Well, there was no more denying it after today. Temps in the low 60s/upper 50s, rain, grey. Adam’s favorite but blah to me. Still, it was a good day and for that I cannot complain. And as you can see, I’ve updated my site’s theme to reflect the new season. Do you like it?
Today the iPhone 5 came out. Adam and I were both due for upgrades. I was going to wait because my iPhone 4 is still great, but when Adam came home with his new phone and started ordering Siri around, I decided I wanted to go ahead and upgrade today as well. Especially because he told me that he’d only waited in line for 20 minutes. By the time I got there, there was no line at all!
I got the white one. It’s so fast and lightweight and the screen looks great.
I also got another big purchase. Remember last year when Disney released a bunch of Designer Princess dolls? (I didn’t post about them here, but I did on my Disney blog.) This year, they released a bunch of Designer Villains. Well, they’re not all out yet. I only wanted Maleficent and surprisingly, getting her was NOT at all the big deal it was to get Jasmine and Tiana last year. No long lines. No getting up at 6am. No hoping to get a number and the disappointment when they ran out right before me. No crashing websites. I just sauntered on to the Disney Store’s website early this week and she was there. Easy as pie! I got cash back from ebates for that purchase, too!
She’s GORGEOUS. And this photo does her exactly zero percent justice.
I am going to visit my mommy for a few days. I can’t wait to see her. I haven’t seen her since Christmas. WTF. So I’m looking forward to the drive (I typically hate road trips, but I plan to make Adam sleep while I listen to Lana Del Rey, Mariana and the Diamonds, and Purity Ring) and just cruise for about three hours. Then I’ll wake him and make him drive the rest of the way. Hee hee. I have a lot to do before I get there.
· back up the computer
· charge iStuff
· go to Bari and get Italian subs for Mommy and Greg
· pack (clothes, electronics, homework & textbooks, books, bathing suit (my mom’s place has a pool!), snacks & sandwiches for the road trip–will help me avoid being tempted by McDonald’s)
· clean out the car (gonna suck b/c it’s going to be cold and rainy tomorrow too)
· straighten up the place so we won’t come home to a dump
And while I am there, I need to (in addition to visiting with whomever I can):
· work on anatomy homework
· write book review for Fire of Love
· write out apprenticeship sequences
· email Zoey private lesson reports and info about the class I took outside Moksha
· email Susan at VSA re: next friday
· work on freelance projects (I’m expecting at least two to come in—finding Internet will be tricky but I think I can manage it as long as there is a Starbucks around)
· personal yoga practice and/or hit the treadmill
I already know this trip isn’t going to be long enough. I’d wanted it to be somewhat relaxing but it won’t be, because I’m taking a to-do list with me. And once I get back, I’m going to have to hit the ground RUNNING. It will be exhausting. I will have to make sure I get good sleep and take care of myself so I won’t get all overwhelmed and stressed and stuff.
But hey, see how I mentioned anatomy homework? I’m enjoying that class! It’s three hours every Thursday night, and the teacher, Shanna, really makes it relateable. For example, she will talk about certain muscles and have us feel the muscles on our bodies. And I don’t know, I just like the way she teaches and the stuff I’m learning. We have a big binder and every week we focus on something different. Last night, we did bones and joints. Here I am, randomly before class started:
Wow. That is SO not flattering.
OH. And remember last months when I was talking about how I was going to try to clean this place up? Here are some of the fruits of my labor. Only one before/after because I forgot the other times.
What do you guys think? 🙂 I mean, you can’t tell what my interests are at ALL from those photos, can you? And why yes, we do have a bookcase in the bathroom, what?
I got hit with a horrible stomach flu type thing Wednesday night. I was so sick. Managed to stumble into work Thursday but it wasn’t good. I was so tired and weak and COLD. Maybe that’s why I look the way I do in the photo from last night.
Anyway, that’s my life update for now. Till next time!
Oh, I like all the organization! So tidy and appealing. It feels so good to be in an organized place, doesn’t it? EEEE!
Did not know about the Disney Villains dolls. . . . Hmm. Weird.
Last year they released a bunch of princess dolls that people went NUTS over. This year, no one’s really freaking out over the villain dolls for some reason. But I got Maleficent and that’s all that matters. 🙂
It does feel good to be in an organized place–I just wish it could STAY like that!
I was just going to ask how many books you have, that you have to have a bookcase in your bathroom. That is outstanding. 🙂
We must have hundreds of books. They’re everywhere in this apartment, Melissa. I love it.
That Maleficent doll is so awesome! Claire loves dolls and babies, but I want to buy some for her that will stay in boxes for her to have when she’s older, just something nice from her childhood, like my mom did for me. I think Maleficent will have to be one of them, because I love it!
She is BEAUTIFUL, Cori. I haven’t unboxed her (I still haven’t unboxed Tiana and Jasmine from last year–did I already post that? Oh well), but I love looking at her. She’s just awesome. They have a bunch of them out–The Queen of Hearts and I think the Evil Queen from Snow White as well. They’re going to release the mom from Brave and Ursula too. Some people get all five but I’m OK with just Maleficent. 🙂