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I'm going home next week. Home as in Oakland, CA. However, I'm not 100% on an exact address. I'm trying to turn over a new leaf. I don't want to be some poor kid who was a victim of the system and fell through cracks. I don't want to blame anyone for how my life was or is. I want to be regular LoL. I know that sounds dumb but it's the truth. I just want to be like everyone else sometimes. Well, all the time. I listen to my friends here at PSC (PANTHERZ!) and they're not stressing over who they'll be staying with for X-Mas break. I wish I could say the same for me.

I say this fully realizing the blessings I've received, most in part because of the way I was raised. Scholarships, publications, ect. I thank God daily for all that I have. Especially because I know so many who were raised like me OR WORSE who have not only fallen through the cracks but don't know how to get back up. I'm grateful for all that I have but I can't help it but to want the same thing that I've prayed for since I was a little girl: ........

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE: The end is near! Finals are this week! I'm very confident about my grades. Maybe even cocky. After I'm done typing this, I'm going to begin studying for my Afr Am History and World Masterpieces course. I'm going to shoot for a B average. Next semester, ALL A's (and I aint talking about the Athletics. GO OAKLAND!)

A GOAL-Digger?

I'm a self-proclaimed goal-digger. What is that? It's someone who is constantly creating goals and achieving them. That's what I am. So...I'll start with just a few goals that I'm having and update them

Goal 1: Good Grades
I love to learn. I learned to read when I was a small child so my passion for learning was seeded in me early on. As a traditional student, I haven't always done my best. So one of my biggest long term goals will be to graduate Cumme Laude from PSC. This will not be easy my next post will be the 'Game Plan'. I'll be checking and posting my grades every semester.

Goal 2: Lose 60 lbs
I love food. Looooooooooooooove food. Spaghetti (although I can barely pronounce it), chicken, smoothies, you name it, I love it! I have to slow down though. I really want to be more healthy. I don't exercise as much as I want to, however, I'm a dancer at heart and I really want to get back into. I know that by losing weight I'll be able to control my asthma more and ultimately, become a better dance. I want to reach this goal by mid 2010 (but I'm hoping to get some results sooner of course).

Goal 3: Be more organized
I'm a major procrastinator. I don't know how and why I'm like this but it's beginning to be a huge problem. I want to become more organized and do things in a more timely manner. Having this skill would definitely help me with the two above! This will be a long term goal.

Goal 4: Growing hair to APL
This isn't a major goal but it is an important one. My hair is currently two inches past my neck and I want it to go a few inches past my shoulders. With the help of a few support sites (hairlicious, KISS, LHCF, BHCM..check my fave sites and links to see them), I hope to achieve this goal by September '09.