(Drumroll please) The List

So I have said why I'm taking the semester off which means it would only be right to share my list of goals & things on my agenda for the semester. It's a list for me, because I like crossing things off of lists. And hey, since it's my blog I can post whatever I want right?

• Deal with health issues: sleep apnea, weight, thyroid, and some fun female stuff.
• Study for the GRE.
• Take the GRE and get an impressive (to me) score.
• Get letters of recommendation from my former professors (before they forget who the heck I am).
• Write my charming and intelligent "statement of purpose" for graduate school applications.
• Apply to graduate school(s).
• Work on making our master bedroom more of a sanctuary for the hubster & I rather than a dumping ground for laundry, Barbies and things that no one knows what to do with.

Specifically I want to:

• Lose 35 pounds.  I'm tracking my weight loss at the bottom of this page.  
• Exercise 3-4 times per week.
• Refinish our bedroom furniture and shelves.
• Paint our walls.
• De-clutter our bedroom.
• Redecorate our bedroom.  My very talented LJ buddy Eve gave me some awesome ideas which she posted on her blog, Modachrome Home

• Take the GRE by the end of October.

Bonus points if I get to: scrapbook, read a bunch, and learn how to play my didgeridoo.