One month in.

Top: the Campanile in the sunshine! Read why I love Berkeley so much here.

Middle: Some crazy citrus fruit I found in a family-owned market in Bakersfield. Appetizing?

Bottom: The main wall in my bedroom at home. Kinda cool, right?

January is officially over (Happy February everyone!), so I think now's a good time to evaluate my performance on my New Year's resolutions. Consider this a self-assessment of sorts.

1. Start and keep a blog-- Done! I've maintained pretty well, in my humble (and biased) opinion. In December I had absolutely no idea just how horrible January would be to me, so I'm grateful that I have this blog as an outlet for my frustrations/sadness.

2. Floss everyday-- Done! Now that I have my own bathroom in the sorority, it's so simple just to floss, brush my teeth, and wash my face without ever leaving the comfort of my room.

3. Get in shape and truly make exercise a part of my life-- I'm gonna rate this as half complete, because I don't want to jinx it. But I did finish a 7 day work out challenge today, and moved on to Level 2 of the 30 day shred.

4. Remind people how much I appreciate them-- Done! I am so so so happy to have such strong support systems around me, and I remind them just how grateful I am :)

5. Be the best leader I can be-- Certainly making every effort. I feel that I've been approachable, reasonable, and understanding in my first few weeks. But there's always room to improve!

6. Deep condition twice a month-- Done! And I got my hair trimmed! Double done.

7. Take every opportunity to travel-- In the month of January alone, I made three different trips to southern California. I'm seizing the opportunities that present themselves!

8. Update my happy list more regularly-- Done! I've been trying to write at least one thing everyday. And I made some excerpts of the list features on my blog! Here, here, and here.

9. Remember my 21st birthday-- Hasn't happened yet, but my half birthday is tomorrow!

10. Fall in love-- Negative!

11. Document everything with pictures-- Could definitely be doing better at this one, but I'm trying! (See above!)

12. Save money-- No, but I certainly haven't spent excessively. Okay, that's not being true or honest with myself. I haven't spent to my usual excess.

13. Read the newspaper while I drink my coffee every morning-- Need to work on this one!

14. Keep meticulous to-do lists-- Done! Unfortunately it feels as though I'm living my life by to-do lists right now.

15. Find something beautiful/meaningful in every experience-- I'm certainly trying! I know there is beauty out there, and I know that everything happens for a reason.