Yes, it is that time of year again. The time that I love to revel in making unreasonable goals (at least this last year’s were.) Goals with timelines are great! And so is the embarrassment of failing to reach them for a public audience, so that is why I am posting them here.  As an update from last year, I did drink enough water, visit a friend in a far away place, and minimize taking things personally, but failed to make my IRA contribution, do 500 hours of health related things (70), and I cannot do the splits.  Darn!

Let’s hope I do better in 2009.  I did decide to simplify though, there are only 2, just with detailed subgoals, that is simpler, right?

1. Get into medical school!

School: Get an A in physiology

MCAT: 35 or higher. Spend 30 hours a week on it. More if necessary, try my hardest. 

Health Related Experiences: 5-10 hours/week, shadow 2 docs

 Doctor prep: read an article every day in the health field/scientific papers

 Committee letter: meet deadlines and prepare thoroughly

 Personal Statement: Write 1^st draft by January 5^th.  Read book. Edited by 10 people.

 Sanity: Meet with Sarah

2.  Be Healthy!

Exercise 4 days a week

Drink 5 glasses H2O a day

Get more flexible

Take time to relax every day

I’ll let you know how I do next year!

Happy New Year to all!

Hilarious.  I am making chocolate mousse, but I am sticking to tofu instead of avocados.  What a rebel I am…

Deep within my brain, there is a small, domestic goddess waiting to come out.  Always lurking, it causes me to rip recipes from magazines to be saved in folders for ever, only to gather dust.  However, when the time comes for school to be out and free time to abound, creativity in the kitchen ensues.

This year, I tried many a failed experiment.  First, the Strawberry Pate de Fruit, not a success.  After four days (not two hours) my jellies finally condensed and solidified, only to be coated in a treacherous layer of bacteria, or some other foe that made my tummy immensely angry in the night.  Needless to say, I did not share with my friends and family.

My very kind friend got me a vegan cupcake cookbook, and thus my obsession with making cupcakes begins! The first attempt at Gingerbread cupcakes with a Lemony Buttercream frosting was just ok.  My rating went from a 3 to 4 out of 5.  Clearly not my best work.  My frosting was a soppy goo, unlike the cloudlike turrets I planned to adorn them with.  How does my mom do it? 

I am not giving up on the cupcakes, but I may stick with soup for the next couple days, straight from the can.  That way I can’t mess it up! Maybe some crackers and cheese too….