Motivating myself, and yet still terrified of what's to come for 2011! Continue reading and find out what goals I set as I begin my climb up the "goal mountain." Bring on 2011!!!! Shalene is READY! (or thinks she is!?!) Ready or not it has come!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Up I Go the 2011 MOUNTAIN!
Motivating myself, and yet still terrified of what's to come for 2011! Continue reading and find out what goals I set as I begin my climb up the "goal mountain." Bring on 2011!!!! Shalene is READY! (or thinks she is!?!) Ready or not it has come!
Bring on the NEW YEAR!
25 Goals to Make this Year a Kickin' Awesome One!
1) Attend the Temple once a month
2) Run another half marathon
3) Call/Talk to all of my siblings once a month
4) Sing in Sacrament Meeting at least once
5) Be in a play (particularly a musical)
6) Continue to get straight A's
7) Do one act of service daily
8) Make my bed everyday
9) Hand out 3 Book of Mormon(s)
10) Do NOT take a nap everyday (Twice a Week ONLY!)
11) Sweets only once during the week
12) Be better with money: SAVE!
13) Take more pictures of myself (documenting fun memories)
14) Read my scriptures and pray everyday
15) Have a better attitude about attending church meetings- and attend them!
16) Do the W.O.W. Diet with my sister-in-law Mel (Word of Wisdom Diet)
17) Go on a Trip (Anywhere)
18) Fulfill ALL my jobs (School, Ambassador, Chief of Staff, Visiting Teaching Coordinator, Bengal Theater, etc)
19) Take my nieces and nephews (individually) to spend time having fun with their favorite aunt
20) Be more social
21) Blog once a month
22) Do NOT procrastinate essays
23) Read the Book of Mormon
24) Study and PASS both Praxis II tests
25) BE HAPPY!
BTW these goals are in no particular order, but they include areas in my life I need to improve on.
I am so excited for 2011 and I know this will be a year of growth and change. I am super nervous for whatever is ahead of me- but I am truly hopeful and know that the Lord will bless me.
Everyone HAPPY NEW YEAR!
1) Attend the Temple once a month
2) Run another half marathon
3) Call/Talk to all of my siblings once a month
4) Sing in Sacrament Meeting at least once
5) Be in a play (particularly a musical)
6) Continue to get straight A's
7) Do one act of service daily
8) Make my bed everyday
9) Hand out 3 Book of Mormon(s)
10) Do NOT take a nap everyday (Twice a Week ONLY!)
11) Sweets only once during the week
12) Be better with money: SAVE!
13) Take more pictures of myself (documenting fun memories)
14) Read my scriptures and pray everyday
15) Have a better attitude about attending church meetings- and attend them!
16) Do the W.O.W. Diet with my sister-in-law Mel (Word of Wisdom Diet)
17) Go on a Trip (Anywhere)
18) Fulfill ALL my jobs (School, Ambassador, Chief of Staff, Visiting Teaching Coordinator, Bengal Theater, etc)
19) Take my nieces and nephews (individually) to spend time having fun with their favorite aunt
20) Be more social
21) Blog once a month
22) Do NOT procrastinate essays
23) Read the Book of Mormon
24) Study and PASS both Praxis II tests
25) BE HAPPY!
BTW these goals are in no particular order, but they include areas in my life I need to improve on.
I am so excited for 2011 and I know this will be a year of growth and change. I am super nervous for whatever is ahead of me- but I am truly hopeful and know that the Lord will bless me.
Everyone HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Update of 2010 Goals
Update on How I Did with 2010 Goals
REMINDER OF WHAT THEY WERE.....
Top 10 Goal for 2010!
1) Attend Institute: For those of you who do not know what "Institute" is, it is where one goes for religious classes...I have been lacking in this area for about a year. Don't get me wrong I always sign up (I just don't go). Ooops, intentionally!
2) Nap only ONCE a week! Many know that I LOVE my naps...but I tend to get a little carried away and sleep for hours, then my sleep cycle gets thrown off- thus continuing this bad cycle! (That is probably why I am awake right now) I can already tell this will be my hardest goal-
3) Run another Half-Marathon and/or Triathalon: I just plain need to exercise more, and pick up my running again!
4) Read my scriptures and pray everyday
5) Have a better/closer relationship with my siblings
6) Prepare to go through the temple (if they let me...age might be a determining factor)
7) Learn to say "NO"
8) Socialize more (it may appear that I already do this...well you're wrong...I'm always so busy)
9) Kiss or Makeout at least once this year! (With someone I like) ;)
10) Just be HAPPIER!
I will be completely honest here...sooo....judging prohibited!
#1: I signed up so that should count, right? Attendance, the first few weeks...
#2: Napping (if you haven't noticed, it is once again on the goal list for the second time around) Instead of cutting down, it increased!
#3: Nope! I was even MORE lazier
#4: Almost everyday, at least 4x a week
#5: Yes and No
#6: Age was a factor, so instead I worked on remaining worthy to enter the temple
#7: I plead the fifth! I still haven't placed that word in my personal speaking dictionary
#8: Does socializing more with my boyfriend count?
#9: The ONE and ONLY goal I actually COMPLETED successfully and probably a bit more regularly! ;)
#10: Am still working on it!
Ummm....so I didn't do very well....but I can tell 2011 will be at least half of the list! I hope!!! But as you can read, my record for goal keeping is a bit low!
REMINDER OF WHAT THEY WERE.....
Top 10 Goal for 2010!
1) Attend Institute: For those of you who do not know what "Institute" is, it is where one goes for religious classes...I have been lacking in this area for about a year. Don't get me wrong I always sign up (I just don't go). Ooops, intentionally!
2) Nap only ONCE a week! Many know that I LOVE my naps...but I tend to get a little carried away and sleep for hours, then my sleep cycle gets thrown off- thus continuing this bad cycle! (That is probably why I am awake right now) I can already tell this will be my hardest goal-
3) Run another Half-Marathon and/or Triathalon: I just plain need to exercise more, and pick up my running again!
4) Read my scriptures and pray everyday
5) Have a better/closer relationship with my siblings
6) Prepare to go through the temple (if they let me...age might be a determining factor)
7) Learn to say "NO"
8) Socialize more (it may appear that I already do this...well you're wrong...I'm always so busy)
9) Kiss or Makeout at least once this year! (With someone I like) ;)
10) Just be HAPPIER!
I will be completely honest here...sooo....judging prohibited!
#1: I signed up so that should count, right? Attendance, the first few weeks...
#2: Napping (if you haven't noticed, it is once again on the goal list for the second time around) Instead of cutting down, it increased!
#3: Nope! I was even MORE lazier
#4: Almost everyday, at least 4x a week
#5: Yes and No
#6: Age was a factor, so instead I worked on remaining worthy to enter the temple
#7: I plead the fifth! I still haven't placed that word in my personal speaking dictionary
#8: Does socializing more with my boyfriend count?
#9: The ONE and ONLY goal I actually COMPLETED successfully and probably a bit more regularly! ;)
#10: Am still working on it!
Ummm....so I didn't do very well....but I can tell 2011 will be at least half of the list! I hope!!! But as you can read, my record for goal keeping is a bit low!
Happy Holidays Spent with Mi Familia!
My Family!
The quote, "It's the MOST WONDERFUL Time of the Year," is truly an understatement for the remarkable holiday's that I have had this past season. Christmas, although hectic and a bit overwhelming at the Summers' household, was a fun and spiritual experience that will forever be in my memories. Now before I go into any great length of details, I have to explain how Christmas at my house is spent. Each year my mom picks a theme in which we surround ourselves and the family christmas party around. In years past we've had; Follow the Prophet, A Country Christmas, and Return with Honor. This year was a Simple Christmas, in which we put Christ back into Christmas. Although, I went into the party with apprehension, I had the best Christmas Eve ever! At the beginning of December my parents gave everyone in my family a packet which included a story of a family that filled the manger with straw of good services. And so with the story in hand, a bag full of straw, and a small manger (that we had to assemble ourselves...and it took me two weeks and a picture description to finally construct the 6 pieces wooden thing) we were challenged to serve others and by doing so we could fill the manger and soften the bed for the baby Jesus. To be completely honest I may or may not have put extra straw in it for extra good services- but I feel that I really took on the challenge and rocked it! Everyday I looked forward to doing little acts of service and searching out people that needed an extra little boost.
So then on Christmas Eve my whole family (as seen in the picture) came together and dressed as if we were from Bethlehem and went back in time of Jesus. We ate flat bread, cheese, grapes, nuts, and fish and told stories of centering ourselves around Christ and then completed the night with explaining the symbolism behind our kind acts of service and how we helped make the baby Jesus' bed better. It was truly a more spiritual Christmas than I have ever had. I would rate it ***** 5 Stars or Two Thumbs Way UP! Thanks MOM and DAD for putting it all together and all the hard work it took to do everything.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Phwooh...I'm EXHAUSTED!
Alright, so I know that it has seriously been FREAKIN' forever since I have posted anything about my life- so please accept this apology and just accept the fact that this is who I am...the girl who is NOT an AVID Blogger! (But I do secretly wish I could be!)
The day is July 8, 2010, and things in my life hasn't gotten any less complicated or less busier than I was hoping they would be when school ended the 1st week in May.
To update you all on what has been going on, here is a brief timeline of my comings and goings:
May 18ish-25ish: Flew out to Milwaukee Wisconsin.
My oldest brother graduated from Medical School! Lets just say...with me in the audience...he definetely had the LOUDEST and LONGEST round of cheers when his name was called! ;)
During this time, my Dad, Mom and myself helped him and his little family pack up and move cross country to Bountiful, Utah for his next leg in education: University of Utah Urology internship. We all took turns driving and made it safe- yet exhausted to Utah. It is up there ranked as one of my LONGEST driving trips ever. I was in charge of driving the Pathfinder...all I can say is, It is a BLESSING I even made it to Utah let alone am still sane! (Random Advice: While driving across country and struggling to stay awake; Turn on some good old EFY music or my personal favorite, "Empire State of Mind" by JayZ, but you MUST have a large cardboard box in the seat next to you to bang on and pound with your fist while singing at the top of your lungs! *Advisory WARNING: Individual MUST NOT be shy or embarrassed if passing vehicals stare or give weird looks while passing vehical that holds the singer/drummer*)
June 2-6: : Washington D.C. National Conference for College Women and Student Leaders!
For ONE full week I had an ALL expense paid- chance of a lifetime trip to D.C. for a college conference. I was chosen to represent Idaho to the world! I met lots of girls from all over the country; Indiana, Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, and California to name a few. Instead of just telling you everything that I did...I want to SHOW you a few pictures of my experiences: Call Me if you want the FULL details! :)
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June 12th-28th: Adventures in Cat/House-Sitting: Yep...I did it again, I agreed to house/CAT sit for my professor and her family. For a little over two weeks I basically lived at my professor's house and got paid to relax and take care of cats! Unfortunately the first week was spent being sick with the FLU- throwing up and being sick in another's person's home is NOT IDEAL!(But I'm sure you didn't need me to say that- you probably agree!haha!)
June 14th-NOW: Work, WORK, WORK! This summer I am employed by Idaho State University. I am an Ambassador by day and a Movie Usher by night! I give Campus tours and pretty much get paid to talk and entertain (My TWO favorite things to do)! My work life is what we call "chill-axed." I get paid to really have fun and not do a whole lot. Don't get me wrong I DO WORK, but I have never, nor will I ever...have jobs this low key ever again- so I am enjoying every minute of it!
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DATING UPDATE
Okay, so I have been dating Brent since January (he says February...because that is when he says we started "really" dating) but I say, January because that is when we went on our 1st date (which I ASKED him on!) Things have been going really well! I am absolutely head over heels in Love and loving every moment of it! We try to spend as much time together, but that only ends up being once or twice a week...if I had my way it would be every second. For the summer he is at home, working on the farm, which is in between American Falls and Burley and I am in Pocatello. Every week we do stuff together with the families. I've gone swimming and dirt bike riding with his family, and this last weekend he came up to I.F. and spent the 4th of July with mine.
----Overall I couldn't be happier with life, and I am LOVING every minute of it!----
The day is July 8, 2010, and things in my life hasn't gotten any less complicated or less busier than I was hoping they would be when school ended the 1st week in May.
To update you all on what has been going on, here is a brief timeline of my comings and goings:
May 18ish-25ish: Flew out to Milwaukee Wisconsin.
My oldest brother graduated from Medical School! Lets just say...with me in the audience...he definetely had the LOUDEST and LONGEST round of cheers when his name was called! ;)
During this time, my Dad, Mom and myself helped him and his little family pack up and move cross country to Bountiful, Utah for his next leg in education: University of Utah Urology internship. We all took turns driving and made it safe- yet exhausted to Utah. It is up there ranked as one of my LONGEST driving trips ever. I was in charge of driving the Pathfinder...all I can say is, It is a BLESSING I even made it to Utah let alone am still sane! (Random Advice: While driving across country and struggling to stay awake; Turn on some good old EFY music or my personal favorite, "Empire State of Mind" by JayZ, but you MUST have a large cardboard box in the seat next to you to bang on and pound with your fist while singing at the top of your lungs! *Advisory WARNING: Individual MUST NOT be shy or embarrassed if passing vehicals stare or give weird looks while passing vehical that holds the singer/drummer*)
June 2-6: : Washington D.C. National Conference for College Women and Student Leaders!
For ONE full week I had an ALL expense paid- chance of a lifetime trip to D.C. for a college conference. I was chosen to represent Idaho to the world! I met lots of girls from all over the country; Indiana, Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, and California to name a few. Instead of just telling you everything that I did...I want to SHOW you a few pictures of my experiences: Call Me if you want the FULL details! :)
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June 12th-28th: Adventures in Cat/House-Sitting: Yep...I did it again, I agreed to house/CAT sit for my professor and her family. For a little over two weeks I basically lived at my professor's house and got paid to relax and take care of cats! Unfortunately the first week was spent being sick with the FLU- throwing up and being sick in another's person's home is NOT IDEAL!(But I'm sure you didn't need me to say that- you probably agree!haha!)
June 14th-NOW: Work, WORK, WORK! This summer I am employed by Idaho State University. I am an Ambassador by day and a Movie Usher by night! I give Campus tours and pretty much get paid to talk and entertain (My TWO favorite things to do)! My work life is what we call "chill-axed." I get paid to really have fun and not do a whole lot. Don't get me wrong I DO WORK, but I have never, nor will I ever...have jobs this low key ever again- so I am enjoying every minute of it!
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DATING UPDATE
Okay, so I have been dating Brent since January (he says February...because that is when he says we started "really" dating) but I say, January because that is when we went on our 1st date (which I ASKED him on!) Things have been going really well! I am absolutely head over heels in Love and loving every moment of it! We try to spend as much time together, but that only ends up being once or twice a week...if I had my way it would be every second. For the summer he is at home, working on the farm, which is in between American Falls and Burley and I am in Pocatello. Every week we do stuff together with the families. I've gone swimming and dirt bike riding with his family, and this last weekend he came up to I.F. and spent the 4th of July with mine.
----Overall I couldn't be happier with life, and I am LOVING every minute of it!----
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