Here is the plan.

I'm going to lay out some objectives.
These are things I need to do to for me.




1. Really get into my classes:
A lot of the time I kind of just slide by in my classes. I don't do all the reading or I don't put my top work into a project. This semester I am excited about my classes. I've been excited for classes before but that doesn't mean I stuck with it and did my best. I really want to do that, starting now. I like school and I like learning. Only thing that can happen is I will like it even more when I am getting more out of it, by putting more INTO it.


2. Get a job.
I tried last semester a few different times. Not hard enough, obviously. I know there are places around Terre Haute and on ISU's campus even that I have yet to check out. I want a job, not just for the money, but so I can feel like I am actually contributing to something. I love accomplishing things and I get a great sense of fulfillment out of doing things for people other than myself. I will be a ton happier once I am working, doing SOMETHING.


3. Stay out of my dorm as much as possible.
My bedroom is for sleeping. (Oh, we'll talk about sleeping too...) There is no use hanging out in the dorms all the time. There is no productivity in playing cards and being on facebook until 3 AM. It's great to have nights like that, but when it is your routine it becomes monotonous and it leaves me with a sense of uselessness. I intend to go to events on campus. I know there are concerts and speakers pretty regularly. There are also activities all over the place. All I have to do is find them and get INVOLVED. Perhaps I'll meet some friends who are into getting out and doing things too, and we will keep each other involved. 


4. Sleep.
Okay, so my sleeping patterns didn't really affect my grades or anything major last semester. But it did affect how I felt during the day. I was tired most of the time. Steak and Shake runs at 3 AM and getting to bed around 5 when you have class at 9 doesn't leave you feeling wide awake and full of energy. I'm not going to set a definite bed time for myself and I know there will be nights where my friends and I will stay up just for the heck of it. But as a rule I want a good 7-8 hours of sleep and if that is at all possible, that is what I am aiming for.


5. Exercise.
And eat better. I'm out of shape. I started running for a few weeks towards the end of last semester. But that kind of didn't last long and wasn't very routine. I want to get on an actual work-out schedule where I have a set time when I am going and running and doing some kind of other exercise as well. There is a great pool at the Rec Center, and I should take advantage of that more often, too. There is no excuse for me to be as out of shape as I am, and I want to change that.





Most all of these things will take one thing and that is self-discipline. I'm not awesome at that. I might need some help along the way, a nudge here or there, and someone to hold me accountable sometimes. But I really do want this next semester to be better than my first. I want to feel better about myself and really just DO better. I am going to believe in myself and do my best to achieve what I have set out to achieve.