Happy St. Patty's Day!

Happy St. Patty's Day! a photo by refuse2bdefined on Flickr.

I don't think I'll ever be able to give up Converse.

Streamlining and stress management

I ended up canceling my training tomorrow and my participation in a health fair on Friday. I hate backing out of things I commit to, but honestly, I'm spread a wee thin these days and there are other things that must be done that take precedence. I think for my sanity, I just needed to eliminate something to make me feel better and this was the only thing that could really budge.

I've schedule date night/"OMG GET ME OUT OF THE HOUSE!" night with B for Friday. Dinner and a movie. And it sounds perfect. He's really working hard on a project and I'm really focused on school. He has to work all weekend and I have my own agenda for school.

Spring break is in about a week. Did I mention how excited I am?

I moved away from home at the age of nineteen to be close to the boy I loved. We moved back for a few years and then away again. Sometimes I wonder if my first move was too soon. I missed my family terribly. I'm extremely independent and march to the beat of my own drummer, but being so far away was painful. Of course, being broke and not being able to see them when I wanted was hard as well. But I love where I'm at now and hopefully, if things work out when I'm done with school, we can stay here. I find myself incorportating tid bits of my family all around me -- stuff that reminds me of them in very subtle ways. I have a small collection of vintage Pyrex that reminds me of my mom. I even have a Tupperware piece from the 70's that I found on eBay that reminds me of my dad. It's a piece he would marinate meat in and BBQ all the time. Hey, Californians love their BBQ! My Le Crueset tea kettle is in flame orange, the same color of my grandma's original dish that she always uses to cook her infamous pilaf at family dinners. Recently on Pinterest, someone pinned this:

My grandpa used to say this all the time. I think it's very appropriate and I will be acquiring this soon. I find it rather serendipitous that it matches my office nearly perfectly.

Image from http://www.etsy.com/shop/NanLawson

And this is why I'm borderline insane these days...

Today I:
- worked at Children's Hospital for 4 hours
- made a trip to the mall for tea
- had sushi with B
- ate chocolate and drank wine while watching "The Hangover" (classy, no?)
- made a tentative list for baby shower and sent to mom-to-be
- brainstormed food ideas
- researched cupcakes places for shower

Tomorrow I'm:
- going to pirate exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
- grocery shopping
- changing oil in car
- laundry
- studying for cancer quiz
- starting paper due Thursday

Monday:
- gym
- class from 8am till 1pm
- quiz on cancer
- third visit to Children's Hospital - completed 12 of 48 hours needed
- study for quiz on pain and migraines for Tuesday
- study for verbal exam for Tuesday afternoon

Tuesday:
- gym
- class from 9am until 3pm
- quiz on pain/migraines
- oral exam (mock telephone consult)
- work on paper due Thursday

Wednesday:
- gym
- class 8am til noon
- Admissions Committee meeting 3:-4:30
- Faculty dinner 6:00 - whenever
- work on paper!!!!!

Thursday:
- gym
- damn paper due!!!! AHHHHH! (It's only 6,000 words. Psh)
- Class?? Maybe. Squeeze in a site visit to OTC? Depends on how much of my paper is done.
- if I go to class it's from 1pm-3pm
- maintain sanity, it's almost Friday
- turn in paper

Friday:
- gym
- class 9am-12pm
- Ditch class at 11:30 to work at health fair from 12-3:30pm
- 3:45pm - crash and burn
- wake up - realize Spring break is in a week and rejoice.
- Send out invites for baby shower