There are only eight days until I finish for the semester! All of my regular work, essays, and exams are completed, so there is a sense of relief at the moment. However, I have to start studying NOW for final exams. I am borderline B+/A- in several of my classes, and the difference between an A- and a B+ for GPAs at Pitt is a 3.75 vs. a 3.25. That's a pretty significant difference when I am on a scholarship! But, in eight days, I will be on the Megabus westbound on the Ohio Turnpike. I cannot wait to get home and spend some quality time in the mitten! Do not get me wrong, I love it here; I just underestimated how much time I spent with my family and how much I enjoyed it!
This past weekend was a lot of fun. Saturday was the final football game, where the Panthers beat the Syracuse Orange. It was a tad bit chilly, but nothing a Michigander can't handle. Saturday evening was spent with some of my favorites: Valerie (not my twin), Emily, and Emily's roommate Marilee. We went to see the Nutcracker, which was phenomenal! Since taking my dance class this semester, I appreciate the abilities of dancers far more than ever before. Today was my 1-minute dance final performance. It was a solo, and I performed to "Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt. It was by far not the best performance of anyone in the class, but I had fun. I was proud of how it went, and considering I hated my inabilities at some points during the semester, that says quite a bit.
Sunday I called home and had quite a lengthy, necessary, and fabulous chat with my parents. If you ever want to hear me talk a mile a minute, ask me about what I want to do with my future, and you will get that. There is so much I want to do within the next five to ten years, it is unreal. The majority of it is personal goals, like starting a business, spending more time with friends, traveling to different places around the world, and more. I only get one life, so I better make the most of it!
The idea I am considering today is starting my own business. I think I want it to be a side business, since I am planning on doing nursing, but maybe someday it will be my whole source of income. It would be nice to have that as a minor source of income if I wanted to stay home with kiddos someday. The route I want to go is artsy. I am totally left-brained, but I really want to explore the right side of my brain. I think it could be fun. For a while I was into journaling--which I obviously can't sell--but that has fallen by the wayside as I have been in college. Too many other priorities. I do try to scrapbook, but taking enough pictures is always a problem; I want more candid photographs! I really want to take up knitting...maybe I can get Mom to teach me over break? So, I am not sure what artsy thing I will try to sell, but it is going to happen someday. Someday soon. (A little extra cash in college never hurt, either, right?) Today at the William Pitt Union, there was a little market gig going on of local artisans, and it was so inspiring. There was everything from jewelry to stuffed animals to handmade stationery. It was so cool!
I should be studying my life away right now. Time to start reviewing Spanish! ¡Hasta luego!
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