The Next Ten Days...

This week, I have so much to do that for the first time in my life I actually think I may not get it all done in time. I have my final for Global Problems which consists of five essays, a separate twelve page paper for the same class, a final exam for my Christian Mind class, and several other smaller assignments. Even though all of these assignments are not due until Sunday, I have to have them done by Friday at 5:00pm because my mom and I have to start to VA Beach so I can catch the bus for the NYC mission trip! I am not normally one to complain about stuff that happens as a result of my own decisions, but this is just crazy.

Please pray for me, and don't expect any more blog posts for the next ten days. When I get back from NYC, I will write a very long and detailed post about finals and the mission trip--if I'm still alive, that is.

I'm Alive!

I did live through the worst weekend of my life! God gave me victory! I got all of my papers done on time. However, I did not do as well on them as I would have liked; they are definitely not the best papers I have ever written. Oh, well. I will do better next time.

But I have some exiting news as well. I will be going on the fall mission trip to NYC! I cannot wait to see what God is doing up there and I cannot wait to be a part of it. I have never been on a mission trip in my life, but that will change in one month! I am very, very, very exited!!! Or could you tell this by seeing all the exclamation points?!

Also, tomorrow I will go to my practical politics class and submit an actual political survey with my team! I love this class! I am really hyped about politics in general, so I decided to refurbish my political blog that I quit posting on about a year ago. Check it out: http://www.donkeysbtrippin.blogspot.com. Yes, I came up with the name. I'm thinking about getting it copyrighted.

First Day of School

Today went surprisingly well! I got up at 7 and did my coffee and exercising routine. I was able to do more of my reading for my Making of the Christian Mind class (which I love). At 10am I got to work, got more school done, and went home. Now I am sitting in my living room chilling.

I guess that it's just strange for me to actually have everything on my to-do list finished before 5pm. It is a new and wonderful feeling! I think I'm going to keep this up.

Tomorrow is Research Methods. I only have one chapter left to read plus my initial discussion post, so hopefully it will go as well as today has gone.

God, please give me strength.

Shopping

I know it sounds really bad, but I went shopping two days in a row. On Friday, it was digital cammera shopping; on Satureday, it was clothing shopping. I really didn't buy that much, but what I did buy, I absolutely love. I bought some shirts, but the biggest finds were the Cristal D'Arques Paris (drinking glasses)that I found for $8.99 (box of six). Unfortunately, when I got home and looked on the computer for the rest of line (Harmony), I found that it was discontinued. Oh, well.

On a more productive note, I finished most of next week's readings in all of my classes! Yeah! That means that next week will go slightly smoother. Warning, tomorrow's post may not be so carefree.

Music, Sweet Music

Music is one of those integral parts of my life; I can't imagine life without it. Today, I did not have to work, so I slept until 10:00 AM (no, I'm not joking). When I woke up, I started the coffee maker and finished some reading I wanted to get done for what I call my "Global Problems" class. After about an hour of reading about problems and negative issues, I decided that I needed to create some positive energy. So what did I do? You guessed it! I did some exercise! After that, I felt much better.

To continue on in this spirit, I jacked up some Family Force Five in the bathroom while I was showering. When I got downstairs, I fixed a cup of green tea and turned on the sounds of Michael Buble and thought about nothing important. As I write, I am listening to Norah Jones; next I will put on Owl City. Maybe later I will finish next weeks reading in Research Methods...

A Long Weekend

First off, the reason I have not posted in so long is that my laptop power adaptor broke. I was so mad because I just bought this laptop three months ago! Oh, well. Anyhow, I had a great Monday; I finally got my new checking account, bought my new cell phone (which I love), and got to look through my Research Methods course. I have a feeling that it is going to be my favorite class this semester.

As for my reading, I have not been reading my fiction like a good little girl; I have been reading ahead in my courses. I know that this is a good thing, but I know that I am going to want to read something entertaining as soon as school starts instead of wanting to do it in the summer when I should have. But such is life.

Please pray for me that I will not get so overwhelmed that I shut down.