Sunday, May 01, 2011

" 'The time has come,' the Walrus said..." -- Self-betterment school

 
{"We say we waste time, but that is impossible. We waste ourselves.”-  Alice Bloch }

I'm declaring MAY to be my personal 'going back to school month". Yeah, I know, graduation was basically last week for lots of people, but I've been out of 'real' school for a while now. And I miss it. This has been a long time coming. Lots of discussions about motivation and time management and personal goals. 

It's past time. I've made a plan. I'm turning off Hulu.

{All my favorite shows suck now, anyway. Ha ha!}

I used to READ! I used to DO stuff! *sigh*...I'm so much more mobile in the warm months. Cannot wait to go hiking, biking and camping. 

 
If I pretend like it's a class, if I actually schedule my life. Make to-do lists with time limits, I may actually start hacking away at that "I-want-to-do-that-someday" list.
  So many projects to get done! So many classes to teach! So much good life to live! Woohoo!

I've decided to get a degree in moi.  Welcome to your life, Kaje. It's going to be awesome. 
And cheap! Heh heh...
COURSE WORK:
Intermediate Yoga Courses (namaste Yoga DVDs pretty much rock my world)
{This is me, in high school *yipes!* sketching at a chateau in France & a happy box of canvases.}

Art courses--my art projects, commissions.

 

Music Courses -- Hooray for roommates that can teach guitar! Also I'm making goals to work with piano twice a week, and pick up some drumming beats.




{My life is colorful!}


Gardening Classes
Literature Classes
 
{When I was 14, I read this book cover to cover...time to go back and have a refresher course!}


{One of my many amazing birthday presents this year...}

I love annotating. I LOVE it. But I don't know if I can do it in these lovely volumes. 

May, is going to be rich, and full. 

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" -Mary Oliver

4 comments:

Katie Davis Henderson: Editor and Writer said...

Yay! It's arrived: the Springtime Motivational Urge to DO! I hope it comes my way soon....

Amy said...

Sounds delicious! Have you seen yogatoday.com? It's my go-to for studio-quality classes that I can do at home; and they have one free class each week. I love it:) Good luck with your rich and lovely month!

Liz said...

Sounds Lovely! I totally want to follow in your fancy footsteps.

p.s. did you inherit the djembe? I bought that in Ghana when helping out Barbara.... then it disappeared. I credit you for its rescue. :)

Liz

Kaje said...

@ Katie- Shoot, it'll come. You've got summer adventures around the corner!

@ Amy- I haven't seen that. I'll have to check it out! Thanks! :)

@ Liz- YES! I THOUGHT that was yours! Do you mind if I babysit it for a bit? Come for another visit and teach me how to play it. And, you know, then I can see you for more than 5 minutes. Blasted life! Ha ha! So busy and great :)