As has become my usual, I am linking up with the ladies of The Good Life, A. Liz Adventures, Carolina Charm, and Hello Happiness for "5 on Friday." Please join us!
One. Today is our last day of school before Christmas break and my brain is in vacation mode like noboday's business. In fact, I'm pretty sure Thanksgiving was about two months ago and not the mere three weeks ago like the calendar shows.
Two. I feel like a big ol' bloated whale. I had gotten myself in a decent exercise routine in October and for the start of November, but then volleyball tournaments happened and it was all over from there. I am looking forward to getting my butt back in the gym tomorrow and hopefully giving myself a little bit of a head start before the start of the new year.
Three. Speaking of said gym goal, I have set a pretty big personal goal for the next year and I have already started mapping out what my year is going to look like and will need to look like to make that goal happen.
Four. I have one Christmas present left to take care of and I will do that on Tuesday before we open gifts. It's a fairly time sensitive gift, so I have to account for that. Otherwise, all of my gifts are purchased, wrapped, and under the tree. This may be a new record for myself.
Five. Watch your words, people! I found this article fairly enteraining. I feel as if people have regressed in the art of communication in multiple ways and apparently I am not the only one in America who feels this way. Personally, the phrase "Oh! By the way..." or simply "By the way..." rubs me completely the wrong way. Shudder. (I also found this article completely entertaining. Seriously people?! Maybe if we knew how to speak better, we wouldn't have this problem.)
I'm blaming my inability to keep track of time this week on the fact that this is our last week of school before Christmas break. I woke up this morning and thought that today was Friday. Too bad today is only Thursday... PSYCH! Wishful thinking? Yes. But also a darn confused inner clock.
I can't believe that at this time next week, we will have already celebrated Christmas Day!
One of my students has already started a countdown to the last day of school and I'm totally okay with that. (Plus, she's a senior, so I figure she's more justified in making just a bulletin board.) Like usual, that number seems to big but so small at the same time.
I've had a really hard time focusing on just Christmas this year. I moved into Christmas mood in early November, did all of my Christmas shopping, moved into basketball mode, and am now transitioning into 2014. It doesn't help that Pinterest has already switched over to Valentine's Day and will probably be featuring the Fourth of July by Easter!
I feel like I should be more sad that I've already mentally moved past Christmas. Don't get me wrong... I am very much looking forward to the couple of days off from everything and I am certainly looking forward to the time I get to spend with my family- but I am okay with the fact I don't have as much anticipation as I usually do.
Truth be told, 2014 is going to bring some big changes for me- some of which I know right now and some of which I am yet to anticipate- and I am looking forward to the fresh start. Not everything is going to happen on January 1 and I don't wouldn't want it that way. But still, I'm looking ahead to what will come as well as what may come in the New Year.
And I feel like Christmas is simply a blessed bonus in the in-between. :)
My alarm went off this morning and I thought it was Sunday morning. Too bad it was actually Monday morning. But this is my last week of work before Christmas break! And it's not like I won't be earning my paycheck this week... As things stand right now, I have a full week of teaching and then a game every night this week. On Tuesday, we have both a game and a practice so that will be an extra busy night.
If I survive, though, I will have two weeks of minimally interrupted break time and that will be fantastic!
Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming...
As I am hoping becomes my new usual, I am linking up with the ladies of The Good Life, A. Liz Adventures, Carolina Charm, and Hello Happiness for "5 on Friday." Please join us!
One. I finally finished my grad school class this week and submitted my initial thesis write-up. I wasn't sure this semester was ever going to end. This was the first class of my grad work that I really just didn't enjoy. I've taken other classes from this professor so I know it's not anything to do with her, but I really just didn't enjoy the course content this time around. I'm looking forward to my spring semester classes, but I am welcoming the three week break... To finish one other class and knock out my CITI certification.
Two. My Pinterest boards are out of control... Good grief. I need to separate my books from my school board and fish out my healthy recipes from my desserts. Good thing I have the Christmas break coming up to take care of such pressing issues in my life.
Three. Speaking of Pinterest, I'm excited to try this soup! I love anything buffalo flavored and I love chili, so I'm failing to understand how buffalo chicken chili coule be anything less than the-bomb-dot-com.
Four. I currently have Greece on my mind. I started researching cruises last night when I should have been writing my thesis proposal. I'm hoping to make it happen in the next couple of years? But we'll see. Something may come up... Like needing to reorganize my Pinterest boards or something.
Five. Yesterday I ordered new planner pages. I tried to switch to a more minimal planner this fall, but I just can't do it. So I'm counting this fall semester a loss and am starting fresh in January. And I'm hoping and praying my package ships early so I can get myself organized over break. Because I have nothing else to do. (Ahem, see #1 and #2.)
