Day Two

1824 Days left to go....

Yesterday I worked out and decided to start on a new book, since I'm reading at least one a week. I chose The Catcher in the Rye, mainly because A) it was staring at me from the top of my pile of books on my dresser and B) it's been so long since I've read it that I can't remember a thing of what it's about... except that it was good...I think.

Today I did about seven lessons of German on Rosetta Stone. It really is an intelligent way to go about learning a new language. They call it "Dynamic Immersion"....which is based on the idea that to learn a language you must be completely immersed in it...So, instead of teaching you vocabulary and grammar in a conventional way, simply through reading and writing, it takes on a more visual approach. You see images and are able to visually relate them to words...as well as being able to hear them said to you through the program. It's very effective so far...Although I feel like most of what I have done in the program I already know, just because I've already taken German I.... It's good review though for sure. I kind of put the language down for a while unfortunately.

I think at some point today I'm going to pick up my dusty old fender strat...

Here's more for my goals list... cause why not, right?!

12) Watch the sunrise and sunset
----I mean, I'm sure I've done this...but I don't know if I've ever really watched. You know what I mean?? No, this will not be done on the same day! ha!

13) Have a garden
----One of my own. With yummy organic things I can eat. : ) I started a vegetable garden indoor once... but it died. I got too busy to give it all of my love. I will try again at some point.

14) Go Scuba-diving
-----No explanation here. Never done it. Always wanted to. I've been skydiving... would this be the opposite??? hmm...

15) Watch a movie a week
-----I'm an actress yet I haven't seen very many movies. It's sad really. Think I may have seen more plays. I never have time to watch movies, but I am going to make some.

16) Go on a hot-air balloon
----I don't know why, but I have always been enthralled by these beautifully-colored balloons flying through the sky...maybe it's from "A Chipmunk Adventure"... I loved that movie as a child... : )

17) Learn new things
----I know this sounds vague, but in my mind it makes complete sense. I want to learn things that I just don't know about...or how to be better at them...like painting, for example. I love painting...but I don't think I'm very good. It's so therapeutic though. Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing to be able to do something therapeutic well??

18) Be financially stable (for longer than a month!)
----This is definitely a long-term goal that will hopefully be accomplished by the end of these five years... : )