solareclps's Journal

Thankful For The Small Victories
Sep 29 2009 21:57

I got back my practice LSAT results and I didn't do as great I thought I should. I guess that is to be expected when you haven't taken any prep classes or done any prep work. There are a few tricks that need to be learned before you can take that test. I have one or two of them innately the rest I need to practice. I'm really in deep with school work. I have my philosophy of law report due tomorrow (which isn't even done yet!). I have two reports due for business ethics on Thursday (which inconveniently haven't been done yet either!). I also have to read Phenomenology of the Spirit by G.W.F. Hegel. This book is a freaking monstrosity to understand! I have a short paper (10pgs) due in a few weeks (on phenomenology of the spirit). I need to get started that on now if I want it to be an A paper. School is becoming extremely demanding at the moment (I guess i shouldn't fill my schedule up with philosophy courses!). I've been getting up early, arriving at school at 8am to try and catch up on this work. Looks like this trend will continue at least for the next few weeks. Mid-terms will be here soon, so just when I am done with my Hegel paper I'll be looking at a few mid-terms to study for! I talked to the pre-law advisor and she encouraged me to do what it takes to raise my LSAT practice score. She also helped me with more stuff I need to know to make an informed decision about this. I have a lot to consider and much to weigh out...

As for my diet, I totally bombed again today by wasting lots of calories on chocolate. I guess my next step is to buy a bag of apples (I like the granny apples) and keep them in my book-bag for a snack when I'm in school. It's convenient, immediate, and healthy. I dropped my sodium intake today by about 1000mg! I am very happy about that. I see a few other places where I can reduce or remove salt from my diet so I will be working to further reduce my daily intake. I have the dumbest question but what is a good cooking ware set to get?! How will I know it's good? Sigh (this is one of those times a girlfriend really helps!!!) I need something to make my food in ( I don't want to use the old pots for my new cookbook!). I also need a set to make my cookies and other sweets in! I still believe that the easiest way to healthy eating is through cooking your own food. Now if I can just get started walking down that path! All in all I am happy about the direction things are going in as a whole. I am very grateful for me. It was hard to say that just a few months ago. Reading my old journals anyone can clearly see that I wasn't happy on the inside. I really don't know what has changed but I am different. My journals are more about growth and the future. I believe in the future  now. I believe that it can be positive and have real value. I am not sure if it's the weight-loss, taking classes that have meaning to me, or the people around me, but I'm different than I was six months ago. To me I am better. I hope to those who have to interact with me can also see my improvements....

Solar....