time flies when you are extremely busy!

I'm keeping busy with all that is going on with my course! And classes haven't even really started back up yet! Our exhibition is opening in less than 2 months! I think we are all excited but a bit nervous with the time crunch! I am sure it will be a great exhibition in the end, we just have a lot to do in the mean time =)

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Here are a few of the things I have been thankful for since my last update!

day 13- I'm thankful I got to see Sonia and skype with my sister Suzanne and niece Abby! Abby is so cute, especially when she tries to jump =)

day 14- I'm thankful for Amber and her amazing cooking abilities!

day 16- I'm thankful I finally got to eat a hamburger (even if it was a crappy burnt McDonalds burger)! I had been craving a burger for over a month now!

day 17- I'm thankful I finally finished the blanket I was crocheting! It turned out really nice, especially for a first try. I think it will be a gift for my friend Juan Carlos' daughter who I will finally get to meet next week! =) So excited for Spain!!

 This is the best picture I could get of the blanket. I quite like it =)

366 days of thanksfulness-week 1

I've tried to be a bit more organized and manage my time better, and I can already see a difference even though I'm not doing it at the level I would like. But it is good to see some changes starting to take place =)

I've also decided to write one thing I am thankful for each day. I think it will help keep me thinking positively, and it is always good to take some time to reflect on what blessing we have in our lives. Every week or so I will post a few of the things I'm thankful for.

Day 1-I'm thankful I am going to get to go see the comedian Danny Bhoy next month in Edinburgh! He is so funny! Definitely watch the link below!!

Day 4- I'm grateful I got to go to York to see my friend Holly before she left for Russia. (Sadly she wouldn't take a picture with me. I probably traumatized her with all the pictures I took of her when she visited me in the USA this summer.)

Day 7- I'm thankful I finally got my Christmas package from home, for all the Christmas greetings I had in the mail, and that I got to meet up with my friend Louise! St. Andrews was terribly empty with all the students home for the holidays, so it is nice people are finally coming back!

Well, I hope everyone is having a good weekend! I've got more work I need to get done and should probably get back to, but I thought I would post a quick update for the new year. =)

And A Happy New Year!

This blog has gone through many changes. It started out as me trying to promote some stuff I was selling on Etsy, switched to updates on my new years resolutions. I also used it to trying to earn some extra money for grad school, and now it is to update people back home about what is going on with me in Scotland.

I would like to go back to using it for resolutions. I didn't keep up with my resolutions once June or July came because I was too busy getting ready for Scotland. Abandoning resolutions about half way through the year for me is pretty common, but I will still make resolutions for this year. Here is what I am going to try to do:

1. Be more organized
2. Manage my time better
3. Exercise 3 times a week
4. Read the Bible more

 Randy Pausch's lecture on time management is helping me out with number 2! I am trying to be more organized with my to do list. (The video below is worth watching but is 75 minutes long, so wait til you have a large block of free time to watch it.) Hope everyone has a great New Years Eve!

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone has an amazing Christmas! I'll miss being with family. This carol has been sticking out to me this year.

"I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams."

(But don't worry, I won't let the fact that I'm not home and have no presents ruin my day! I still have a reason to celebrate because it was the day God became man and started his journey to become the perfect sacrifice for our sins so we can all have eternal life. When you know the true meaning of Christmas, nothing can keep you from celebrating!)

Hope everyone has a great Christmas and that Santa brings you lots of fun stuff =)

Lots of love from Scotland!

sunrise

i woke up early this morning to go see the sunrise over the ocean! it was really lovely! i picked today because it isn't typical december weather (roughly 50 degrees). here are some of my favourite pictures i took =) 

hope everyone has a great christmas!!