to do in oh nine: september

☆2008 leftovers☆

1 1-stop biting my nails
i'm in another "growing out" stage. which oscillates with the "biting to death" stage. it's a never ending cycle, really.


☆habits☆

1 stick with a face skin care routine
i guess i sort of did this. or not? i don't know.

2 eat breakfast before work (/everyday, once i quit teaching)
slacking here too probably.

3 make a japanese study schedule and stick to it
school's kicking my butt into shape on this one.

4 hoop (or do some kind of exercise) three times a week, even for just 10 minutes
pleading the fifth. been meaning to get back into yoga, but the bank account doesn't like that idea so much.


☆one time deals☆

5 find a new job
in the last two weeks, i actually starting actively looking. work in progress.

7 travel to a new place in japan (maybe hokkaido? or osaka?)
Ro and i went to okinawa for a week at the beginning of september. i'd actually been there before, but it was when i first came to japan (8 years ago) and couldn't speak any japanese; i only have a few vague memories of the things i did and places i went. so, i'm counting it!

8 get permanent hair removal
i went in for a patch test and it worked. so, this one is underway.

19 enter in a photo contest
i entered this gore-tex sponsored mt. fuji photo contest.


☆multiple time deals☆

2 make 6 things on my sewing machine (9/6)
・1) きんちゃく
・2) pinwheel pillow
・3) charm quilt is finally finished!!
・4) intial bag
・5) cherry blossom baby messenger bag
・6) pretty panel curtain for my shower doorway
・7) chutes and ladders quilt top
・8) dress for okinawa
・9) travel pouch for flashcards
・10) picnic quilt (in progress)

4 learn 5 "japanese" recipes (3/5)
i don't know that they are "japanese" but i tried several new recipes this month (pork and cucumber kimchi salad, dijon mustard chicken cheese sauté, and a macaroni and cheese dish)

7 try out kumon (or other japanese language school) for one month
i started taking a JLPT prep course at a japanese language school in shibuya.



mini goals for october:
○ data entry job. ugh.
○ get up to date with my budget book on my nintendo DS.
○ clean out my closet.
○ clean out my iTunes.
○ read a book.
○ stay on top of my japanese class studying.