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Free time.  Oh, there was a time when I dreamt of free time and now I'm not sure what to do with it.
I am anxious and afraid that I am forgetting something super crucial- but I'm not.  Ka-ray-zie.

The semester is over and I did it!  I got 6 "A"s and my gpa is now a healthy 3.755.  I have cleared all three of my previous bad grades from my first attempt at college and am now eligible for graduation with honors! Yippee! 

I have started using a "healthy face cream" which I totally hate cuz it makes me feel old but I think it is necessary.  I have never really used a face/skin regimen and have been pretty lucky as far as that goes but I think its time.  Gotta look 30 when I'm 65.  This is also a kind of exercise in patience for me because I HATE putting anything on my face.... make-up, creams, sunscreen, etc.  So, I have to talk myself off a ledge while it is drying but I do like it after it is dry.  Crazy, I know.

This week should be a nice peaceful job hunting week (part-time employment here I come!).  Because I'm sure you all know that we leave for TX on the 26th and that is bound to be stressful and there are many, many people involved that can cause problems and the logistics, and ugh.  Save me SeaWorld, SAVE ME!  I daydream that perhaps they will see how much I love the penguins and they will give me a job and let me stay....ahhhh to be a penguin.

I have done all the laundry and taken the trash out and the only thing that seems to happen is that the next time I look there is more laundry and trash in the trash cans......what the heck?  That is a losing battle, I suppose, but I did manage to get to the library!  I finished a book I started at the beginning of the semester finally and have two more I'm working on.  I am very excited about them.  I love non-required reading!

I am going to try and live in the moment a little more and find joy in the everyday (very Oprah-esqe advise from my doctor) and not wish my life away- but I will be honest that I am really looking forward to the TX trip and it being over- successfully.  I'm not exactly sure what it is I am looking for but I hope I get a little taste of it soon.