Jan 1! Winter break update 2

This is the second winter break update. I don’t know how many I plan on doing. I don’t plan on anything guys, I just write.

Are we halfway through break? I don’t think quite yet, no, but I’m not planning on doing actual math to confirm or deny that.

That’s a semester thing. At least this past semester, it was linear algebra & differential equations.

I’ve had to reference my winter break post like ten times already. For different things each time. Like: seeing how I’m doing, what to do, how I’ve done, what I even wrote lol, and maybe other things I can’t think of in the moment.

I think the last time I wrote about this winter break topic I had some plans and I’d like to report back that I did in fact follow through. Yes, I did read the chemistry textbook even more. Yes, I did touch the piano (and plan to practice a whole lot more today, too). And I did go to the café with my friend in order to be productive on these things. I also took a walk yesterday and I loved that also. It was a perfect wintry walk. It was snowing, but it wasn’t cold! Above freezing. Well right on the line I guess, which is the perfect winter walk weather. 0 degrees Celsius. I walked around my house and to the park and back.

Yes, I have been stretching (forcing myself to and reluctantly sometimes but I know it’s good for me).

Oh! Oh! I did apply/well actually just email because these places don’t have applications, to TWO jobs. For over the summer. Some floral shops, for wedding bouquets, like what I tried to find for over the semester (and all 4 places weren’t hiring at the time. They did say like spring or summer but then might as well find something close to MY home).

I’m also planning on applying to some research labs. Well actually…can’t…cause first that would mean I actually have to get in the program.

I did in fact update my vsco (I’m rereading my winter break plans).

And it’s a good thing I’m doing this. Because Goodnotes! I completely forgot about that plan. I should do that.

I haven’t really online shopped but I might (if I get in haha) but I have looked at stuff online. Something I need to do more. I have watched a lot of The Office videos, and also this girl that I watch on YouTube (this fashion girl, I mentioned her in a previous blog post). And I’m trying really hard to find this ONE dress to show my mom, but, it means I have to look at literally tens of thousands before I might find it. I don’t know. It’s all a gamble.

Oh yeah. That reminds me. I went to the mall with my friend. And that was actually a TON of fun. I loved the experience. And I even did something crazy for Masha Tchesnokova. I left the mall with something BUT a pink drink (I still left with a pink drink, of course, because I simply wouldn’t be…me if I didn’t…) but I actually randomly found something (two things, though does it count? It’s the same thing in two different colors) in a random last-minute store we went to…Two oversized long sleeve shirts…one green one brown. I was so scared to show my mom because I thought she would hate them but she actually didn’t. Usually she doesn’t like oversized. I later read the shirts literally said “oversized boyfriend.” Does this mean my boyfriend should wear them? Lol.

I also went to the nail salon and got my nails off. I would have changed my design but I just got them off. The nail salon lady seemed sad (me too girl, me too). If I get in, I’d be happy, and I could go crazy. I do in fact have nail design ideas, wintry ones! Speaking of nail designs, it’s something I need to write about in another blog post!

Future: plans with friend this Saturday; should be fun! And some stuff planned for next week too. Which takes us up to…depression (decisions come out).

Today is planned to be a very fun day actually! It’s jan 1! So even though this new years is not exciting or happy at least that plain simple fact is exciting, I guess. It’s snowing. Which is kind-of aesthetic. I hope it stays snowing for a while, maybe I’ll take a walk. Maybe when it gets dark though. Maybe when my friend gets off work we shall go together.

See, this is just what I mean. I stay busy. I find ways to entertain myself. I don’t get bored.

How could I forget?! I started learning polish. Literally turning into my parents…who studied in Poland, had to learn it, and with the chemistry textbooks all by the kitchen table, too…

It all started when I shockingly discovered I could recognize and guess like EVERY polish word from Russian. Then, I was like, damn…Russian, Ukrainian (all compared to Russian), Serbian, Bulgarian, and polish are all pretty similar? I’m basically fluent, haha. Just like grouping together the Romance languages, or Germanic.

So I asked my dad if he happened to have a polish textbook to learn polish from Russian…and shockingly even to him…he looked and he still had it! It’s literally meant to be, what can I say. One textbook. He learned polish. From Russian. Can’t be that hard. Especially because when my mom talks to her polish friend she literally EXPECTS me to understand. And her friend understands when I speak Russian, in turn.

Also, I did in fact do ALL of the Christmas things I said I would:

-ice skating

-gingerbread houses

-elf

-home alone

-Christmas cookies

-Christmas music

-tanghulu

Even when I’m sad guys, I can preservere and lock in. For others. For the holiday. For once-in-a-lifetime events.

Well shizzles! I wanted to sit here and write longer, but I just checked and hobby lobby closes at 5:30. Now I have no idea how long I’ll want to stay in there, but don’t worry I’ll listen to music while I’m at it. And Michael’s right after that! They close at 9 though, so I’m good. I will likely write more tonight/today. If I don’t get too carried away scrapbooking…just how I’ve gotten carried away writing this all for so long (which is good)…I’m not proof reading this I’m just uploading it, gotta go! Imma just do that later. And add on, cause I don’t think I’m even done.

I’m sitting and writing this in a café. In a Starbucks. With for-here glasses!

I have the urge to explode my blog. To write a lot, and to write really great ideas, too. Out of vengeance. Don’t ask what I’m venging against. A lot of things. I just want to be really productive with it this winter break.

I’m pretty pumped, because not only is this fun and am I enjoying this, but I have some fun plans for after too. I’m planning to go to some scrapbooking supplies stores after this.

It started like this. “Shoot, my glue stick ran out. I don’t have a glue stick. That’s bad. That’s a problem. I can’t continue to do this.” it sucks but I don’t feel like doing anything so I leave it for a couple of days. My sister said she was going to Target, so I was like great, get me a glue stick and this girl FORGOT. So here I am like fine sad little me will get a glue stick after I sit and write productively at the café. But then I was like, well you know what would be fun? I got back into scrapbooking again? So I could look at scrapbooking stuff? It’s very fun, and I’ve actually never done this.

Fun fact, I used to be very into scrapbooking, bullet journals, you name it, crafts, and DIYs. Like that was my THING as a kid/tween/teenager. OMG I’m not a teenager anymore…So I’m very excited to get back into it! I still have all of my scrapbooking stuff, and I’m happy to see it being put to use again! It’s not just junk or uselessly sitting there…anymore..!

Because I was into it as a kid, I never done this. Because back then I didn’t have a license. So I couldn’t just go anywhere I pleased. But now I can! It’s so fun to look at scrapbooking/crafts supplies, and I’ve never done it! Always just gone into stores with other people on another mission and briefly looked at them from afar thinking about how fun it would be.

And what’s more is that at first I was like fine I’ll go to Target or Walmart or something. So I searched up which one was better for scrapbooking supplies. And google gave me an even BETTER idea. To go to an ACTUAL arts and crafts store! Like Michael’s and Hobby Lobby. So yay, I’m super excited. I’m afraid I’m going to spend too much money…but it’s okay…I was gifted a lot on random occasions and for no reason and this is my hobby and I haven’t ever gone to a crafts store and I’m just happy I’ve found this hobby again because I’ve been depressed and…I need to stop writing.