classy

per my new year's resolution to learn web design, i just wrapped up a web design class through parsons and will be starting a wordpress design class in a couple weeks. my goal is to work on some more prints/stationery this summer and have my online portfolio/shop up and running by august, so stay tuned for more updates. (check!)

i also took a super fun terrarium-building class at sprout home in williamsburg last month.  i loved it so much, that i decided to sign up for another class in a couple weeks with my friend amanda. if i had it my way, my apartment would be covered in these little guys...

(aaaand check!)

hello, 2012!

 

 {photo via bri emery of designlovefest}

psych! resolutions can be totally attainable. in fact, i'm bound and determined to do the following in 2012:

- get to the gym 3x/week
- take pilates/yoga 3-4x/month
- read 1 book/month
- date more
- bike more (buy bike)
- design a line of stationery
- re-design blog/blog more
- learn web design
- sell at least $100-worth of my handmade goods on etsy
- give to a different charity every month 

(charity suggestions via 52x52.org)

you say you want a resolution

i finally finished reading vladimir nabokov's lolita after having
put it down some months ago. (one of my resolutions is to finish
reading books i've only read half-way through.) next up? faulkner's
as i lay dying. and after that? what is the what (eggers),
bel canto (patchett), life of pi (martel), etc.

oy vey! i'll get through this in a year, right?

in other news, my sister ginny came for a visit this past weekend.
we had a delightful time hanging out with my co-workers
(as evidenced by alex's photos below), and i can't wait to see
her and her hubby jesse again soon soon soon!

*sisters "talking" on the pay phone

{photos courtesy of alex}

2010: stay in your lane

an adorable co-worker of mine has taken to giving every new year a theme or motto. the idea behind it being that you apply said motto to everything you do, like her 2008 motto "balls out" wherein she (for lack of a better definition) grew a pair and did things she might not have done otherwise.

my office was chatting about themes for 2010 and came up with some great ones (my personal favorites being "stay in your lane," "bump it" and "what's in my box?"). does anyone have any suggestions for mottoes to live by in 2010? would love to get your input!

i was also trying to set some realistic resolutions for myself this year, which is something i've struggled with (like many people) in the past. last year's plan to be vegan lasted only a month or so (my birthday's in early february, and i couldn't resist eating a tasty morsel of animal product goodness).

this year, i'm hoping to resolve the following:

• finish reading any books i've only read half-way through
• eliminate as much of my debt/loans as is humanly possible
• learn french and swedish
  
• and...?

that's about all i have for now, but i'm working on more. those are some very big undertakings, but i'm ready to tackle them. bring it on 2010.