Hello again.

Greetings to my reader(s). (Hi, Aunt Wendy!) I would like to thank you for your patience with me and my lack of posts in the recent past. Like I said, serious tragedy.

Anyway...

I've decided that I am going to live my life to the fullest. I'm not quite sure how to go about doing this, but I am sure-as-heck going to try. To start this adventure, I am going to list some things that I already like to do and things I'd like to try.

I like to cook, read, run, walk, build, tend to plants (only a few), write, play music, listen to music, watch videos on YouTube, go to office supply stores, go to independent stores, see movies, be independent, and spend time with my friends and family. Building off these things and adding more, I'd like to take cooking classes or teach myself to cook, read books I wouldn't ordinarily read, walk more often, perhaps start creating things, plant plants in pots, start writing the novel I planned to write (due date = May 2nd, 2011), perhaps start writing music, seek out new music that I would not ordinarily listen to, go to a movie by myself, go to a new restaurant by myself, do things by myself (to prepare for "the real world"), start making videos on YouTube, design stationary, venture to new independent stores, spend more time with my friends and family, and go horseback riding.

I know that, if I do these things more often, I will increase my quality of life, which is exactly what I'm trying to do. I don't want to feel so tired anymore. I don't want to sit at home all the time. I don't want to reject invitations from my friends just because I don't feel like hanging out. I will make the most of my childhood and life. I don't want to have so many regrets. I want to live.

I've recently been advised to try things by myself. Things like going to a movie, going to a restaurant, going into a store, etc. I've been reading things that make me know that I need to learn how to become independent. It's vital. I will become more independent, but I will not lose my friends and family. I will make more friends and I will not settle into a comfortable rut. I will get out of my current rut.

This is starting today. No more fear! I will post my progress.

Peace, love, and simplicity. (heart)