Observations

I think mindfulness is a skill everyone would be better off honing. People who are mindful are more aware of how they spend their time, and how precious each moment is. Supposedly those who are mindful get the most out of life... I think it's also useful for things like remembering where you put your keys, and what it is you have to do the next day. Also, the ability to follow a friend's mood with a single word, or even more, a breath or gesture. It's amazing. I really appreciate that kind of mindfulness, and hope to emulate such awareness.
I'm not writing tonight, because I have anything interesting to say, but because I was told it would help me to build healthy patterns... and that I need to start small... the old expression "baby steps" can't be said to me enough. My new favorite expression is "you can't eat an elephant whole, you have to take it one bite at a time." Though I don't think I'd care much for elephant, I do have the habit of trying to go too far too fast... so here I am, writing nothing of great import, simply for the sake of writing so as to make it a habit...
But I can also track my progress, I'm told, to gain an objective view of myself... so today was a blah day though I did make it to class, and even got a few papers printed up to turn in... Still playing the catch-up game, but I'm used to it. I think I'm 1/3 done with the stuff I have to do for classes. Also, I need to get my resumé ready so I can apply for a few jobs. My new plan (since I'm not going into Americorps or moving down to LA right away) is to save up some money and investigate some other CA credentialing programs. Though I don't know if I'll stay in Ca indefinitely, I do know that a teaching credential from Ca tends to be good enough for most places. Good to know. I think I'll end up somewhere really nice and warm with lots of sunshine... the southwest corner of Az is close to the Coast of México. I could take weekend trips across the border, and practice my Spanish.
Ok, so for my own reference, what are my goals for the next two weeks, or even better just this week?
*Type up the other 2/3 of my past due assignments
*Get resumé together
*Apply to at least 3 places
*Call Jacoby Creek and see if they're hiring
Ok, for now, I need some sleep, but at least I have something to refer back to to see if I was successful. It's the small things that add up in life, isn't it?