lost hours

How is that I can spend an hour in Target and only buy like 5 things. I was on a quest for three very specific things. For some reason those three things were nearly impossible to find.
-a file card box. Never found it.
-a basket to put magazines in. Found it but it's still not exactly what I wanted.
-a hook to put on the closet door to hold things. Found it after walking across Target a thousand times.
I am usually a very successful shopper, so why am I such a failure at Target? Ug.

But it's Friday. New classes start on Monday. I have two of my three books. I have a relaxing weekend ahead of me. My living room is getting clean. The weather is gorgeous. Life is pretty good.

studying and shopping

So I'm studying for my last final for this term. It's tomorrow. And I desperately needed a study break. I made some cheesecake pudding. It was pretty delicious. Not as good as homemade chocolate but... you take what you can get.

My lasagna was a hit. And I finally slowed down. I felt like I was going in fast forward last night. Like it was never going to slow down. Tonight has been a little more relaxed.

I ordered my text books the other night for my next term. Those classes start on Monday. Yup, no break. I forget when our first break is, that's probably something I should know. So, I ordered these books:

Prett exciting, right? So then I ordered this. I decided I deserved a treat. Not because I don't shop for myself regularly but because a new bag is always happy and fun.
That picture is tiny and ridiculous, but the bag is cute. And yellow transitions to fall, right? I'm sure it does.

Back to studying. I am obviously procrastinating and I need to get that under control right now. I also need to do some ironing.

tonight

I'm trying really hard to find a balance. And right now that balance means life is very very busy. But full and joyful. I may be exhausted at the end of the day, but it is worth it. Since I have been off work....
....watched Gilmore Girls
... made flash cards to study for Intro to School Counseling final
... did 2 loads of laundry
... folded and put away about 1000 loads of laundry
... made a lasagna
... did the dishes
... emailed a good friend whom I miss
... took a shower
... straightened my hair
... checked facebook a thousand times even though I hate it
And I feel satisfied. I am ready to sit down on the couch, watch some Boston Legal and relax before I go to sleep.

pie in the sky

I've been busy. So busy I feel like it will never stop. Working 40 hours a week with preschoolers and going to school full time. I feel like I am always at work, at school or studying. The end result will be good though. However, it has left little time for the fun things I like to do. I am still making plenty of time for the lake and fishing. I caught some giant (for me anyway) catfish over 4th of July.
And I've done a little cooking. Very little. I've managed to try a couple of new things. I made chicken salad and it was a hit. I just looked until I found a recipe that sounded right. Turns out, you don't really need a recipe. Just dump things in until it looks right.
Cooked boneless skinless chicken breast (apparently I don't know how to skin chicken)
Light Miracle Whip (my choice)
Pineapple tidbits drained, leave a tiny bit of juice
Red grapes, halved
Chop up the chicken and dump it all in a bowl and mix. Easy peasy. And delicious.

The other night I made fried zucchini and fried mushrooms. While I was frying mushrooms, I had hot grease pop in my eye. Ouch! I heard the mushrooms were good. I think any mushroom is a bad mushroom.

I made my first ice cream cake for my mom for Mother's Day. Yes, I am that behind around here. Anyway, she loved it. I got strawberry ice cream from Braums (the kind with real strawberries), strawberry jam, vanilla sandwich cookies and Sandies. I just layered it all and froze it. It was so good and people were impressed. I'm going to make a dreamcicle cake this weekend for my sister's graduation.

I just finished making homemade chocolate pudding for a chocolate pie that is a couple of weeks late. Hopefully the pudding will set up this time. The last time I made it, it never did and was a total waste of time. I took pictures of the pie making process but lack the motivation to post my clever pictures. Look for them to come if I ever find time.

One more day of work and class and then off to the lake for a long weekend.