Since I last posted, I've made an effort to do things that would make me feel more positive in general. I decided to donate at least one item per week to the local food bank, to buy more healthy food options and more food so that I have plenty to bring and don't resort to buying out as much and have kept the house relatively neat. I made an effort to go to bed earlier last night (even though I wanted to stay up and watch an extra episode of Bones) and have fought the urge to let my mind wander in class. All of these things have begun to be implemented since that last post. I've definitely been feeling better.

Another thing that has me excited is beginning to plan for residency applications. In a way, it's similar to applying to vet school - I need to narrow down which programs I want to apply to and then begin putting my actual application together (letters of reference, transcripts, etc). While the latter part doesn't come until the summer at the earliest, I spent a bit of time yesterday looking through the programs available and talking to Danny about them. (Which is another topic to write about all together! This is the first time I've actually "had to" consult with someone else about what to do with my life since he's, you know, a part of it and all. Crazy!) While we agreed that I should rank Johns Hopkins as my primary program due to its proximity to home, family, friends and his job, I think we've agreed that I will rank Colorado State as my second choice, which makes me over-the-moon-ecstatic. I have wanted to live in Colorado since I visited there as a kid and every time I've been back makes me fall in love with it even more. While I admit JHU would be the best program to attend from a logistics stand-point (to say nothing of their prestige and all that), I would love nothing more than to move to Colorado. I'd be thrilled to get a residency anywhere obviously, but if I could choose...

So yeah, things have been looking up. We're supposed to get up to 18" of snow starting tonight and into tomorrow night, which isn't so wonderful, but if school is canceled and I get snowed in, I'm stocked up on delicious good food, have some school work to get done and now a little boost of motivation from thinking about the future.