A lot of things have changed since I last blogged.

For one I will not be applying to Grad school as of yet.
That's a huge one.

Anyway I decided to blog because I realized something...
I've really been trying to consciously change some of my bad habits.

1. WATER USAGE
- Christine is potty training right now. So everytime I go over, I assist her to the bathroom every hour. Part of the procedure is teaching her how to wash her hands. So what I do is, I: i)turn on the tap ii) she moistens her hands iii)i turn off the tape iv) she lathers v) then i turn on the tap again for her to rinse off the soap.
I always tell her. "Christine, we need to be good to the environment! Remember to turn off the water when you are not using it!"
Whenever I say that, I have chills running down my body, because I am guilty of doing that. I love leaving the water on while brushing. *BLUSH*
So now, everytime I brush my teeth or take a shower, I think about what kind of role model i'm setting to her, and children i may or may not have in the future, and what kind of lifestyle I'm living, when I'm conscious of the limited resources we've got.
sidenote: I love teaching Christine random big words...Since potty training I've been teaching Christine how to use the word "lather". HAHAHA she loves it. She's always like, "Gendi! LATHER HA HA HA" :)

2. HONESTLY, HONESTY
- I've always been really passive with confrontation and being FIRM with what I say. Throughout the years I realized because of that, I've hurt more people than I thought I would've. I always thought, giving the "maybe" and "i don't know" answers may be more mild to the other person's ear. A milder version of rejection. However, when you give unclear answers, they have expectations and if you don't meet it, it ends up disappointing. Thus, for example, I was just writing an email, saying, "I think i won't be able to make it" (Knowing that I would actually NOT be there)
Then I thought about it a bit more.
I changed it.
"I won't be able to make it, thanks for the invite!"


Merry Christmas everyBADY!
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rock your boday-yeah
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