Thru Robin's Eyes

I think I have finally settled in after the start of the new semester.  This semester will truly prove to be a busy one! Keep in touch with me as I frantically try to manage 17 (what was I thinking) credit hours! LOL!! So there was one book I had to buy yet this last week and new classrooms to find. I also needed to stop in this semester at Rocket Solution Central to take care of a few things. As ususal, I was well taken care of and I would like to thank my favorite RSC representative, Dawn Bellner, who patiently added my class and took great care of my financial aid woes. She’s always willing to help me whenever I need a hand.

We are experiencing one of the snowiest Januarys on record here in Ohio. Parking at UT is always my biggest challenge since I commute in every day, and finding parking at the beginning of a new semester is always tricky. With the parking lots covered in snow these last two weeks, it made it next to impossible to see where the parking spots were lined. That made the usual parking nightmares a complete disaster. No one could tell where to park so in an effort to be safe, everyone took up more than their fare share of the parking space. Luckily, while the snow and cold temperatues are still around, the parking lots are mostly cleared, making the parking somewhat manageable again. There is no snow forecasted for the near future, but the cold temps are still present!

Anyone else as ready for spring as I am?  I see palm trees and tropical beaches. How many weeks until spring break?

Exam week is finally over and everyone is enjoying an axiously awaited Holiday Break by now. Myself, I have already purchased my textbooks for next semester and plan to jump start my reading soon. This has gotten me to begin pondering my New Year’s resolutions. I am truly a very busy person and now that there is a break betwen classes, it’s time to get started on those resolutions while I still have time. Classes begin again on Januray 12th and by that time I’ll have already begun and broke most of my New Year’s resolutions while the rest of you are still at Wal-Mart buying discount exercise equipment. For an overachiever like myself, it’s important to get the resolutions started as soon as possible in order to be the first one to break them.

Everyone has their own resolutions to strive for: stop smoking, floss daily, exercise more, and I am no exception. Every year I strive to take care of myself better and that begins with exercising and losing a few pounds. I know the importance of regular exercise and keeping fit for life, and saying that you are exercising and eating right for your health sounds less vain than saying your jeans have become impossible to zip because you’ve gained ten pounds from the imbibing on copious plates of Christmas cookies.  So starting tomorrow I vow to get thirty minutes of exercise at least four days a week and to watch my consumption  of sugary snacks. By starting my New Year’s resolutions immediately following exam week, you can understand how I can break them prior to the new year even starting. But you’re probably still wondering, Robin, what are these three simple ways? And can I do it too?

My answer to you is, “Of course you can”!! Allow me to explain. Sugar is the only “all-natural” sweetener, and anything all-natural must be good for you. Sugar produces energy. You need energy for exercising.  So my three simple ways to break New Year’s resolutions are (in no particular order):

1) Dunkin Donuts

2) Krispy Kreme

and my all time personal favorite…

3) Ideal Bakery in Gibsonburg, OH

And now, as an overachiever, let me be the first to wish Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year’s to you and all of your friends and families. I’m off now to let visions of sugar plums dance in my head. (And also the candy canes and gingerbread men and fudge and buckeyes…)