NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

Okay, so I know it's the last day of January. But for goodness sake, I couldn't think of a good resolution until now. Well I had plenty of bad ones... but in light of recent events, I have a good one. And it is (drumroll please):
ACT. No, not on stage. Just in real life. I need to act on my feelings and needs and desires. No, that doesn't mean I act on every desire... but it does mean that I approach life without fear. I've lived in fear for so long in my life, whether it's from my parents, from getting yelled at, or from losing something. Some were well founded (I insist that gymnastics is indeed a dangerous sport) and others were not. So as simple as it sounds, that's my new goal for the year. I don't care if I lose weight or gain muscle or practice one more minute on bassoon; I just want to do what I want to do because I want to do it.
In any case, today was a fabulous day. I got up really early, got my USC CD together (put it in its case and addressed the envelope), got ready, and my mom and I dropped my dad at work. We headed down to the Emerald Square Mall (mailing the package along the way) and hit H&M. I fell in love with H&M in Europe and Emerald Square and somewhere in Peabody are the only two locations nearby. Plus, my mom had guaranteed that I could go on a 100 dollar shopping spree as one of my Christmas presents. It was a lot of fun. I got a new dress and two tops. The dress is really pretty AND was only 15 dollars. Great deal. Very pleased. One top is sweater-like, but not as heavy and also 15. The last top is casual but decent looking. It was full price, but it should be good for spring and summer. Overall, I spent 50 of my hundred, leaving me with 50 left (see, senioritis hasn't killed everything). That means another shopping spree later!!! We then went and picked my dad up at work, I got an hour off for lunch before YPO. I didn't want to go to YPO. I never want to go to YPO. But it was all good. Well, no, I didn't play. And I had to carry the contra about a block around NEC. But I'll survive. And then I came home and my mom had made chicken parm. So I am currently well-fed, content, and should be doing homework. Alas, this is the good life...