Sumi: Epitome of Laziness?

Well, I guess I'm not really the epitome of laziness, but I have been super lazy ever since I finished finals and came home. I don't really know what's wrong with me, but I don't want to do anything: unpack my stuff/clean my room, respond to emails or Facebook crap, laundry (which I finally started yesterday after I ran out of ALL of my underclothes), and the list goes on. I'm so lazy that I don't even feel like writing this post (sadly). But I'm slowly getting back on track I think.

I have a list of summer goals that seems like a lot but manageable if my laziness doesn't get the best of me:

1. Find out if Public Health research is what I want to do. Start thinking about going to Medical school. (Basically learn something from my summer research position) Figure out what I'm majoring...
2. Learn how to cook.
3. Take photos again. Start drawing. Get that book...drawing from the left side of the brain.
4. Pick a place to volunteer and go there regularly (once a week)
5. Read books - for fun, fiction and nonfiction.
6. Keep in touch with people.
7. Finish unfinished projects that I started summers ago and still haven't finished
8. Read the news every day. (I should start this today).
9. Learn how to use the sewing machine. Make some cute stuff! (check out this awesome blog that I'm totally in love with: http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/
10. Speak more in Tamil to my parents so I can improve my speaking skills.
11. Become more confident in Dance - remember what I've learned and practice at least mentally especially by learning the meanings to dance.

As far as cooking and food has gone, I haven't done anything except semi-learn how to make this really, quick and easy tofu and sprouts dish my mom makes. Hopefully I will make it next week. I keep saying I will bake all of these things, but haven't actually gotten to baking anything, such as scones for mother's day or a blueberry pie for my sister's birthday. I love baking, and I want to bake more this summer too. Can I make a birthday cake for you Emily when you come back? Your choice of frosting, cake, and filling :) I used to bake a lot, but sometime ago I just stopped doing everything except for cookies during Christmas and box brownies and cakes. I wonder what happened to all my passions for baking and drawing and other hobby-like stuff went? I need to find it all again...

Anyways, hopefully in my next post, I would have actually done something and not talk about doing things. I hope everyone is having an awesome summer so far, even if you aren't in London, and if you need some inspiration, here are some awesome cooking blogs that I found while stumbling :P

• http://www.joyofbaking.com/ - for the baker in you :)
• http://smittenkitchen.com/ - Archana showed me this one today and absolutely loves it. I haven't really looked through it yet, but I'd trust her judgement.
• http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/09/single-serving-pie-in-jar.html - really random but I want to make a bunch of mini pies and freeze them! Then I can have pie anytime and give some to Jwong and my sister since I never gave either of them birthday gifts.
• http://www.tastespotting.com/ - just a bunch of random recipes from different blogs and sites online.

I haven't tried any recipes yet, so let me know how your food comes out if you do make anything from any of the sites.

Sumi