The First of Many Lists

I've never had a blog before . . . so here it goes!

About Me (like anyone will actually be reading this besides me!):
-I am a biology grad student focusing on paleontology.
-I live with my very spaztastic cat, Lucy, and many, many skeins of yarn.
-I have my bachelor's in biology and my secondary teacher certification.
-First wanted to be a paleontologist when I was 3 or 4, then had a looooong stint of wanting to be a teacher. Now I'm back to wanting to be a paleontologist.
-I love, love, love being outside. Hiking and canoeing are my favorites, aside from dino digs that is!
- When it is too yucky to go outside I like to read, and love to knit.
- I make lists (go figure!)

My goals for this blog are:
1) To put my resolutions down in writing and out in the world in hopes that I will be better in following through with them.

2) To improve my self-reflection.

3) To make my time spent perusing the internet more productive.

So . . . . more about those resolutions. I made a few resolutions for this year (and my future), I want to be healthier, I want to make time for knitting and fun reading more often, and I want to do everything in my power to make grad school a great experience.

To be healthier I need to exercise more and eat more healthfully. I should workout at least 3 times a week (so far this year I've been lucky to make it once a week). I also need to find some healthier recipes aside from my standbys homemade mac'n cheese, spaghetti and meatballs, and pizza.

I have been good about taking more time to knit and read for fun. I have already read The Last Lecture (soooo good!) and have started Your Inner Fish (also very good). As far as knitting I finished my mittens that I had been working on for the past six(!) months and have started socks, a scarf, and a purse. The purse is coming along nicely.

The Six Month Mittens

And, I can happily say that I am throwing myself into grad school - and loving it! A friend of mine is also a grad student in the same department and has been kind enough to introduce me around and help me get acclimated to life as a grad student.