Day 8 of 30 days of me

day 8- Short term goals for this month and why

Well, since this month is over after today (as well as the year), I will go ahead and start with goals for next month.

Goals for January 2011:

1. Start writing stories about adventures in Europe (finish at least two)
2. Finish reading at least 2 more novels before school starts up again
3. Keep my room clean :)
4. Stop eating so much junk food. Just because I'm on break does not mean I can eat crap.
5. Finish my scrapbook that has all my pictures from England

Happy New Year's Eve to everyone! What a year it has been, and what a great 2011 it will be!

Day 7 of 30 days of me

day 7- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

Again, this was another tough one because there are so many people who have influenced my life. But, eventually I decided my volleyball team at Central has really had a large impact on my life. Without these girls (and the ones who graduated before them), I would have been lost at school. We all may not be the best of friends, but I know that I could go to anyone of them if there was something wrong or I just needed to talk. They really are the most amazing group of women I have ever met because they value more than just volleyball. They value the team and each individual within the team.
 

They have taught me the value of a teammate, athlete, student, leader, and friend. I love each and everyone of them. So, thank you Central Volleyball ladies! You are all awesome! And this all goes to the ladies not in this photo as well.

 

I know I have used this picture in a previous post, but it is the most recent team picture! The girls at the Atlantic Ocean in Maryland.

Day 6 of 30 days of me

day 6- Favorite superhero and why

Hmm...this is a toughie. I think I have to go with Superman. I'm not a comic book fan, so my knowledge of superheroes is limited to what I have seen in television shows and movies.

Superman is the ultimate good guy. He's not even technically human, but he still saves the people of earth just because he's that nice of a guy. Super strength, speed, basically invincible, and he can see through stuff. What's not to like?

The Man of Steel is the quintessential superhero. He represents everything that is good and right in the world, and I think everyone deserves to believe in something like Superman.

Day 5 of 30 days of me

day 5- A picture of somewhere you've been

Since I have traveled to a few places around Europe, this wasn't a very easy one to pick. This is a picture I took during my spring break. Here it is:

Trevi Fountain (Rome, Italy)

Day 4 of 30 days of me

day 4- A habit you wish you didn’t have

This one took some thinking because I have lots of habits that I wish I didn't have. But there is one in particular that gets me into trouble.
 
Procrastination.
 
I am the queen of it, and I hate it. I work pretty well under pressure, so I always get things done on time, I just have a habit of waiting until the last second which puts a lot of stress on me. Don't get me wrong, I don't procrastinate when it comes to really crucial stuff. For example, I have never done really procrastinated at a job. This really only happens on my own time. Homework, cleaning, laundry, etc.
 
Oh, procrastination. How you vex me!

Day 3 of 30 days of me

day 3- A picture of you and your friends

Okay, so I know it says a picture, but I have lots of friends! :)

Attempting to murder Catelin with Michelle and Rachel in Trafalgar Square (London, England)

 

Thinkin' like Lincoln with my roomie, Liz (Washington D.C.)

The Central Volleyball team at the Atlantic Ocean (Maryland)

Day 2 of 30 days of me

First, Merry Christmas!!

day 2- The meaning behind your blog name

Okay, this is an easy one. When the movie, Eat Pray Love came out, I went to see it with a few friends. I had just gotten back from London a few months prior, and I was terribly missing London (well, I still am), and the movie was all about travel. I was also in the process of coming up with a new blog name when I converted it over to an everyday blog rather than a travel blog. There was a line in the movie that really caught my attention...the definition of Physics of the Quest. It is also in one of the gadgets on the right side of my blog, but here it is:

"If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting and set out on a truth-seeking journey (either externally or internally), and if you are willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue, and if you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher, and if you are prepared--most of all--to face and forgive some very difficult realities about yourself...then truth will not be withheld from you."

I really liked the idea of that quote...so, viola! New name for my blog.