absent minded

i just went to read my daily blog updates and realized i haven't actually been to do this since probably monday. where is my mind? i've lost it somewhere along the line. thesis is over but bird exam is in 5 days and i'm studying all day every day. my goal score is 106%. we'll see if i pull it off.

chances are getting greater and greater that i'll be working full time at the bird centre this summer which is fun and interesting but pays awful and i'll work most weekends. better than nothing though (and better than retail/food industry!) but not my first choice. hopefully i'll find a real career type job in the next year and go from there.

luke and i are planning a road trip to the east coast and we're set to leave in a week. it'll be a nice way to jump start our summer together. i've never been to PEI (our main destination) so i'm looking forward to seeing new things. i just wish it was whale watching season.

party time tonight. i finally get to see a bunch of people i haven't really seen since january because of school. but, as has become usual of me lately, i will be leaving relatively early to go to bed. the stress of school and the job search has left me in a constant state of headachey/tired for the past few weeks. i had blood work done yesterday (i'm already on iron pills though) to see if anything besides stress is to blame. i also get to go for my end of school massage tomorrow morning, thank goodness. the pain in my leg is so severe that i got checked for a blood clot (negative!) so here's hoping tomorrow helps a lot.

i'm sorry

i apologize for neglecting you. the stress is close to ending, i may finish today. but it's sure taken it's toll on me. there is a muscle in my thigh that has been spasming for 4 days now and i feel pressure on my chest not to mention headaches and eye aches. i need some serious massage therapy and love therapy to undo the troubles school has caused me.

this morning i attended my first class of my bird song identification course. i really feel that i'm on my way to becoming a life long birder and naturalist-hobbiest and this fact gives me a tingly happiness. in my dream world, this would be my paying career but those jobs are tough to come by so i won't hold my breath.

i have set fitness goals for the months of april and may and i hope i achieve them. i'm lucky to have a man in my corner now, helping me on. once this rain stops, it'll be jogging/biking/riding season in full force and i'll be out of excuses. i think for graduation i'm getting a new bike like this:

stress city

hi blog friends :)

life has, of course, been hectic with the school year (and my school career) finally winding down. my thesis is due in a few days and i still have more than a bit to do! but i'm taking a weekend break until sunday afternoon. tonight is a girl's night and then a boy night and tomorrow i'm going to a BALL. that's right, and i still don't know what i'm wearing because i've been too busy to go through my closet! i'll make it work somehow.

i'm so excited that in only a week (i say only but it feels miles away) i'll be free from school and have time to build a sewing room, get a new bike, read all day, etc etc insert more wonderful summer things!

ponies and good grades

what a week blog friends :) i spent most of it at the farm dog sitting again and working. luke came out and met oreo which was a lot of fun :) i love my little pony. on wednesday i got my midterm mark back from my bird taxonomy course and i got the highest mark in the class, 99%! :) i am still extremely excited and proud. the prof, who can be pretty harsh, even emailed me to congratulate me and said it's a pleasure to have such keen students in his course :) i feel confident that i will do well on the final too and look forward to the most satisfying A+ of my university career.

speaking of careers, i've been meeting with the school's career counselor over the past few weeks and am working on applying for summer jobs and thinking about what to do after that. i hope things work out because i really don't want to settle for anything mundane or unfulfilling. i'm sending out a bunch of resumes this weekend but i have a lot of cover letters to write. we'll see what happens.

i'm a bit stuck about designing this website for my thesis. i've never really designed a website before and i want it to look professional but feel a bit lost. hopefully i can work on that this weekend too. but tonight is all about fun :) bringing the date to meet the friends! i hope they adore each other as much as i adore them all :)

flashcards

i've combined studying with arts&crafts to make 135 flashcards for my birds midterm next tuesday. it's a lot of work so i hope it pays off with a juicy A+. i had to cut my favorite bird book into pieces in order to make these. besides the stresses of school work, my life is looking pretty perfect lately :) also, i want to learn how to do this lauren conrad updo. it's so pretty.

reckless abandon

i'm supposed to be academically focused but instead i'm constantly daydreaming about kissing and hand holding. charlotte, your outfit was a success :) i had to switch the jacket to a black cardigan and the boots to grey chucks but i felt good and it seems to have been a hit. i'll have to handle outfit #2 on my own for today's encounter :)