One month. That's all I have left of school. One month and I'm back in the real world, where assignment deadlines don't loom over me like a dark cloud and I can sit and read a book without feeling like I should be doing something else.
Am I complaining? I hope it doesn't sound like it, because I've enjoyed these three semesters. And truth be told, I've had a lot more free time this fall since I have a smaller classload. Still, I feel like I've been sort of in a holding pattern, waiting for January to get things started again. There's so much I want to do! A short list:
1. Learn German. For real this time. Lessons two nights a week, driving toward a yet-to-be-finalized goal. How quickly can you become fluent if you take private lessons and really throw yourself into it? Two years? Three?
2. Learn to sew. My mom gave me her trusty old Kenmore sewing machine last year (after I had conveniently convinced her to buy a new, nicer machine for herself. Bwa ha ha ha ha ha!) I've made a few things in the past - an adorable skirt last Christmas for example, with the help of the aforementioned mom. I've got decorative pillows I want to re-cover. I've got a ripped sheet I want to convert to pillow cases. I've got some other skirts I want to make. Etc.
3. Knit a hat. I've done scarves, but I think that now is the time to move on to something that requires a little more skill.
4. Become a regular attendee of The Moth and other such things. Really, this needs to be done. (I also secretly want to audition to be on the Moth stage.)
5. Learn to cook with tofu, seitan, tempeh, etc. A one-off class perhaps.
6. Ski! We got hooked last winter, and have great plans to hit up the reasonably-priced slopes located within a couple hours drive from New York. Next year Vermont?
