex-husband was in full asshole mode, I spent a lot of time pondering how I could make him pay. I even looked up voodoo death curses online...shhhh! ;) I've thought the same about Ryan. Not so much anymore, but after it first happened. But now I figure the best revenge for him is to be happy, which I am. Anyway, when people cross me, I just have the tendency to want to fight back and I wish I had more patience. I wish I could just brush things off more easily.

In other news, I am considering starting a website dedicated to the topic of my blog post on Day #9. A site for women about building confidence and breaking bad habits of our past. Anyone think that would be a worthwhile pursuit? I figured it could be fun, but then if no one visits it, I'd be a little sad to have wasted the energy.

Chris is busy planning out his summer and fall semester schedules. It's a little tricky with the trips we have planned, especially the two week jaunt to England in September. The exciting news is that I'm planning to take classes with him! Hopefully this time I won't drop them all. In the summer I am taking Survey of World Mythology and Introduction to Film and Literature. In the fall I've enrolled in Ethics and Introduction to Criminal Justice. I'm feeling pretty excited for all of them, so hopefully that enthusiasm will see me through when I'm thinking "I don't have to do this homework, why am I subjecting myself to it?"

As a final note, if anyone is wondering what I do at work, take a gander at this:
http://www.cwidaho.cc/programs-and-degrees/downloads/2012-2013_CWICatalog.pdf

That's my baby! I invested lots of time and energy in preparing that. My boss is also totally awesome, by the way. The other day she gave me a thank you card for all my help on the catalog, saying I'd relieved her of a lot of stress. If that wasn't enough, she gave me a $25 gift card to The Cheesecake Factory! Chris and I are really looking forward to using it.