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I am in the Christmas spirit! A couple of weeks ago, I went home to hang out with my mom, sister, and some of my aunts while the boys went deer hunting. We went shopping on Saturday, and when we started the day, I was not in a Christmas mood at all. The first place that we went to, however, changed my mood right away. We went to this home decor store; I have never seen so many Christmas decorations in my life! There were ornaments, wall hanging, figurines, place settings, napkin holders, miniature christmas trees... absolutely any decoration you could think of, they had! I bought my boyfriend's mom these cute little blocks that spelled out the word "joy" and a little snowman figurine that holds a tea light to sit on top of one of the blocks. My sister bought a bunch of decorations for her new home (she just got married two months ago). I was so jealous that she has a place of her own to decorate; I can't wait until I get to decorate my own place!
What I have learned about my writing
Well, one thing that I have always known and continued to notice is that I am long-winded when it comes to writing. I almost always go over page limits for papers (although I've done okay with this class). Some of the tips in the Williams book helped me cut down my wordiness and get more to the point. I've also noticed that I have trouble organizing my thoughts in papers. I'd say this semester I've done a lot more pre-writing than I have in the past, and it has really helped. In the past, I used to just jump right in and then after a few pages I would be lost as to what argument I was trying to make or what my thesis was. This class (especially the research paper) has helped me to think about my arguments before actually beginning to write.
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I don't think I am quite ready for Christmas to be here yet. I really don't like having to be out walking in the freezing cold weather, and as it has snowed about four inches today, I can tell winter is really here. But I am excited for the semester to be over and to have a month-long break. I didn't get to be home much for Thanksgiving so I'm glad I'll get four or five days at home at Christmas. Usually the day after Thanksgiving, my mom likes my sister and I to put up our Christmas tree and all of our Christmas decorations; I had to leave early that Friday morning for work this year and didn't get to put our tree up so I guess it doesn't feel like Christmastime to me yet.
I am definitely already in the Christmas spirit also. Christmas music is my favorite and it has been on repeat all weekend! Christmas is by far my favorite holiday...I just hate that our finals go so close Christmas day. I feel like by the time I get home Christmas is already over! I will definitely have to decorate my appartment so I really get into the Christmas mood.
I am crazy about Christmas! I started listening to Christmas music almost halfway through October... not all of the time but every once in a while. Now that it has snowed, I can't wait! I love Christmas because everyone is happy and I get to see all of my friends and family who I don't get to see anymore.
I am soooo ready for Christmas. This semester has been particularly stressful for me and I am ready to go home and let my mom and dad give me presents and cook me food. The snow has also made me more anxious for the holidays. It really feels like winter now :)
My roommates and I put up Christmas decorations in our apartment and that has definitely put me in the Christmas spirit. We have a mini Christmas tree, lights, and everything. And now that it has snowed, I feel like Christmas is closer than ever. I just hope the streets aren't nasty when everyone is walking to classes tomorrow.
I can completely relate about being in the Christmas spirit. I work at lands end on state street and our music station started playing Christmas music periodically a few weeks ago. After Thanksgiving it transitioned to all Christmas music all the time. I worked all day Saturday during the first snow storm this year and watching the snow fall all day while listening to festive music really put me in the holiday mood. I admit that walking home that night was not fun at all, but coming back to my warm apartment with Christmas decorations made me feel better.
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