The "Ds" have it.

So every Monday night I come home from work with the hope of doing homework or researching for an upcoming paper...but every Monday night I get sucked in. Dancing with the stars and Deal or No Deal have me bouncing between the two channels and wearing out the channel button on the remote. Why? I don't even know three fourths of the stars on Dancing with the Stars and I hate gameshows where people are stupid and blow hundreds of thousands of dollars. But there I am yelling at the people to DEAL DEAL DEAL you idiot! I'm not even that into T.V. But there I sit. Watching. I'll be honest I'm more into the dancing...and most people know I'm obsessed with the summer show called So You Think You Can Dance (I have every episode of the last two seasons, Melanie and Laura can attest to that). Seriously I am. I like dancing. And I'm just going to throw this out there but a certain someone (won't name names but it is one of two aforementioned above) and I would go to her gym that she managed late and night and dance the night away "exercising" we liked to call it. And Dancing With The Stars I got attached to while living in London as I ate popcorn with Mrs. O'Neill the older Irish landlady. And then just recently stumbled onto it here. So there. I'm just putting it out there. Call me what you want.

I need your ideas!

So I'm celebrating (get ready for this) my 30th birthday in a little over a month. Since I will be in finals that week and unable to 1. have time for a cruise 2. have money for a trip somewhere 3. have the energy to pull off a huge event and 4. i hate birthdays, especially mine I am wondering if anyone has some ideas of something small I could do for myself. I realize I should probably celebrate this one and not let it pass me by as I usually do. This will be a big moment and I'm just contemplating on how I will remember it in years to come. So suggestions are all welcome. 

It's official. I'm a Seattleite again.

1. I have a "The North Face" messenger bag

2. I have a "The North Face" rain jacket

3. I own a pair of chacos

4. I recycle

5. I do not use an umbrella, even with torrential rains upon my face 

I'm alive again

So I'm back. Let me tell you what has transpired while I was on a hiatus from my life. First off I was offered a full time job and I declined it, however really wanting it. Then they love me so much that they offered me part time but with full benefits! And I just signed my contract today! For those who didn't know, I am working at a private school called Childrens Institute for Learning Differences (acronym CHILD). Recently I had been subbing there and they liked me so much that they wanted to hire me, I was apprehensive because of my full time status as a grad student and this quarter I'm taking three classes as opposed to last quarter when I was at two classes and that was hard enough. But they negotiated with me! Yeah! So I think this will be good for me for a number of reasons but mainly, it will keep me on a schedule, and I like schedules! I am a bit chaotic when I have a lot of free time, so this will be good for school, work, and my life in general (ie: benefits and money). Second, it has made me realize how blessed I am. From the getgo me applying to school, getting accepted, the ease of the move across country, and how I'm doing in grad school, not to mention the boy has been quite enjoyable and easy. I had prayed about it and of course got that good feeling, and so I know I'm being blessed. For instance, the job just kind of fell in my lap and what great experience on my resume as a future school psychologist to work at a school that has "learning differences" in the title! I mean really people, it was that easy! Now this quarter is already filled with much anxiety and overwhelmniness (word?) because the nature of the classes but I just have to trust myself and the Lord more. That whole faith thing, ya know?