30 Day Meme - Day 16: Something or Someone You Definitely Could Live Without

Most of my bad memories. I suppose I've learned from some of my bad memories, but most of them are pointless pain that I continue to suffer from.

( 30 Day Meme )

Accomplishments in 2010

I always have a list of goals going, so a list of New Years Resolutions wouldn't list anything new. However, here are some accomplishments from 2010, inspired by someone else on my friendslist.

Accomplishments in 2010:
1. Beginning to work on Dialectical Behavior Therapy
2. Spending less time in mood episodes than usual
3. Getting more over Him
4. Making progress to better my relationship with Amber
5. Becoming closer friends with Maria
6. More serious steps in my relationship with Michael
7. Starting to exercise regularly again (mainly stretches, though)
8. Getting my digestive problems diagnosed properly and treated
9. Going to Starved Rock for the first time
10. Seeing Tuna and the Rock Cats perform
11. Going to see Swan Lake and (again) The Nutcracker ballet
12. Seeing Shedd Aquarium for the first time in a long time
13. Going to Brookfield, Lincoln Park, and Cosley zoos, and Kuiper's Farm
14. Going to the Wildlife Haven
15. Buying a new (pink) camera (before I just kept borrowing my mother's)
16. Learning more about cleaning
17. Repainting my kitchen
18. Learning how to cook some more simple things
19. Reading many more books, including (finally) the Harry Potter books and The Chronicles of Narnia
20. Seeing many wonderful movies and cartoons and anime and playing more video games
21. Listening to new music (though mainly songs I first heard through Glee and songs Michael listens to)
22. Apologizing to people after I had behaved wrongly
23. Finding ways to help improve my anxiety besides Klonopin (though I often need more than one technique to control my anxiety)
24. Improving my sexual dysfunction (still a long way to go)
25. Starting to drink more water
26. Eating more fruit and yogurt
26. Writing many more poems
27. Getting a short story published in an e-zine, and as an "Editor's Choice" story
28. Editing short stories and novels
29. Adopting another cat
30. Going to Anime Central and seeing all the panels I wanted to see and wearing Lolita clothing for the first time
31. Boating and going innertubing again

Found a Nearby Unitarian Universalist Church

I'm so excited! I think I've found a great opportunity to focus on my spirituality, learn about religion and ethics, socialize, take informal classes, and volunteer! It turns out the Unitarian Universalist Church in Naperville isn't that far from me. They also have 11:15am services, which isn't too early. Their service this Sunday sounds super interesting and Michael said he would take me. If it goes well maybe we will attend the three classes in the month of January in order to become members of the church. Everything I've read on the website I really agree with and have interest in.

http://www.dupageuuchurch.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

5 Gratitudes

1. Amber and Michael calming me down when I was upset and felt bad about myself
2. Watching more Batman and currently Fantasia
3. Reading more of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Mining the Soul
4. Planning the trip to Japan with Maria
5. Homemade pizza for dinner and vanilla hot chocolate as a night treat