Really late New Year's posting

I wanted to write a New Year's post closer to the actual day, but got extremely lazy at home and a little reclusive. Now, I'm back at USC and after spending the entire morning packing up everything to bring to school, I spent the afternoon unpacking it all in my apartment, so I'm pretty beat. I've still got a few more hours of winter break to enjoying before starting my classes tomorrow so I'll spread out on the bed that I need a step ladder to get up to, read, and watch Law and Order SVU tonight. Anyway, I read Connor's post on New Year's and saw that he broke his assessment of his year into life categories so that it wouldn't turn into a rambling mess, so I think I'll take this opportunity to blatantly copy him.

Work/School: I thought that 2005 in this area was overall very good. It was a lot like 2004, but I felt even more comfortable here at this school and being a year older, I better fit in and knew more people. I wasn't as scared of everything or the future and I feel like I came into my own with classwork. This year, I was able to get into upper level design classes and actually focus on what I want to do and I started building a portfolio. I studied with some great design and art teachers and narrowed my focus as far as careers go. I didn't have a job which I had told myself I would get and start earning some money, but without a job I had even more time for other areas of my life. This year, the full realization of tuition debts sunk in, but I think it'll work out alright. I started considering grad school as an option. As the year went along, I became confident that I choose something that both had good job opportunities and also something I loved doing. I have a feeling this upcoming year will be comfortable and exciting in terms of school because by the end of this year I'll be close to graduation and will hopefully have an internship under my belt.

Friends: I can't complain in this area of life either. I've met a lot of people at USC this year and although all my high school friends are going different ways, I still feel like we all get along when we get together at home and I don't see myself not being friends with the same people years down the line. I'm looking forward to going to New York to visit Jess in april. The sorority is still a lot of fun, although I have a lot less responsibility this upcoming year because I'm not doing the website anymore.

Family: I think this has been a year of realizations in terms of family. I think in 2004 I had a lot of reservations about college and how I was supposed to grow up and thought growing up meant seeing less of my family. In 2005 though, I think I've decided that my family is still really important to me and I want to be around them. I guess I'm lucky in that respect, but I don't think that growing up has to mean moving across the country and never coming home again. I've spent some good times with my family this year. We've added a dog to the family and had fun going to pick him up in Sacremento and have enjoyed lots of trips to disneyland over the year. This upcoming year should be fun because we're going to my cousin's wedding in New Jersey in auguest and I haven't seen any relatives in 11 years so it should be awesome.

Love: eh, I debated not putting this one on here but I'm ok with things. I didn't get into a serious relationship with anyone this year which was I was hoping I would, especially when a lot of my friends have boyfriends, but I didn't mind all that much being the type who likes some space. I hope that 2006 will be better though.

Hobbies: I don't think I have any new hobbies. Design is my hobby. Oh, and I learned to knit a little although my projects need a little bit of work.

Appearance: I've been growing my hair out for the entire year, only cutting it to get necessary trims and it's definitely been a long process. It's finally getting longer which I'm liking and I think I'll continue to grow it in 2006 too. I think this year has been one of comfort and consistency in terms of appearance, but i wouldn't mind losing 10 pounds this year. That's my goal.


Overall, my life in 2005 wasn't blotted by any losses in family or friends or health so I can only be happy about the things that happened this year and look forward to this new one.