how goes it

How goes your dear Caro you ask?

Well, I'm sniffling, hacking, and generally monitoring a constant stuffed-up drip from my nose, unfortunately. :(

Hit with a massive cold. I missed work Friday. More like, they sent me home! That's never happened to me before. It was nice to have the time to get some stuff done, rest, and stock up on anti-cold supplies.

Excuse me. Need tissue...

I hope everyone is pleased with their Christmas loot. I am! I got a Kindle! And a Razor scooter! Awesome!

I was thinking of exchanging the Kindle for a Nook so I can swap books with my sis, but after some reading up on it, decided to keep my Kindle because it has audio so I can get French audiobooks, which will really help my French learning.

That is right, I am learning French. I've already started with Assimil a few days ago. You just do a little a day, get a lot of input in your head, and worry about the talking part in the future. The good news is the input you do get in your head is already full sentences, so when you do start the talking/expressing portion, you already have a lot of phrases to draw from rather than trying to string together separate single words. I'm also using The Linguist and Lingq for language learning. I'm enjoying it so far.

The Razor scooter is going to be really helpful for me in the city. It should definitely shave down my commuting time around town. Not to mention it will enable me to go swimming at lunch (since I only have an hour and there's a pool 1 large block by 1 large block away.)

I'm lining up my New Year's Resolutions, to have them all good and ready. Besides French, being a good vegan, and paying off debt (a no-brainer), I'm interested in learning guitar this year also (as the budget allows). For right now I'll just concentrate on French though, since I already have a ton of material to delve into.

Looking forward to hanging out with people soon. I just hope I'm better and not contagious when it happens. I'm cutting out dairy completely as of today. I like the idea of starting resolutions a bit earlier than New Year's, because you get those few extra days to practice and perfect your habits.

So everyone have a good time fighting the crowds today. :)