The Summer of Megan

School has been out for like a week, and graduation is done and over with. So what's next?

I've been stuck in a sleepy haze, as I'm sure we all have. Gravity is working against me as I try to pull myself out of bed to get the second chapter of my life going.

What am I supposed to be doing?

I was accepted to University of California, Santa Barbara, which starts the next semester in September. My housing contract won't be ready for another week. I have no money, since I have no actual income and everything I do get is being saved for my brother's army graduation in July.

So I'm here with "16 and Pregnant" on the television and some homemade cookies in hand. I always tell people "only boring people are bored," so I won't let myself be bored.

But I'm quickly running out of ideas. I need to get a life. I need to find friends. But I probably won't, which is why I started this blog.

Writing this blog inspired me to get out of the house, explore my local surroundings and let the world know what it's like in my life.

This will be the "Summer of Megan." I am going to set myself five goals to complete over the summer. Not only will this keep me busy, but it's good practice to set and complete goals. What is it good practice for? For life.

My goals:
1) Hang out at the beach.
The beach is relaxing; there's no doubt about that. It feels good to have the hot summer sun and cool ocean breeze hit my skin as I sit under an umbrella with book listening the waves crash against the shore and kids scream in the distance. Of course, I'll stop at CVS before I go to pick up some sunscreen. I wouldn't want to do any more damage to my skin. (I'm already extra moley because I used to sunburn as a hobby when I was younger.)

2) Go on an early-morning hike.
I'm not much of an early-morning person. Actually, I can't stand mornings and their perkiness. So it would be good to break free from my norm and do something unusual. I've never really seen the mornings and appreciated everything they have to offer. Maybe experiencing and appreciating mornings with their dewy drops glistening off of green tree leaves and truck windows would awaken the morning person inside me. It's worth a shot.

3) Find a location in L.A. I've never been.
I am an explorer. I love to go in random directions with no idea of where it leads and figure out my way back home. Consequently, this means I've seen most of Los Angeles in my five years of living here. I've seen more of L.A. in my short five years than a lot of people born and raised here. But I know there's more. There's always more. So I plan to find a new-to-me place around here somewhere. (And I am open for suggestions, if you think you know of a place I've never been.)

4) Catch a fish.
I love to fish. There's nothing better than the serenity of dipping a line into the fish-filled waters and pulling one flapping around out. I don't think I've felt that feeling in a couple years now, and that's not for lack of trying. This summer will be the summer where I will pull one of those suckers out of that water and take it home for dinner.

5) Keep up a blog.
This is my second attempt at a blog. I usually procrastinate keeping up a blog, because I don't think what I have to say is worth reading. But I've been looking at some of these other blogs, and I think I can stand up next to some of these other guys. So my final goal of summer is to keep up this blog.

I know these seem like mindless goals, but it's better to have some goals than none at all. This is something that helps keep me sane. If I didn't give myself something to do, I'd go crazy with boredom. But only boring people are bored, so it's time to get out of this house and get on with my life.