1. Get a job. Nope. Still unemployed. And I'm really unsure about still looking around and applying because my school schedule for next semester is going to be busier than it's ever been--going four days a week instead of two. But we'll see what happens.
2. Make a craft. Sort of... I made this scarf after seeing this tutorial, and I really love it! But my dad said it didn't really count since it was only sewing a piece of fabric together at the ends. To which I say, it was certainly a feat for me! I'd never even used the sewing machine before. But I am planning on actually making some Christmas presents for my family sometimes next week, so yes, I'll have made a craft, even if it is a few days late.
3. Cook something. Again, sort of. I made a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, but that's so simple, I don't really know if I'd count it. I'm going to try and start cooking more, though; it's actually not as bad as I thought it'd be.
4. Write Christmas letters to all of my Compassion children. Yes!
5. Finish memorizing 1 Corinthians 1. This chapter has been giving me grief. I have made so much progress, but I'm not quite finished with it. The way I memorize is that I just read through the chapter once every day during my devotions. Memorizing individual verses never really worked for me; I had a hard time sticking everything together. Usually I take about a month for each chapter, but this one's a bit longer than the others I've memorized. I'll be done soon though!
And now on to my goals for December and into January. I'm going to make a separate post with my resolutions for 2013 at the beginning of January. These are just my smaller goals for this specific month.
1. Complete 1 Corinthians 1 and move on to chapter 2, along with reviewing 1 Timothy. When I'm in the middle of memorizing a new chapter, I often let other chapters slip, so I'm going to try to do both at once.
2. Write in my journal every day, focusing each day on a resolution from Jonathan Edwards. This will take me more than two months--there are 70 resolutions--but over this first month I want to try and work on consistency. I've been doing it for a few days now, and I really like it! It's nice being able to go through these resolutions one by one. They're so powerful!
3. Floss. Every single day. I am usually very consistent about this, but I skip a day or two here and there. I want to try and stop doing that because my new insurance plan doesn't cover dental, so who knows when I'll be getting my teeth looked at again! I want to keep them healthy, as much as is in my power to do so.
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4. Read at least three good books. I want to stay busy while I'm out of school, and I figure this is a good way to start. I'm going to try and finish "Tramp for the Lord" and "The Cost of Discipleship", and then I'll find something else. By "good" I mean "edifying". I'm reading "All's Quiet on the Western Front" too, but that's not really edifying. I'm going to try and finish it, but I also want to read something else that's better for me spiritually.
5. Be in bed by midnight every night. My time at Glorieta murdered my previously awesome (= responsible) sleeping schedule. I want to get back on track with it again, especially since I have an 8:30 class next semester and I don't want to fall asleep. Or die. :)
