Resolution Update 2016/2017

It's resolution time!

Last year

I didn't have much in the way of a resolution last year. But I did, indeed, follow along in Spanish IV with my ex-classmates who took it in the spring. This was good because there was no way I could have learned as much as I did during my class in the summer. Unfortunately, I just did the grammar and vocabulary and very little of the extras. Also, my classmates were not very active with the e-mails, so motivation wasn't enhanced much by that.

This year

This year, I am willing to make a few specific resolutions.

Spanish

My online Spanish text expires this year. [Insert rant about negatives of electronic "ownership" here.] So I resolve to read through all of it before that time. I hope to do additional activities as well but am not willing to commit to specific ones at this time.

Blood

I resolve to donate blood on a regular basis. For the first time in my life I was able to donate exactly eight weeks after a previous donation a couple of weeks ago. I had hoped that after menopause, my hematocrit levels would be fine, but no. However, after my doctor told me I had an iron deficiency and should take supplements, yes! My hematocrit was not even borderline.

Petitions

I'm also going to continue to sign petitions, even though it's draining. And I am going to keep my eyes open for other ways to help protect fairness and the environment that I don't mind doing and that could actually be effective. I don't see myself as an activist, but I don't want to just sit idly doing nothing.

International media

I'm also going to continue experiencing media from other countries. More on that in my next entry.