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Surviving Midterms Week (With My Sanity Intact), Winter Cleaning, and Mazda CX-5s

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Honestly, I worrying my ass off when it comes to school. Not sure if I should be worrying at all but that’s just me. If I’m over and done worrying about one thing, another dilemma seems to rears its ugly head. It’s late and I’m calling it a night, especially on reading “The General Prologue” of the Canterbury Tales by Chaucer. Enough with the “eeks” and “greye as glas” speak. I’m ready to see the insides of my eyelids. But, before I do that, I thought I’d update on how life has been.

When it comes to school, it seems that my financial aid has come through and I’m just going to keep going to keep it. I’m still taking five classes so far and I’m pretty much swamped. I don’t know how people work full-time and go to school full-time. I don’t think you’re any better but whatever it is that you’re doing, good for you. :P I have a midterm paper for an English class on Medieval period literature, a midterm exam on US history, and a final on World History. I have to read about ten ancient English stories by next week and I feel like I am going to die … a very horrible death. I’m ahead in my classes but I feel so behind. When is enough ever enough?

Financial stresses are virtually non-existent but I think I may acquire some new debt because I think I’ve waited long enough to change my apartment. It looks okay now but I really want to paint and throw out sofas, armchairs, Christmas crap, etc. There’s a lot of stuff (I feel like) and I’d like to get all this stuff out by the end of the year. I’m going to U-haul all this crap down the street to Goodwill and call it a day!

I’m still sure that we’ll be getting a car in the first to second quarter of next year and that’s about it for that. I can say I’m a decent driver but my self-doubt is seriously killing me. I just don’t feel confident enough and it’s understandable. So instead of complaining about it, I’m going to make an appointment to start taking driving lessons tomorrow with Lem’s Driving School. I don’t care about the money because I just need a few hours to get my shit straight. Can’t deny me if I’ve got the money, right? I can finally get rid of my permit. The only reason why I wasn’t able to get my license when I was 17 was because after my dad passed away that year, a series of events lead to me not keeping the car that was left to me by my dad. So from then on, I didn’t have a car to practice or use for my test.

When it comes to the car, I’ve considered many models and when me and Pete narrow down to one that could be “the one,” engineering or performance issues surface and we have no choice but to consider other choices out there. I’m comfortable and knowledgeable of the car dealing process so I’m looking forward to doing most if not all of the work. We have the Mazda CX-5 in mind and if I get anything, it’s going to be the high-end model because we love technological packages and because leather is always going to be the best option when it comes to kids. That burns a $30K hole in the wallet but it’s fine because I’m sure we’ll drive it until the wheels fall off. Before then, we’re probably going to add another car to our little family.

I’m going to head to IKEA and Lowe’s either today (Monday) or tomorrow and let’s see what happens. Renovating the office is going to be about $1K-ish. I prefer to paint first before getting the new furniture but Pete has a different opinion on that issue.

I think socially, everyone has been getting along and it’s good that I don’t let my social life interfere with my general psyche these days. I think socializing is more of a recreation for me these days. It’s fun when it happens but I don’t need it to survive. I honestly don’t have any time these days. I even have to make appointments to play video games, which I usually do around this hour because I feel guilty doing it during the daytime when I could be studying. Since I’ll be taking harder classes by each semester after this one, I’m considering toning down on the classes to maybe four a semester and taking one or two classes in the summer to make up for it without the additional mental stress and wear and tear.

I’m probably going to blog later tonight because I need to get into my shopping escapades and how I finally found the right shade of foundation after being incorrectly matched THREE times from a Sephora associate. I’ve been doing a lot of hauls lately but once again, I just don’t have the time for it. I’ll get into my recent weight loss, Alexander McQueen handbags, and whether I should go blonde again or not in subsequent posts. Night and it’s going to be a busy day for me later. One final and a home improvement trip awaits! :)

My First Kiehl’s Facial and Life, Lately

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So I wanted to separate this from the last post because it just felt like that post was so full of negativity that you can’t write anything else but negative things in it.

I love Kiehl’s and I am currently in despair because I seem to have forgotten to stock up on my Creme de Corps body lotion. i usually get the 1 liter bottle with the pump but when I went to the local Kiehl’s store at Lenox to get another bottle, they said that they weren’t carrying that size until later on that year. WHAT!?! Ever since I discovered the miraculous benefits of Creme de Corps, the only product on the market that makes my skin look remotely human and normal-looking, they decide to hide the size. The 1 liter goes for about $72 and it lasts me for 6 months. They have various sizes available but the next thing they have is the 1/2 liter, which will last me exactly 3 months and be about $48. If I get desperate enough, I might just go get the 1/2 liter although I could easily order the 1 liter from the website too. Sigh, decisions decisions.

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I went to see Stephanie, the store manager of Kiehl’s, for my facial the other day and she recommended I try a few other products. I know the Midnight Recovery Serum is the next best thing in this world to a Klondike bar because whatever you skin concern is, it will correct it. My skin drinks it up and I always end up looking so much healthier. It is loaded with essential oils and despite it having oils, they are not the kind that will break you out. I recently got my hair cut and since I have bangs, I had a few whiteheads and acne begin to form on my forehead despite me being typically dry. I used the Midnight Recovery and the all cleared up. From the reviews on the Kiehl’s website, everyone is raving about it because it’s like solution to everything from acne to texture, to dryness and wrinkles. Even insomnia because the lavender essential oil in it will put you to sleep as well when you use it at night according to the directions. I walked out with better skin and a whole lot of freebies.

I am also glad that I finally got my haircut. I was getting so depressed from looking at the same type of hairstyle every single day. Now, I can do full bangs, side bangs, put my hair up etc. I really like the whole sixties look to it. Here’s a photo of my new haircut:

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I think life has been a lot better to me but there are still occasional surprises that I am not too fond of actually.I just wish everything would even out so that my life would be a lot more stable.

I’ve been talking about painting the apt for months now, since February, and I haven’t had the time to get around to it. I have been piecing color and design schemes together in my head and once I get around to it, I will definitely show it.

I got all A’s on my final and I was anticipating all A’s for this summer term but I just found out that I got one A+ and a B+. Argh, I was 1.45 points away from that A. Hmm … well I’m just going to have to try harder next time. I’m already signed up for four classes for Fall 2012 and I’m going to have to work my ass off to get my grades but then again, who doesn’t lol? Class starts again in a month … stress. I want to get my GPA up as fast as I can so I can get HOPE back but Pell has been generous to me and I’m thankful for that.

I’ve been eyeing the Samsung Galaxy S III way before anyone has been eyeing it and I think it’s a fabulous phone. After about an hour playing with it, it’s definitely the phone with all the bells and whistles if you ask me. Aurora has just gotten the phone and I was taken back today when she told me she hadn’t figured it out completely yet. I’m like, I’ll figure any phone out within an hour. The trick is to have a curious nature about what makes that item different or special from the others, not because if its name/brand. But hey, no one can have it all. Most people just get things because they look cool or because of personal preferences. I think what truly is to brag about is whenever you make any kind of purchase after doing tons of research and I don’t mean asking a friend what they think is research. Half of the time, people get all personal and have no idea what the hell they are talking about. I’m waiting for the commotion for the Galaxy phone to calm down before I get it and I’ll be getting it at an awesome deal. I cannot wait. But I probably can just to be on the safe side :).

Oh well time to have milk and cookies. I haven’t been sleeping well lately but I think it has been getting better.

I also keep forgetting to post my interior design projects but I will. After the apt’s paint job, I’m already thinking about wainscoting, and remodeling my kitchen. I know it’s just a kitchen but who says you can’t live beautifully, fashionably, and comfortably at the same time?