(131) I love Fridays Again

Only 11 more days until New Zealand

I am ready to leave and yet i am still very unprepared to go.

Gotta love mixed feelings preparedness.

I still have to get warm clothes/raincoat and pack and figure what exactly i am packing. 

Ok, so i am happy that i still have over a week to pull everything together.

Today...Friday

woke up at 8:15

drank coffee

watched morning tv

got dressed

used my new dry shampoo (it kind of worked...my hair looked better than it did before)

ate some breakfast

walked to the bus stop

rode the bus to school (today is the last day i can ride for free until fall semester)

class from 12-3

(so much information...it went by a lot slower than the last two classes. Watched a film on the Maori)

caught the bus with three minutes to spare...great timing today

got home

ate soup

watched tv

ate salami and ham

compy time

found these really cute shoes made by keds

 

Listened to music

Ate dinner: Der

Watched Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

felt somewhat guilty about my dinner of choice...oh well it still tasted really good

Randomness

yes i did it again... there is just one more cup of ice cream left and then my binge will be done

So delicious

 Our Family Photo came today:

Yes, I am really that white
(and it won't be improved until mid july)

 Today's Outfit

(130)

woke up at 8:50

showered

got dressed

coffee

watched tv

finished getting ready

went to school

class from 12-3

went to the student health center with 3 of my classmates to find out about getting antibiotics to take on our trip for in case we get sick

(they looked at us like we were crazy

the nurse is going to email our professor and see what they can do

there is hope for us)

took the bus home

picked up late lunch early dinner from el burrito jr

got home around 4:15 and ate the whole burrito

watched tv

took a nap

lounged around

stumble upn

blogs

So you think you can dance

news

old episode of project runway

bed

Todays guilty pleasures

-eating a whole burrito

-spending my evening in sweatpants

-taking a nap on a day i sort of slept in

-eating chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream instead of dinner

-bought music

Good News:

I got straight A's this semester (6 classes)

(127) Class back in session

Hello Monday

alarm went off at 8am

hit snooze multiple times and got out of bed at 8:25

had a cup of coffee

watched a little tv

took a shower and got ready for the day

picked up the house (the cleaning ladies were coming)

was running out of time

needed to eat something before i left the house

settled for a hotdog

So why was i getting ready and leaving?

Today was the first day of New Zealand classes.

I left for class at 10:40 and got to school at 11:10.

Class wasn't until 12.

I went to the bookstore to pick up the stuff i needed for class.

i couldn't find any of it.

i walked back to the fcs building.

i then realized i looked under the wrong class name.

i walked back to the bookstore

ran into my friend anna who was also in my class

she told me class wasn't til 1pm and that the other book was at a different location

i had spare time so i walked over to the off campus store

It took about 15 minutes to get there...i was sweating by the time i got there

i made it back and walked over to class. 

I still had 30 minutes to spare.

class started at one and lasted to four

It definitely made me even more excited for my trip which is about 2 weeks away.

I got home around 5pm

relaxed...i was so exhausted

mom cooked dinner:

pork chops, artichokes, collard greens, and rosemary rolls

i ate too much (2 artichokes and 3 rolls)

after dinner i continued watching tv and took a nap

watched dancing with the stars and then the bachelorette. 

At some point i will go to bed. But i don't have class tomorrow so i can stay up late and then sleep in.

(116 & 117) Blogger Fail

It wasn't my fault a post didn't happen yesterday.

I went to work on the day 116 post and i saw this:

yah..not cool blogger...you failed

Moving on from this...

Day 116: Thursday

UMMMM....I didn't go to bed until 4:50 am

my stomach was upset, my allergies had gone crazy, and i had dr. pepper late at night

This combination did me in

I watched some movies and explored the internet for hours

Eventually I gave up and went downstairs and slept on the couch

(me and my allergies don't get along when im in my room)

I woke up at 8:20 am. wow 3.5 hours of sleep. Is that a new personal record for a school day?

I poured myself a cup of coffee, grabbed my laptop, and a stack of textbooks and headed next door to work on my take home exam.

i went back home around 11am

I left for class at 12:40

in class i did my presentation

i was so out of it for all the other peoples

and mine was a blur

i got home at 4pm

took a brief nap

at 5:30 i went back to school for my new zealand meeting.

i got back home at 8:30

continued working on my take home exam

went to bed around 11pm

Day 117: Friday

woke up at 8am

finished my take home exam

attempted printing it at 10am

ran out of ink 2 pages in...FAIL

emailed a copy to my professor

left the house at 10:40 to go to school

missed the first bus

caught the 2nd bus, 10 min. later

my ipod died...i heard "battery low"for the last few days i ignored it

went to my professors office

she didn't get my email

went to the horn center to print this exam

Had quite the learning experience...it took almost 30 minutes( i didn't know what i was doing)

finally got it printed

turned it in

saw debbie giving a tour to some kiddos

worked out at the gym

sweat my frustration away...without music

left the gym

ran into eddie

barely missed the bus

had 40 min to waste

ate lunch at carls jr

rode the very crowded bus home

i stood most of the way

got home and rested

took a shower

at a little bite to eat

went to the movies with carolyn

Water For Elephants....finally

it was so good

Im glad i was able to see it while it was still in theaters

well worth $10.75

Yes the book was better, but isn't every book better than the movie

they did a wonderful job bring the book to life

got home around 10pm

had a glass of wine and ate vegetarian lasagna 

(i have no idea how long it had been in the freezer)

It was ok, not the greatest, it served its purpose of filling my hungry stomach

watched tv

went to bed 

(114) Keeping Busy

Woke up at 6:40

had a cup of coffee

went next door to feed the cat (cat sitting for a couple of weeks)

watched morning news

got ready for my day

walked to the bus stop

talked to someone at the bus stop and on the bus

I love random non-creepy conversations with strangers

went to my 9:30 class

found out it was cancelled

went to the gym for a couple of hours

got lunch

worked on polyvore creations

went to dr. medoras office

class-watched 16 presentations

as i was leaving class, so were dr medora and two students. They were headed to a tv taping fundraiser for the new zealand trip. Originally I wasn't going to go cause i had no way to get there and wasn't sure if i would have the night off. But they had room in the car. SO i went extremely last minute. It worked out perfectly.

we got there at 4:30

the taping wasn't even done at 10:15 when we decided to leave.

we got back to school and people were dropped off at their cars.

we went on a hunt for one of the girls cars. (I had no idea how big some of the schools parking lots are)

Dr. Medora drove me home

I checked my dvr so that i could watch glee

It didn't record. FAIL

I was able to watch it online. WIN

Soon i will be going to bed.

No class tomorrow, which means i can sleep in!!!!

(113) How is this still happening?

Isn't something supposed to become habit after doing it 56 times. I could have that number wrong but the concept is right. How is it that i have been doing daily blogs for over 100 days and yet i still go to bed without posting. I still don't understand it.

Anyways here is what happened yesterday (monday):

Woke up at 7am

breakfast-leftover village cafe food from mothers day

went to school

Last day of MW 9:30 class

got my 9 page paper back

96/100 + 5 extra credit =101 (WIN!)

picked up 2 graded assignments from a different professors office

edited an assignment

compy time

polvore exploration of gowns

lunch- carl's jr santa fe chicken

class at 12:30

turned out to be the last class meeting

(this means i have no class on wednesday!) 

rode the bus home

the cleaning ladies were still at the house so i hung out next door.

came home

took a nap

made felt pieces for a project

ate rice

watched tv-lots of home shows

ate homemade macaroni and cheese

watched gossip girl

went to sleep 

(110) A wonderful day

I woke up a little after 8am.

Had a very relaxing morning.

It was so nice to have the morning to myself and not have to be anywhere for some time.

Outfit of the day:

Note: I ended up switching out the brown shorts for dark jeans. 

It was cooler weather than i anticipated.

At 12:40 I left to catch the bus to school

It was my last day of friday class. (A bitter-sweet day)

2 groups presented their parent programs.

I gave a summary of how my parent program went. I made a powerpoint with photos but we couldn't get the projector to work. So i made due without it.

Around 4:30 mom picked me up and we spent the evening having girl time.

manicure (mom) and Pedicures (both of us)

Target to look for white dresses for our family photo shoot tomorrow.

dinner at wok & sushi roll....formerly chopstick express

Marshall's: found a dress. me and mom have joint custody of it

Kohl's: found a white dress!

got home around 10pm.

Showed dad the purchases.

The whole family went through what they would be wearing tomorrow.

Today was so wonderful. Wow that is two good days in a row. Im on a roll. I hope tomorrow continues the good streak. 

(109) Jam Packed

Just one more school day until the weekend. One (short) week until finals. And after finals its summer. And summer means new zealand.

This is what is getting me through the last weeks of school.

For now i will focus on the present or i guess the recent past.

Today I...

...woke up at 6am to finish my micro teaching assignment

...had class

...worked out at the rec center

...went to cha for tea

...had lunch with Aubrey and Krissi at whaoo's

...got the shared necklace from krissi

...went back to school

...went to class and turned in an assignment and did a teacher evaluation

...went home

...watched americas next top model

...spent time with family and my favorite little guy

...ate dinner

...had really bad stomach bloating and cramping (lovely i know)

...went to church

...had a brief car chat with erin

...watched greys anatomy

...bed time

(106) Day and Night

This morning i slept in til 7am...impressive right. Ok not so much, but it was really nice not to get up at 6am.

Outfit #1:for school

At school:

-my first class got out early as usual

-during my break i formated a project that is due on wednesday...i hadn't even started it

Well, now it's started. I still have all of the writing portion to do.

-My other class got out a little early too. But it didn't help me out much. I had to wait around for the bus for about 20 minutes. Oh well.

Home:

ate a small snack

Put together and gathered things for my parent project presentation.

showered

got dressed

relaxed and tried not to stress

Out:

went to the general mtg. with mom

did my presentation. It seemed to go well.

 Outfit #2: Presentation

Home:

Bought Carl's jr on the way home: Santa Fe chicken sandwich

changed into PJs

ate dinner

relaxed

turning in for the night just after 10pm

(102) the lazy college life

Warning: Today was not very interesting.

You have been forewarned.

woke up at 7:15

showered, got dressed

watched glee while i got ready for school

drank coffee, ate breakfast

went to school

paid for the new zealand trip

worked on 2 assignments that were due for my 2pm class

ate lunch-taco bell

browsed the internet

took a nap

went to class-did a short book presentation

went home

watched american idol

watched americas next top model

went to church- wonderful as usual

came home

watched grey's anatomy

blogged

went to bed

(101) Short and relaxed

Today i got to sleep in (unintentionally).

It worked out quite well. I got up at 7am and decided i would take a later bus...and knew i would still make it to class on time.

I was able to enjoy my coffee, watch morning tv, sit outside, as well as go through my normal morning routine.

At school i turned in my paper and then my professor lectured for 30min then dismissed us.

I spent my free time between class attempting to catch up on shows i missed throughout the week. The internet was being slow so i only watched the first 20 minutes of a show. The other time was spent browsing the internet.

My next class didn't do much either. She lectured/had class discussion for about 30 minutes and then she gave us time to ask questions about an upcoming assignment. We got out of class 30 minutes earlier than normal.

I rode the bus and was home just after 2pm.

I finished watching one tree hill, watched gossip girl, ate a very early dinner and got ready for work.

I worked from 4:30-11:30.

It was a really enjoyable night. I had great tables and the tips weren't too bad either. 

I ended up making 14%-not too shabby.

(100) Successful 100th day

Wow I can't believe i have been doing this blog for 100 days. 

Now there are just 400 more to go.

Today was so productive. And im not even being sarcastic. I avoided distractions and stayed focused on finishing my paper.

I worked on it before class, after class, and between classes. It was done being written at 12:30. I read through it to check for errors. Afterwards i went to class. As soon as i got home i edited my citations. (i wanted to make sure they were done properly) By the time the paper was complete it was 9 full pages of text. I believe it was the longest paper i have wrote.

It was such a relief to have it done and know that i wouldn't be stressing about it while at work or frantically writing til the wee hours of the morning.

Once the paper was completed i printed it out and then sat on the couch and relaxed. I ate tacos around 4:30 before i went to work.

I was gone from 5pm-12:20am

A long night but well worth it.

I made decent money and had an enjoyable night.

Now i am going to sleep and know that i will sleep well because a stressor has been eliminated. I love having things done ahead of time...even if it isn't even that early.

(95) Momentarily Blurred

Now that it is getting close to midnight i am having trouble remembering what happened today.

Right now all i can think about is how tired, exhausted, achey, stressed, and over work and school I am.

Im going to put my thinking cap on.

Or maybe i will sit like winnie the pooh "think...think think...think...oh bother"

It may have worked.

I got to school and spent my hour before class looking over and setting up a computer assignment.

Basically i located and saved all of the articles that i have to summarize.

I spent the rest of my time watching one tree hill online. 

While the video was buffering i skimmed the articles.

I went to class at 9:20 and was done around 10:20.

I went back to the lounge and attempted to work on the computer assignment. I quickly gave up and ended up listening to music and reading blogs.

I walked over to dr. medoras office hoping she was there so that i could pick up some fundraiser candy, but she wasn't there.

I walked back to the lounge and ate pretzels and 2 tangerines (aka lunch). 

I read part of an article that was for my 12:30 class and then couldn't keep my eyes open.

I took a 15 minute nap and then went to class.

After class i walked back to dr medoras office hoping to catch her at the tail end of office hours, but once again she was not there.

I caught the bus and headed home.

As soon as i got home i cooked some food. I was so hungry, my lunch was not filling.

I ate what i cooked and watched glee, then parenthood.

At 4pm i got ready for work and i left at 4:15.

I was at work from 4:45-10:30

My shift started off good, but then it got really busy, little things kept happening and getting messed up.

At some point i was so behind, so frustrated, so overwhelmed. I snapped. All i wanted to do was relieve the stress and scream instead, i stood by the soda machine with my mouth shut and tears rolling down my face. I am so tired of my emotions building up and bursting at inconvenient times.

I was able to get a glass of water and go to the back and take big gulps of water and take deep breaths.

I reminded myself that everything was fine. I got back out on the floor and continued my shift fairly smooth after that.

But believe me i was so over my night of work.

Let me just say, sometimes it sucks being a waitress, and tonight was just one of those nights.

Well now that i have remembered today and expressed just how awful work was, i think i will go to sleep now. Last nights 5 hours was not enough.

Tomorrow is another day. I am so grateful for that. A fresh start, different experiences, better emotions, different outlook, one day closer to the weekend.

(93) Another monday

Hello again monday. This is how i started off my week.

School:

*class (9:30-10:10)

*planned classes with a friend

*overheard a woman on the phone trying to make reservations, "NAPA NAPA NAPA!" (she was not a happy person. This went on for quite awhile and everyone in the room kept looking over at her)

*ate lunch-chicken and broccoli from home

*class, it got out early since my teacher wasn't feeling well (12:30-1:30)

*dropped off a sees candy order at Dr. Medora's office and discussed details about New Zealand

After School:

*walked to my hair lady's house

*got my hair cut

*ate at Rascals

*went with Erin to look at an apartment

Home:

*Compy (computer) time

*ate fruit: mango and peaches

*Finished cooking the dinner mom started

*ate dinner in the kitchen with dad

*watched a rerun of project runway

*took a nap

*ate cookie dough

*was extremely lazy

*did absolutely no homework

I hope you all had a more productive evening than mine.

If not, I hope you enjoyed relaxing as much as i did.

(89) short day bliss

A shorter day.

i got to school and caught up on some blogs and a video and then headed over to class.

I got out of class at 10:30 and caught the bus home at 10:40. Wonderful timing.

I was happy to be home. In case you were wondering i didn't have any bus mishaps.

I made some phone calls and then watched recorded shows.

I took a nap.

i woke up an hour or so later but continued to rest and tried to not cough up my lungs. A pile of tissues grew on the table next to me. Ya, the sickness is hanging in there....i hate it.

At 6:30 i went to church.

So many other people are sick too.

I came home around 9:30.

Watched triple rush-a show about bike messengers (and these people are nuts)

Photo tidbits from today

(juicer, lemon, honey)
What do you do with these items?

Make a small glass of lemonade

Ending the night with a cup of tea

Details of my outfit

(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.

(83) Productive friday

Today i was planning to observe at the preschool on campus. I got there early so i grabbed something to eat and hung out in the lounge until 9am.

I went to the building and found out the center was having an open house. No kids were there to observe. FAIL. So i waited around until 10am when class was going to start. I went to the earlier class instead of going at 2pm.

I got out of class at 12 and went to the gym for 30 minutes.

around 1 mom came and picked me up on her way home from work. Instead of going straight home i decided it would be a good idea to run some errands.

I went to the credit union and closed my account-i didn't use it anymore.

me and mom went to lunch and i got to enjoy a slice of strawberry pie-my favorite.

We stopped by the house so that i could pick up money to be deposited.

We went to the bank and i ended up depositing over $4,000. I've been holding out on myself.

around 4 i laid down on the couch and fell asleep. I didn't wake up until 7:30. Clearly its been an exhausting week. 

At 8pm the whole family gathered up baskets of dirty laundry and went to the laundromat.

We ended up using 10 washers and 3 huge dryers to get the laundry done. We finished around 9:45- all of the laundry was folded and in baskets for each person. 

I spent the rest of the night hanging out with my parents and Velcro.

I ended my night by YouTubing new zealand videos and watching ones on the different places im going and activities i will get to do.

(81) Momentary Relief

It has been yet another busy and tiring day.

I got less than 6 hours of sleep last night which made me feel like a zombie today. 

I spent my hour before class writing my micro-teaching assignment on gross motor skills.

I nearly fell asleep during my 12:30 class. Lets just say, movies and lack of sleep don't mix well together.

I got home around 2 and ate a soft taco and then took a nap.

When i woke up from my nap i got ready for work and then left shortly after.

I worked from 4:30 to about 8:30. (this is the earliest i've been off in a very long time)

I got home a little after 9. It was time to finish this project. I did the write up on dramatic play. I finished at 10:45. It was such a relief to have this assignment done at a reasonable hour. All i have left is to draw some diagrams-i will do this at school tomorrow.

Tomorrow also marks the beginning of another stressful day. I have to work on another project- due on friday.

So as good as it feels now to have something completed or at least nearly completed, it is only short lived. Thankfully my stress level should be dropping after friday.

(I just have to choose to not think about the three tests that are next week.)

(78) Ashamed

I am so horrible. I still didn't get much today. I did work on homework though. I didn't complete anything.

Worst student ever.....probably not....worst student i've ever been....definitely

I did however enjoy the time i didn't spend doing school stuff.

I didn't wake up until 9:45-guess im not going to church.

i went downstairs and was surprised to see that my parents weren't ready for church.

Mom cooked breakfast...so good.

I did a little bit of homework.

I ran errands with my parents.

did a little bit more homework.

dilly dallied on the computer-distracted myself from what i needed to be doing.

Played with velcro-the cat-not the adhesive.

ate dinner and watched the ACM's -i sure love country music.

FYI: i am dreading going back to school tomorrow. Can't it just be mid may already. June 7th would be even better, but i'm trying not to push it.

What to expect in this weeks blog posts:

complaining about...

...school

...stress

...projects

...papers

...being tired

...work

and im sure i will come up with some others.

Prepare yourself for a depressing week to come. My apologies in advance...It's just a part of my life-the good the bad and the annoying.

(58) Oh monday

I am semi not a failure. I got up this morning after hitting snooze over a 40 minute period. I went downstairs, poured myself a cup of coffee, and embellished my outline so that i wouldn't feel like a total failure.

Today was a normal school day.

Same old, same old.

I took the bus home and instead of going straight home i stopped at El Burrito Jr. for a late lunch.

I figured, I need to eat anyways and the cleaning ladies will be at the house so i won't be able to get food from the kitchen, so I chose to eat there. I ate a beef tamale and shredded beef soft taco. They were delicious and definitely hit the spot.

I got home in a partial food coma and pretty much remained in that state for the rest of the night. I am such a couch potato. Tomorrow i will get off my lazy butt and workout between class.

Tonight was the Bachelor finale.

There is always so much drama the last night and the "after the final rose" is always full of it too. I won't give anything away in case people haven't watched it yet. So that ends my brief bachelor comment.

I should be in bed before 11 tonight so that's good. It means more rest for a long busy day tomorrow.