SUMMER HAS BEGAN

Heeeey There! Long time no see...
So this last month has been pretty crazy. With school ending and moving out and all that, I forgot to really post at all . . . 

But hey! Now summer has started, and maybe I will be better at posting! Honestly, I have done a bunch of nothing in the past week, and it seems impossible for me to get out of bed before 11:00. There are a lot of things I want to actually accomplish this summer, but it is going to be really hard to do that if I am never awake . . . 

So, consider this a kind of apology for not posting for the past month (cuz I am sure so many of you were on the edge just waiting for me to post) But probably the rest of this post will be me rambling about so of the summer plans I have, so you can move onto the next post if you really want to. Go ahead, I won't judge.

...K! So, I really want to spend my summer making myself better, but I am afraid I am off to a bad start. I have a problem with starting things, but the idea of them being such a loooong, monotonous commitment is just really off putting to me. But maybe if I actually write them done in length, I will be more willing to start!


GOAL ONE - Get a Job - So I have done some in relation to this goal. I applied to, and had an interview, with Color-Me-Mine the other day (yup, a real grown-up job, right?) I thought the interview went really well, but I forgot to ask when they would be getting back to me. I wash't really worried about it, but everyone keeps asking me if I have heard back from them yet, and now I am wondering if it has been too long. I also emailed someone about a possible position my roommate told me about, but I am guess they don't need anybody because 1)they did not email mien the first place, and 2)they have not emailed me back either. 
This one is one of the hardest for me, because I have only ever had one real job before, and it's not like I did very much interaction in that job, so I am not such how much of what I did there could apply into other fields. I just need to find more applications and keep applying to other places. 

GOAL TWO - Clean my Room - So I moved back home for the summer, and a lot of random stuff has accumulated into my old room over the year. Not to mention that my mother is dying for me to get all of my college stuff out of the living room. (she is currently texting me about it. Oh, moms.) I really have no idea what to do with half the junk in here, and I wish it would just go away. The only thing keeping me from completing this goal it pure laziness. Who really wants to clean their room?
But, maybe I'll actually start this one today (she lied to herself)

GOAL THREE - Open an Etsy Shop - This could be another way I can make money! I want to sell art prints and postcards and stuff on etsy! But this also has problems, because in order to get things ready to sell, I have to use software that we only have on my mother's computer, but it is the compute she uses for work, so I can only use it in the moments she is 1)home and 2)not using her computer (which is like 2% of the day) But ya, I think opening this shop would do good things from me. I realize it won't be, like, an instant hit or anything, but the sooner I get it up and running, the sooner I could make money!
I am also trying to come up with a good name for my shop. Something short and catchy, but also deep and telling - do you see my dilemma! It took me long enough to find a name for this blog, and we all know where that got me.

GOAL FOUR - Get in Shape - Ok, I am really bad at doing anything that involves eating well and moving. But, somehow, I really want this one to work. My current plan is to die my bike a lot and possibly get into yoga. Also, I want to spend as much time outside as possible, because living in Utah, there is only a short window of opportunity to enjoy good weather. I also need to make a conscious effort to eat better. It just takes soooo loooooong.

GOAL FIVE - Make Art - this one is a pretty broad goal, but I think I really want to improve my character drawing skills. I took a figure drawing class this past school year, and that helped my to copy the human figure better. But, now I want to be able to create a character and develop my own style (something I have never been good at) This also feeds into that long term compliment thing, because I have just never put in the effort consistently to develop a style. 
I also want to make more things to go on my easy shop. Post cards, book plates, block prints and printings. Also, maybe custom t-shirts and shoes. Stationary? 
Like any good Philanthropist, I really just want to make money while doing nothing. 

GOAL SIX - Read Books and Play with Legos - If this list was already too sophisticated for you, my last goal involves going back to fifth grade. Unfortinetly, these have to be the last two goals because otherwise I would never do anything productive. Also, I want to try and reconnect this old friend. This being my first year out of high school, there are a few friends that I have not kept in touch with (some for the better) but I want to have like a big a party or something.


Well, there you have it. I am not sure if this will benefit anyone else, but it helps me. 

Fair-faring, friends. I hope you have a great summer!