Things I want to learn in 2011...

The learning never ends! there are so many things i'd like to learn this new year and im making my list....now!



1. Learn to cook "American" dishes. I can whip up Peruvian (still learning), but now i want to learn to make traditional "American" dishes. By that, i mean your casseroles, pies and those things that Peruvian don't do.

2. How to SEW! 100% of the time, my jeans are too long for me. I have short-leg syndrome. So i have to get them altered and hello, why spend money when i can learn to sew and do it my self? Also, i want to make cute aprons! I LOVE APRONS! weird?

3. Learn to SALSA DANCE!!... I can follow the rhythm and do it once someone teaches me. But i dont have that saucy Latin confidence. I love me some salsa and merengue music. All it takes is a good partner... :)

4. Learn about cars!! uhm, coming from the girl that discovered her cruise control two years after owning my car, ...i think it'd be smart to learn about cars. How to change oil, change a tire, all that fun stuff.

5. Learn to do my hair. Sounds funny, but I HATE DOING MY HAIR. 90% of the time, my hair will be outta the shower done. AKA, up in a messy 2-second-to-do pony or down in an afro mess. The other 10% (a weekend) ill either run the curler or rarely straighten it, but i just leave it down. I would like to braid, or at least learn of styles. I should start loving my hair.

6. Learn more about Politics. There's a lot going on and i'd like to understand the entire process more. I know some, but definitely not enough to have a well educated talk with someone about my thoughts.

7. Learn to scrap book. I HAVE NO PATIENCE TO BE CREATIVE. i lack that "creative" bug, BIG TIME. I dont know what looks good together, nor do i have the patience to care. But i am so jealous of the cute stuff i see my friends and girls make. They are so creative and i bet they will have an adorable home one day. I should learn to be creative. Or at least love it.

8. Learn about finances and all that awesome stuff that i hope the man i fall in love with and marry knows all about. I've been earning credit for years now and my dad helps me, but id like to be able to negotiate my own stuff without thinking "uhhhh...crap" .

9. Learn to READ DIRECTIONS when building something. Im worst than a man. I refuse to read directions. stubborn. yep. But i gotta learn to be patient, read directions, and do it RIGHT. hence my broken shelfs i never fixed haha.

and MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL....

10. LEARN TO BE PATIENT WITH MY HEAVENLY FATHERS PLAN FOR ME!! I tell myself this all the time. ANd for the most part i believe it. But i have my days where I'm "blah blah blah" and i question ME, MYSELF, AND I. Not ever having an officialy "boyfriend" makes me do the whole "what's wrong with me? am i ugly? am i not smart? am i fat?"...you know...all the questions some girls will go through on those long nights where we can't sleep. BUT I GOTTA REMEMBER, TO TRUST IN MY PLAN. To continue to live righteously and be PATIENT. I tell others to be patient, but i have to be an EXAMPLE of my own preachings. So, this year, no doubting or debbie-downer thoughts. i will learn and exemplify my TRUST :-)


These are 10 of several things i want to learn.
Learn.something.new.each.day.


2011...can't believe you're around the corner!!