Update: New Years Resolutions

Such a gorgeous day, and now all the snow is gone. I have to admit that it's hard to be enthusiastic when everything around you is gray and drab, but I'm giving it a go. So far my resolutions are going alright; I bought a great book about Pilates, one of those "For Dummies" books, and it's chock full of all sorts of tidbits of insight and bits of wisdom that actually make me look forward to trying my first series. Hopefully I won't wind up laughing at myself like I did after the Winsor Pilates DVD.
As for the heart-shaped face, we'll see how well that goes. The above picture is an artistic photo I took of myself with my new camera; you can see that my chin is looking kind of pointy, so we'll see what happens from here.

I started a new class today. It's called "Critical Thinking in Curriculum" and so far I'm pleased with it. My last Ed elective experience was so awful that I seriously considered dropping this one and trying the other ones next year, but I was lucky enough to get into two Ed electives as an Ed2 students so I figured I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. The class is full of people I know and enjoy, and the prof seems like a scattered but rather loveable guy, so I'll stick to it and do my best.
Auntie Brenda left to go back to Moscow today and I hope that she gets settled quickly when she arrives. I really enjoyed her visit, and look forward to spending more time with her this summer. For now, though, I get to look forward to my visit to Edmonton at the end of this month. I miss my grandmother, and I really want to go to Carson (my cousin's) wedding. Even though it's going to be ridiculously cold there, I know I'm going to have a good time (and take lots of pictures!).
I'm writing a few things to be published in the next couple of days, and I hope it all goes well. I just submitted a quick piece to the EDible Newspaper, the Faculty of Education's biannual newsletter, and I hope they accept it. It's about pursuing other semi-professional goals while being a teacher during the day, and how it can be possible. The other two pieces I hope to write is one short piece for a writing supplement in Excalibur, York's student newspaper (and the one that chose my short story as the winner in its short story contest last year) and one for Stong College's student newspaper, The Flying Walrus. The theme for that one is Sex and Death, so I know I'll have a good time with it.

I'll keep you posted on the outcomes.

-Laur