Ok, so I’m going to work on multi-tasking while I write this.
I have things to do, like study and read Jane Austen. And, um, create mix cd’s for my upcoming New Mexico trip. You know, stuff of incredible importance, thus this will probably be short. Or, depending on how long it takes for my face mask to dry, incredibly long.
That’s right, I’m sitting here typing to you doing my best impression of swamp thing. When I turned 21 in June I decided it was time to begin some sort of skin care regimen and I’ve been pretty good about sticking to it. It’s your basic cleanser-toner-moisturizer routine with a scrub and a mask thrown in once a week, and when I actually follow it to a tee I notice the difference, so I’m a big fan of it.
Another reason I enjoy my skin care routine is that I’m a product junkie. If it can be found in the aisles of drugstores labeled skin/hair care, I’ve probably spent some time drooling over it. I’m not sure why I have this fascination with lotions and potions, I think it’s engrained into me. I bet the product junkie gene and the shoe-whore gene are paired together in my DNA.
Speaking of which, I totally took advantage of BOGO at Payless and came home with these.
LOVE.
Blue suede pumps.
I was looking for a good red pump, not fire engine red, not patent leather, but came up with nothing in the category. These shoes make up for it.
Aside from my shoe purchase this weekend I also managed to get the majority of my Christmas shopping done. All I have left to do is order the things I have saved at Amazon. I also took some time on Sunday to work on my poetry, it sounds silly but I’m actually looking forward to receiving a rejection letter. I think I’m going to frame the first one.

I’m so excited that the end of the semester is a week away. I have three classes left and then I’m down to 5 semesters of my MBA to complete. Then it’s on to another degree, hopefully. My last two nights have been plagued by insomnia, but all that time not sleeping brought up some interesting ideas for my future plans. #1 Insomnia inspired thought: Applying to Ph.D. programs in Women’s Studies (as planned), but also to programs in Publishing.  Why? I don’t know. I fooled around with the idea for a while a year ago, maybe I should do some further research, I think I’d enjoy publishing, and I’ll already have business experience. #2 Insomnia inspired thought: get a job at a bakery. Why? Probably because I’ve had a bakery-based business idea floating around in my head for the last year. It’d be a good idea to get some experience in the field, and I think I’d like it.

My conscious thoughts about these things are: #1 is doable, why not apply to one or two publishing programs, it can’t hurt. #2 is also doable, as long as I somehow gain the ability to function without sleep.  Seriously next semester looks like it’ll be a lot heavier workwise than this one was, and though my bank account would love another paycheck every two weeks, I just don’t know when I’d have time to do it. I really want to commit to triathlon training, and I’ll have class/GA-ship/my weekend gig/WISEUP/ 40 other gazillion things I get myself into, and a social life.

And thanks to Brandy, and  Book Me In, I’ve now got an even longer list of  books I want to read:
To Be Continued…
Harmony
Eat Pray Love
The Dive From Clausen’s Pier
Truth & Beauty
Alice, I Think
The Minotaur
Freakonomics
Crazy Ladies
The World Without Us

Yum…Books.
Ok, my face is dry.
Seacrest Out.