Life keeps catching me

I realized I wanted to try and keep up with this, every week, and life just keeps getting in the way. There's barely any time to do anything, and it is only my 6th day of classes. So, to try and keep up with my blog, my homework, my job, and my SANITY, I had decided to start writing poetry again. I'm an English major, and literature is written on my heart. I enjoy journaling, reading, and writing, but I have always adored poetry. No, not many people know this, so I'm kind of baring my soul here. I am going to post (try to, at least) one poem a week, maybe more. I will also keep writing posts along with the poems. Now my posts will most likely be done late at night, since that's my only (well, sort of only) free time I have right now. So, without further ado, here is one I wrote during class yesterday.

Home
Home is where your heart is
That's what I have heard said
But how do you go home
When you've slept in different beds?

Three, or more, in North Carolina
One, only one, in Tennessee
Family in one, friends at the other
How can I decide where I want to be?

I ache for simple and small at college
Once I'm there, I pine for more
Oh heart, be still! Choose only one!
This aching has turned me sore

I tend to run and hide myself
I dare not trust a soul
My roommates are concerned, I guess
But my silence takes a toll

We each have our own struggles
Of that I know too well
But how do we help each other
When each is is in their own personal hell?

Well, I need to finish up some reading and a synopsis for my English courses tomorrow. Luckily, my coworker took my shift for me, so I will finally get some chores and other things done. I will write again soon. Sleep well, my friends.

New Year, New Life

I know, I know, the whole New Year's Resolution list is a little overrated. But, I do have a couple things that I definitely want to accomplish this year, and I would like to share them to the world.
In 2014, I would like to:
1. Be me. Not hiding anything, just putting myself out there as myself, with no mask.
2. Get back into shape, like I was when I started 2013. So what if my knee royally screwed up? I'll just work around it. Somehow....
3. Fix my priorities.
4. Do Not Get Overwhelmed. That happens too often. Breathe.
5. Focus on getting out of school. I'm sick of it, and I really need to get out. With a degree.
6. Keep up with this blog, once a week. Every week.
Right now, that's really all I can think of. I'll come up with more after I post this, because my brain always lets me know later that I actually do have great ideas. Right now, my brain is kind of dead, because I didn't have to work and I have been cleaning and cooking for most of the day, besides when I turned on Netflix and drowned out life for a while.
Now I need to go clean up my cooking mess. I made Lasagna Rolls for dinner (they were super delicious) and I should probably do the dishes before my roommates have to yell at me. I should also finish cleaning my room so I can sleep in my own bed instead of crashing on the couch, which I am ashamed to say I do, a lot.