Live, Learn, Read, Zen, Heal.
a year in the life of me, circa 2011
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I'm Katie. I'm 19 and I live my life one year at the time.
This year's theme is Live, Learn, Read, Zen, Heal.
This year I am going to...

Live each day to the fullest. I will stop to smell the roses and take the time it takes to truly enjoy being alive. I'll take tons of pictures, make loads of memories and I promise to spontaneously be spontaneous.
Learn new things every day. I'm going to college to study Psychology, Music, Photography and whatever else tickles my fancy.
Read over 100 books between 12/22/2010 and 12/22/2011. I've already made a list of 130 books and as 2011 moves along, this list will continue to grow.
Zen my entire life. I am going to meditate, get in touch with my spiritual self and find equilibrium and peace in all aspects of my life. This year I will love and be loved.
Heal inside and out; others as well as myself. I will continue my goal from last year; to become a healthy, athletic individual with focus, strength and flexibility in mind and body. I'm going to take care of myself this year and help somebody if I can.

If somewhere along the way I happen to find out where I fit into this world... that would be fantastic. If not, no biggie.
I've got all the time in the world.

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I still live in the house where I grew up in North Carolina.
I love to sing, write, read, play with horses and take pictures.
I spend most of my time in solitude or with my family and animals.


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January 2011

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New Goals, New Books, Horray!
Sunday, January 02, 2011 8:52 PM
I had a long conversation with the 'rentals last night about how I really wanted to go back to college and whether I should go back to Wake Tech CC in the summer or apply to Phoenix University for an online program in the next few months. We weighed the pros and cons and we agreed that the best plan was for me to follow through with an online program at Phoenix U and then in the summer if I want to pick up some classes on music, art, photography, archery etc. I can do so at WTCC.

I'm wicked excited because I miss school and in the program I'm applying for, I get to mix in Psychology classes and college transfer courses straight away instead of spending two years on just the Transfer courses and then pursuing Psych. (which is what I would have had to do at Wake Tech.) I'm a sucker for fast tracks!

Depending on how much focus this program requires, I'm thinking about picking up a little weekend job. Maybe at Starbucks or a bookstore, ya know? I could be in school and have a little cash flow for books, DVDs and whatnot. Speaking of books, I added a few books to the list and I bought a few books today as well!

Newly bought:
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Project 17 by Laurie Stolarz
Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Stolarz

Newly added:
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
All the books from the Chronicles of Narnia except The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

The lion,witch&wardrobe isn't included on the list because I've already read it, but in truth I have my eye on this giant paperback edition at Border's with the entire Chronicles of Narnia in it so I'll be reading that book as well.. It's just not on the list.
I just finished Fablehaven #4 by Brandon Mull and as good as the series is, I've decided to wait on reading the fifth and final installment of this series for a while. I've also decided to hold off on reading anymore death-themed books for a little bit. (I sort of overloaded on teen tragedy thanks to Hate List, If I Stay and Thirteen Reasons Why)

As for the next books I'll be reading, I currently have the Alex Cross series from James Patterson checked out from the Library so, that's coming up. I think I'm going to read Project 17 first then the Alex Cross series, Life As We Knew It, Graceling and then Deadly Little Secret is last since it begins a new series and by then I'll hopefully have the other books in the series.

My Favourite book so far would have to be a tie between Looking For Alaska by John Green and Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer by Patrick Süskind.

Green's book is so different from everything I've read before. It's just unusual enough to escape being normal, it's raw and so glaringly real. I usually drench myself in fiction because I like to escape into distant worlds with magic and monsters and love so strong that it blinds, but this book was in my world. Not the one where I'm reading.. But the world I go when I see something really beautiful like leaves in the Fall. This book to me was like the leaves changing in the Fall. A fleeting glimpse of ephemeral beauty. Alaska was that for me. I rented this book from the library but I'm definitely buying this book and I'll be reading it over and over again just to get in touch with my favourite kind of reality.

Süskind's book makes my favourite list because it is simply the strangest book I have ever read. The movie is great too. If you're into strange, shocking, gross, murder, ugly, dry and sarcastic humour. Read this and then rent the movie.

I'm going to go read! (big shocker, right?)

Katie

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