summer vacation v.0

There hasn't been much to report because (wheee!) it's summer vacation! I've been lucky enough to have a summer vacation even before going back to school this fall. In fact, since graduating college, I've been continually graced by summer vacation - a major perk of working on college campuses.

But for you out there working the 9-to-5, four-season gigs, it's not always what it's cracked up to be. Summer vacations are much like a second New Years: holiday with a black cloud hanging over, ready to dump guilt buckets on you.

Yes, the dreaded Resolution.

But we've all been there. Except now, instead of my resolutions revolving around developing my ambidextrous penmanship * and watching All My Children with Mom**, I'm pretty sure I'm expected to have adult goals. Goals that no doubt involve spreadsheets, brooms, and Project Runway reruns (hi brother!).

As masochistic a ritual as it is, it is much too powerful for one Vi to resist. So here goes:

Vi's 2007 Summer Vacation Resolutions
Drink more water (now thERE's an oldie but goodie)
Create a personal budget (seriously...I love spreadsheets)
Make my bed every morning
Help make the house beautiful (I've already played in dirt and in varnish!)
Cook
Develop hip and kickin' abs while also developing a sense of rhythm (could it be possible?)
Map out my fall schedule
Visit family
Read more on educational approaches and policy

And yes, I know I am making a rather bold move blogging this for all you (two) people to see, but if I learned anything from Ratatouille, it's that you can always rely on your furry friends and family for support. And that Paris mice for some reason don't adopt the French accent.


*this is a sad but true story
**this is also true. and I'm not ashamed. Susan Lucci was robbed all those years!