Happy New Year!!

I'm sitting in a pair of towels at the moment, waiting to dry off and then start rummaging through my closet for tonight's outfit. Kinky, I know. We're going to a house party this year instead of a bar or club. It'll be cheaper, which I can't complain about being unemployed and slightly poor lately.

For the time being, a Toronto Star photo album about New Year's celebrations, here.

Thinking ahead to the new year, I am actually planning to make some resolutions of sorts. I'm thinking of them as more of a lifestyle change than a resolutions.

I need to eat better. Losing weight will be a nice bonus, but generally, I need to eat healthier than I do. The first year of grad school threw me a bit and I ate quite poorly, much to my detriment. I will still eat the odd frozen, instant or fast meal, just not regularly during the week.

I need to get outside more. I spend waaaaaay to much time in front of my computer. Thesis work being the exception, since it needs to be done, but I really should get out more. I used to be such an outdoorsy person, and as the years have passed I don't go camping or wandering nearly as much as I used too. Time to change that.

I need to take a little more care about what I wear. I've been reading too many plus fashion blogs lately, and they've really inspired me to be a little more fashion conscious. I'm also going to be doing a bit more schmoozing in the upcoming months for possible employment post-graduation, so looking a bit more business would be good. I can do that very well, especially while I was employed at an art gallery a while back, but since I've gone fully into student mode recently, the T-shirts are out in force.

I need to clean, purge and finish. I have come to a point in my degree and life in general that I need to seriously consider moving for work. I love Toronto dearly, but the market is a bit saturated in my general field, so either looking at options in other cities is now something to really consider. I don't drive (distinct lack of a license take's care of that), so my options are limited to cities that have really good public transit systems. I do speak French quite well, so government gigs and anything in Montreal are good options. With all this in mind, I need to take stock of the material possessions in my life and get rid of a lot of them. Moving is a right pain, and the less stuff the better. I have packed and moved an entire two-bedroom apartment almost entirely by myself, so if I can reduce the box count, that would be great.
I also just need to keep my place cleaner at any given time, this apartment is a mess.

There. They are out in the open, for all to see. Let's see what happens.

Time to go dancing. Catch you in the new year.

Happy New Year everyone!!!

I'm off to do some pre-drinking before we go clubbing. Be safe tonight everybody, and best of luck for the new year!