(124) It's Official

I woke up at 5:35 this morning

thankfully it wasn't dark outside

a drank coffee and crammed in some more information into my brain

i left for the bus stop at 6:45

I got to school at 7:15

i went to the student union to try to get some last minute information absorbed for my final

class/the final was at 8am

the professor decided we had done enough writing for his class, so we didn't have any short response questions. PTL.

I was out of class by 8:20

sold a book back and got $20 cash

rode the bus

got village cafe for breakfast (take-out)

was home by 9:10am

I am officially on summer vacation

i watched morning shows, greys anatomy, and the american idol results show

then i got to business: tackling my room

i put on some music and started cleaning up

i got hungry about 40 minutes in

i ate my pancakes

never made it back to my room

instead the tv went back on

and i fell asleep

the rest of the evening was wasted on relaxing and enjoying this semester being over.

(122) Day 2 of finals

Wednesday...half way there.

I woke up around 7:30

Finished copying the powerpoint review notes

got dressed

watched a little tv

ate some food

went to school

dropped some notes off to someone in the library

spent 45 min in the library studying before my test

12:30 HDEV final exam

finished a little after one

i think it went ok.

waited over 30min for the bus

got home 

ate some late lunch

watched tv (one tree hill)

got ready for work

worked from 4:30 to 11:30

got home around midnight

watched american idol

all in all, i enjoyed my day/night.

Now i just have one final left....on friday at 8am

tomorrow will be used to study and then i get to spend my evening with friends celebrating a birthday :)

(121) Day 1 of finals

Yes, this is one day behind.

Yesterday was the first of my 3 finals.

The plan was to get up around 7, continue studying and then get to school a little early and then take the final at 10:15.

My body had other plans. 

Velcro woke me up around 5am.

I got up to use the restroom, and velcro followed me.

i crawled back in bed, settled in and waited for velcro to settle in too.

Instead she got on my bed and bit my arm.

I then got out of bed and kicked her out of my room (more like tossed her out of my room)

i got back in bed and my mind starting going in so many directions.

i leave for new zealand in 3 weeks from today...what luggage am i taking...what clothes am i packing...when i come back how much should i work...i'll have jury duty a wk. later...then i leave for a roadtrip....its going to be so hot...i hope the weather change doesn't make me sick....wow i am really going to be gone a lot this summer...could i squeeze in time to go visit my friends where they are staying.....

It went on and on. I finally realized i wasn't going to fall back to sleep. I got out of bed at 6am.

Sat down with a coup of coffee.

enjoyed listening to the rain

Continued studying.

took a shower and got dressed

went to school really early (8ish)

went to the lounge and kept studying.

took a nap

(30 minutes, i woke up every 10 minutes and checked the time)

kept on studying

went to class

turned in my 8 page paper

took my final

waited 20 min for the bus

bus ride home

el burrito jr. for lunch

then walked home

watched tv

took several naps

studied for my HDEV fianl off and on the rest of the night.

by study i mean i copied all of the notes from the final review powerpoint (52 slides)

for dinner we had an array of food from deli news

watched part of the biggest loser

watched the one tree hill finale....so good...and its renewed for 13 more episodes :)

watched glee

slept on the couch

(88) Highlights:Test Win, Bus Fail

i woke up this morning feeling much better than i did yesterday...still not great.

i had coffee and tried to enjoy my morning at home before going to school and facing another test.

The hour before class was spent re-reading my notes and skimming through the book.

The test was a combination of 40 true/false and multiple choice questions and 5 written response questions. It was so easy. There were only 2 maybe three multiple choice questions i wasn't quite sure about.

I was able to answer the written questions easily. Test Win.

After the test was over me and my classmate went to coffee bean and tea leaf to get something to drink. We sat outside for almost an hour and chatted about classes, the test, life, summer...so nice to chat with a friend.

I had class from 12:30 to 1:45 and then rode the bus home.

I chose not to listen to music on the ride. I enjoy listening to peoples conversations. I know its eavesdropping but i don't care. 

My stop finally arrived. I went to stand up and grabbed my backpack, but it didn't move very far. The strap was stuck in between the seats. I kept pulling at it but it wouldn't budge. There were several people watching me struggle. Everyone who had to get off at this stop had already exited the bus and the doors had shut. Someone sitting nearby yelled for the bus driver to "hold up" as he was slowly starting to continue the route. One of the people nearby was able to get my strap out from between the seat. Apparently my muscles weren't good enough to do it. I was able to make it off the bus before the driver had pulled away from the stop. The sad part is that this isn't the first time my backpacks strap has got stuck. This has actually happened multiple times. It was the first time its ever held me up or made it to where i couldn't get it out on my own. Bus Fail.

I got home around 2:20 and had a bite to eat, drank some emergen-c and caught up on youtube videos.

I worked from 4:30 to 9:30 tonight. I was so happy to be off at a reasonable hour. 

Since its just after 10, i think i will try to get a good 7 hours of sleep so that i can try and fight this cold off.  

(87) The dileo

So here is the dileo AKA "the deal"

(Yes, i sometimes use really weird words and/or phrases.)

-Im sick, which really sucks

- I had two tests today, double suck

-I have a test tomorrow, yuck

Here is how my day went:

arrive at school

study

nap...couldn't keep my eyes open

study

test...not too bad

drink tea...caffeine, much needed 

study.... for hours

test-freak out...so many short answer questions...brain dead

go home

eat

take a lot of medicine...dayquil, advil, emergen-c, nasal spray

work...the meds worked...i was happy and with it

bad tips...nice people...bad tippers

home...11:35

alka seltzer cold plus

blog

study...last test this week

sleep...at some point

I hope everyone had a much better day than me....if not i am truly sorry, and have deep sympathy for whatever made it worse. 

(86) blaaaaahhhhhhh

Oh monday.....I think i will start off on a good note.

I had a very productive school day.

*finished a study guide-the test is tomorrow(tuesday)

*copied definitions for a test on wednesday

*read the articles for my 12:30 class

Its wonderful what can get done when i don't bring my laptop and bring my textbooks instead.

Now for what got done once i was home, or should i say what didn't get done.

*i made a late lunch

*took a nap

*woke up with a sore throat....grrrrrrr. Can i please shoot my body or at least get a new immune system

*watched tv

*spent too much time on the computer

*didn't do my study guide for CDFS 214-i have a test tomorrow

*didn't do the write up for my observation

*ate frequently...i was so munchy

As crummy as i am feeling about my lack of motivation this afternoon/evening, the good news is i still have plenty of time between classes tomorrow to study and get my assignment done. I just wish i didn't have a sore throat.

FYI: Zicam is going to be my new friend. I sure hope it works.

Little Pick Me Ups-

Things to make me feel better aside from medicine

*Only having 6 weeks, including finals, until summer.

*Remembering that i have less than 2 months until new zealand.

*Seeing pretty yellow daffodils on the mantle.

(60) Satisfaction

You know those days when you get home and your legs ache, your feet are throbbing, and your eyes are struggling to stay open? 

That is me right now and somehow it feels great. To me it means i worked hard and this is my body's way of telling me congratulations. I think it is so satisfying. Maybe i like this feeling cause it means i didn't sit on my butt all day being lazy. Well whatever it means, i like it and it should probably happen more often.

Today included:

-studying for my midterm

-going to class-we had a guest lecturer (always a plus in Mr. Mutton chop's, aka monotone's, class)

-reading for my midterm

-took my midterm. I think it went well. 

-bus ride home

-laundry (i needed clean jeans for work)

-glee

-throw jeans in the dryer and hope they were done in 50 min.

-ate a small "dinner"-it barely counted

-caught up on emails, computer stuff, etc.

-got ready for work

-pulled my jeans out of the dryer- only slightly damp (could have been much worse)

-got dressed

-worked for 4:30-11:30

-Got home at 11:45

So now i am going to wash my face and hit the hay.

I get to sleep in tomorrow morning. Meaning i dont have to wake up until 7am. It's really sad when 7 is sleeping in. Well, i'll take what i can get.

ps i am in a contest on this site

Vote for my look it is currently in 6th place. (By Holly Brookhyser)

(59) Uhhhhhh

It's late (almost midnight) and i just got home from work.

I have a test tomorrow that i haven't really studied for much, so i am off to bed to read myself to sleep and dream about powerpoints and lecture notes.

My test is at 12:30 tomorrow so pray extra hard for me(for focus, memory, clarity, and no distractions*) tomorrow because i will need all the help i can get.

Goodnight and i hope everyone had a terrific tuesday.

*distractions=not having watched glee yet and really wanting to, instyle magazine arriving today and not having even opened it up.

(54) class cancelled=a lot of unproductive "free" time

I got to school today around 8:20am.

The area i normally hang out was being used for some sort of meeting or something. I resorted to sitting by the coffee bean and tea leaf at a small table and only semi comfortable chair.

I was able to get my observation write up written quickly. 

I checked my email before going to class. It was a good thing i checked because my teacher cancelled class today. This meant that i had a very long time before my next class at 2. 

I used that time to start my AWARE paper, look at cloths and modcloth and start getting inspired for a welcome to my closet post, and start watching last nights episode of American Idol.

While i was sitting at my table, i saw Amanda and a little while later Tanya stopped by. Me and Tanya sat and chatted, walked around campus, and then around 1:35 we went our separate ways to class.

Around 3:30 my mom came and picked me up on her way home and we headed to the grocery store. In case you didn't know, you should never go grocery shopping when you are hungry. We made that mistake. I ended up picking out all kinds of junk food.

Oh i forgot to mention that i wore a dress today. You may be thinking so thats not a big deal. Well i rarely wear dresses and i never wear them to school.

I would like to think my wearing a dress and indulging in chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream was  foreshadowing a need to celebrate. I checked the mail tonight and i got an envelope that said do not fold, and was from long beach city college. My Associates degree came today. That's right i have an AA, and in less than 2 years from now i will have 2 bachelors degrees. 

Unfortunately, today did not involve too much studying. I have a test tomorrow and don't feel too prepared for it. The good news is that my class isn't until 2, so that gives me some time in the morning to study and read the textbook.

(53) Results and Scores

A disorganized version of today:

I woke up at 6:40, 6hrs after going to sleep. 

I watched glee before class started.

Today was a day of getting test results back-and not in the medical sense but in the academic way.

Went to class and got some paper and test scores back. I got full points on my paper and a 97% on my exam. Woohooo!!!

I turned in my $300 new zealand deposit.

During my break between classes i took my food handlers test. I passed, but missed some questions i don't even remember answering. Weird.

I got home around 2 and checked my grades online. 

I got a 74% on my family and personal development exam.

I got full points on my friday group project and presentation.

At 4pm it was time for another night of work.

I had a really good shift, made good tips, and wasn't stuck there too late.

I was home and in bed by 11:10.

The best part is that i don't work again until next tuesday. That means i can get all of my homework stuff done this weekend without work getting in the way.

(52) Non-Stop

I feel like i have been going nonstop since i got up this morning.

Today's busy day included:

Waking up at 5:30 am

Leaving for school at 6:50 am

Taking my final exam for FCSE 299 at 8 am

Next class at 9:30 am

Gym from 10:45am to 12:05pm

Lunch

Turned in my copy of my passport to medora 

Class at 2pm

3:05pm waited for the bus until 3:40-it was very late

got home at 4:05

Took at ten minute shower

ate dinner

blow dried my hair and put on makeup and work cloths

Left for work at 5pm

Got home at 12:05 am

Wow it's no wonder I'm exhausted and achey.

Well its time to go to sleep so that i can wake up and do this all over again.

This time i get to get up an hour later and have work an hour earlier.

(45) don't feel like it

So at this moment i really don't feel like making a day 45 post. This is mainly because it's almost midnight and all i want to do is go to sleep. Well here is what i am motivated enough to type about today.

Today was my second to last super early day of the semester.

I took a test this morning...which feels like days ago. 

i took a nap while trying to read.

found out that my fieldwork class is not going to fit into my schedule the way i had planned-instead i will probably have to take it over summer.

there was a guest speaker in one of my classes who was so entertaining- a very nice change from our usual lectures.

was home for an hour and a half (after being gone from 6:50 am to 3:30), before i had to leave for work.

then i was gone from 5-11:30pm for work.

Now i am home and grateful that i have nothing due tomorrow and no reading to finish before class. 

Sigh of relief, now going to bed

(39) A lovely ending to the day

I got up at 6:20 this morning and finished my paper. 

School was just like any other school day.

Here are some of the exceptions to the above statement:

Oh i got another latte today, but that wasn't a good idea. I think i finally hit my dairy limit, so my body decided to go crazy and torture me. 

I spent my free time between class watching Glee instead of reading like I normally do.

I got home around 2:30 today and was able to relax and start catching up on shows.

This included: Gossip Girl, watching Glee with mom, and watching Parenthood with mom and dad.

I got to hang out with Krissi tonight.

We went to cha for tea, Borders, and then to Target. 

We bought rain boots that are so cute and I also bought a pair for my mom. Now we will be rainy day triplets.

If you want to join the club, here is what they look like.

Merona Zusa Floral Rain Boots

Tomorrow i have my first test of the semester. And did I study today? uhhh no. But i did do the study guide over the weekend and we did a review in class on tuesday. I'm not too concerned and i will also use my 3 hr break before class to prepare.

A new season of Americas Next Top Model started tonight. Another show to add to my list. I have not missed a season yet, and I'm not about to let that change. 

So my plan for the rest of the night is to watch ANTM and then go to bed. Sound good? cause i think it does.