Organized Mind Leads to Organized Everything

Having a Thesis to write, is by all means not an easy task. But as in length it is not too bad, it is not an impossible task either. So why has it been so hard for me to work on? Well after several weeks of doing only a small amount of work, I realized that I was going about this all wrong. I was setting my goals to high and unachievable. I mean saying I will edit this 50ish page monstrosity in 2 weeks seems rather a lot and I could no longer see the buildings behind the big mountain. Moreover, everything was unorganized because I did not have my own place to work in. Well I have returned to Bremen, I am working out of my friends room/going to the library with Meron who is in my program. So it was still really hard to get started and organize what exactly I have to do. Until I had my "aha" moment. Now I ca easily proceed and work. For this morning, my goal was to update all of my word documents-i.e. insert all of the changes that I made on paper. Having successfully completed this I feel like I have accomplished my goal. For this afternoon my goal is to take single paragraphs, not even pages or chapters because for some reason that is just too much, but no I will take single paragraphs and edit them asking myself the following questions: What am I trying to say? Why am I saying it? Can my reader follow my thought process without having read the books? Because finishing one paragraph is a fast and achievable goal. Moreover it will allow me to take a hard look at everything I have written and it will make me focus on my writing style as well as the contents. To some of you this may some like a harder more time consuming way, but for me it is exactly what I need. Small paragraphs one at a time. In the beginning with the first steps, I know that it will be time consuming, but it will get me back into the groove of things the information of what it is I am doing, and I want to be doing!!
I have also set myself another goal, and that is to fix my sleeping pattern. This morning I woke up around 9am which I think is a good time, and I went to bed around 11:30pm. I included a morning bike ride to the post office because tonight is Harry Potter :)!!! And i need cash to pay Steffi for our tickets! The workout got me motivated to work on my thesis and it gave me the energy I needed. So after my great workout I have been thesising!!!!
In a little bit we will be making a scrumptious chicken lunch, and then it is back to work for another hour or two before it is time for the last Harry Potter movie!!! I am so sad it is the last one, but I am glad that I will be going there feeling like I have accomplished something today! I know, that if I follow my organizational methods and continue morning bike rides I will finish editing in no time!!! or well in MY time!!!!
Happy Harry Potter Day everyone!
xoxoxo

Mir fliegen gleich die Löcher aus dem Käse....

...and other such silly things. Often you under-appreciate and take things for granted, especially your family. Perhaps, because you are so close to those you love it is also easy to get into little squabbles or find some of their ticks annoying but at the end of the day this is your family and you wouldn't want to miss them. My momma's visit was great :) specially our daily (sometimes forced) walks yay for walking.
Also being with Oma is great, though that is also mostly under-appreciated or it was until she went back to the hospital now that she is better I realize that she is not something to take for granted :)
I've been spoiling her, cooking tea when she forgets, cleaning the house, doing dishes YAY
mmh...other than that I am just figuring out my future, what to do, what to do????
I'm a really bad blogger sorry O.o
Mehbe I do better next time
till then
Love
Dom

pictures :)

Also-this is my most recent mug shot :D

On Going Home and Coming Home

As you know I went back to the States over Christmas. And quite frankly it was the most wonderful time-minus the procrastination and paper writing. It is wonderful to be able to go back home, where your parents are and just be at least partially a child again. Of course a lot has changed, after all for the first time I had been independent and living on my own, this somehow changes the dynamic of things..but at the same time it doesn't because to your parents no matter how old you are you are the child. Daddy does always say I'm his baby, and I will always be his baby even when I'm 50, and even though that at times is weird-there is something very soothing about knowing that you will always be someones precious child :)! It is something I used to never think about, and take for granted-but being away I do realize that I love my parents so so much and I miss them! The same of course goes for my sister-some things stayed the same, but it seems that we kept the arguing to a minimum, as a matter of fact one of the favorite things when I was there was us going and painting a picture for New Years! Also road tripping to Kentucky!! Awesome :) and now I get to be an auntie to a little well who knows but it'll get spoiled :D!!!!! Well once I am done with school and have a job, but still-everything changes but I think from going home some things will not! I love going home.
As for coming home-I missed my little apartment in Bremen.It is wonderful to come of the plane and have a friend waiting for you, someone who will take you home, wait for you to shower then go for food and shopping :)! Since I've been back I have seen all of my friends on many occasions and I realize just how lucky I am. I had friends in the U.S. but except for a fair few, which I will not specify, they were mostly fake-the friends I have made here are real, they care about my well being and that is awesome! I wish I would never have to leave, but graduation is approaching therefore I am writing my thesis and steadily applying to different programs as well as to teaching jobs such as teach for America. I am also considering the Peace Corps. We will see what pans out. For now I thesis write and enjoy my friends company. They are quite brilliant and always there for me :) I shall try to keep you updated
xoxo