I I'm getting a professional mani/pedi Friday. I'm excited...it's a bit of a splurge for me as I usually do my own salon stuff. Still saving for that car :) But, I need a zen moment and my nails need professional attention. I suck at trimming my cuticles.
Furnishing my apartment has been at a standstill. It's kind of depressing, but between all the summer weddings and min-vacays my budget has been bust. Hopefully I'll get back to buying more stuff after this month. I got a gift card to Ikea as a late birthday gift that should get me on my way again.
Weight training has been a huge success. I'm probably a solid 8 on a 1-10 fitness scale. I still have chicken legs, I'd like them to be more muscular but continued weight training + running should remedy that. I'm thrilled by my progress. I'm going to continue with the weights as I'm still a lady in distress when it comes to lifting heavy things, i.e. I can't really lift the water jug into the office cooler...so sad.
I'm back to the search for a mentor, mine moved to VA and while she can still counsel me from afar via Skype and Hangout and email and phone, it's not the same as meeting up for brunch or hanging out at her place. I was so bummed to see her leave, but as a perk, she's my size and I got to raid her closet. Score! I hope to have someone else before the year ends.
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The undergrads move in this weekend and start classes on the 20th, so things are about to be bananas at work. I'm putting the final touches on my lesson plans and finishing up a few online tutorials I created. I'm not actually taking any courses this semester as I turned my financial aid paperwork in too late. Major fail for me and all the pleading in the world didn't save me as the system is mostly automated. Arrgghh. I'll be back in the spring, and honestly, a break would be nice. I haven't had a semester off since...well never. I went from HS to Undergrad to Grad to Grad Certificate to Grad again without taking anytime off. Not even a summer. A break will be good--I keep telling myself because I really want to knock this thing out and be done with it but I'm being delayed in that attempt and I'm not a very patient person.
That leads me to another point--I have no patience. None...zero. I hate waiting. I hate when people are late. I hate when I'm late. I hate when my train/bus is late. I hate when people get in my way. Basically, I hate when things don't go my way in the time frame that I've allowed. It's a problem and I'm not sure when it started. I used to be patient--I worked with kids as a Children's Librarian Assistant in Undergrad, tutored grades K-8 in grad school, and was an easy-going Southerner. Then I moved to the city, started working in a college, got my own place, and became impatient. I need to find my patience. It was valuable. This being impatient thing is stressful.
I've decided I want a yellow Jeep Wrangler. Might even buy that joint new cuz I'm ballin like that. LOL, jk. I might buy it new because they hold their value supremely well, though if I can find a used yellow Wrangler in great shape with most of the features I want it would be a wrap. Sadly, yellow is the operative word in that sentence. It almost has to be yellow, though I guess I could just get it painted if I find something in another color. I'm still 1.5-2 years out from reaching that goal, unless I take on a second job, something else I've been considering. In the meantime, I'm focusing on making sure I'm credit-worthy (woo hoo to auto-bill pay for keeping me somewhat in line) and saving and being cheapy/thrifty.
Can I give myself a shoutout for becoming a great cook? I've been a great baker for a while, but my cooking skills have drastically improved in the past two years. I bought a Mandoline Slicer the other day. I didn't even know what that was a year ago. I'm not on the gourmet level, and I wasn't a bad cook before, but I've certainly stepped my game up from the basics. Easy access to great cooking blogs have really helped. I've got room to improve, but I'm happy with my direction so far.
Since I'm on the domestic thing, I've been to a few weddings this summer and all the romance has a girl thinking about settling down. That's pretty serious as I love being a bachelorette between two major cities, DC and Baltimore. It's been great, but there's something so pulling about seeing a couple seal the deal after you've watched the relationship mature. I thinks its just a phase and I'll be back to my happliy single self by Fall. But, I met this guy and he's pretty special. Eeek! We'll see.
That's it. The end of this very long, verbose post. But, I haven't written anything especially personal in a while and it feels nice to get it all out :)
Hugs and kisses peeps,
Bethany
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