Areas of health/fitness to improve:

• NO MORE THAN three cups of coffee a day
• At least one mug of tea (preferably green a day)
• Less beer and more red wine; try not to drink more than twice a week
• Work on reducing amount of salt and sugar in my diet
• Work at AT LEAST 2x a week; this summer, more yoga and swimming
• Work on posture when sitting and standing
• Keep attempting meditation; make reading a part of every day to lower stress levels
• No eating out more than twice a week
• Work on reducing amount of processed/packaged foods in my diet

Places I've Been:

• England - lived in Bristol for 3 months
• Scotland - Edinburgh
• Ireland - Dublin
• Italy - Rome
• Mexico - Costa Maya, Cozumel
• Grand Cayman Islands - the big island ...

Places I Must Go:

• AUSTRALIA - Melbourne especially
• New Zealand
• Canada - Vancouver and the Eastern coast
• Germany
• Greece
• Spain - also the Basque Country
• France - anywhere but Paris
• Norway
• Denmark
• Israel
• Russia

• Masters degree is HALF done
• I'm working and making some money
• Definitely moving to Crystal City next year!!
• Going home in July!
• Everyone who lives in the Buchanan
• Thursday evenings
• My Spanish is rapidly improving

• American Psycho
• Assassination of Jesse James
• Contact
• Crash
• Driving Lessons
• History of the World, Part 1
• I'm Not Here
• Inglorious Basterds
• Man of the Year
• Michael Clayton
• Mystic River
• Ned Kelley
• Notes on a Scandal
• O Brother Where Art Thou
• Ocean's Eleven
• Pirate Radio
• Recount
• Rendition
• Spy Game
• Stardust
• Swing Vote

• THIRTY applications turned in for summer internships
  • TWO as of 2/14/11
• Call Mom/Dad/Vick once a week; make genuine effort to keep up with other Chicago people
• All papers done AT LEAST one day prior to deadline
• Read TWENTY books this year
• Get Netflix and work through movie list
• Find a doctor/eye doctor in D.C. that I like
• Volunteer this summer
• TAKE MORE PICTURES!!

• Cosmopolitan magazine
• the "Hey, It's OK!" segment of Glamour magazine
• anything coming out of Chelsea Handler's mouth
• "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap
• "Whistle for the Choir" by The Fratellis
• hearing "Chelsea Dagger" when the Blackhawks score a goal
• Chicago - every last bit of it
• Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation
• Every character on Community
• 30 Rock 's existence
• seeing updates from my favorite people on LJ
• seeing messages from friends on my Facebook wall
• The Frisky
• Stumble Upon
• Stargate SG-1 marathons
• Hook
• The Goonies