My Last Day!

And I am sad. I feel like it's been this huge whirlwind since I got my babysitting job back in July with no days off and crazy days watching kids. The last I remember it was the end of July, I was taking my chemistry final (which I am SO glad is over - see older post for results) and just starting this job. Now I'm packing for Denmark, finishing up here and flying to DC! To explain how my life is going right now, I am going to make a list. I know, I'm sorry if you've missed them, it has been a while...

Top Five Dumb Things I've done since July because I'm Tired:

1. This is by far the most embarrassing. I emailed a fellow DIS student about myself because I thought she was my visiting family. Um no. She goes to Trinity. Duh, that's what her email said! Yeah I had just worked all day and was pretty brain dead by that point.

2. Walked by the coats, laundry and shoe bin today about 5 times before realizing that I couldn't pick up anything because I was holding a coat, dirty laundry and a pair of shoes. Hello! The house isn't that big!!! And my job is to clean up shoes and wash the clothes. Yeah I'm really good at it.

3. Went to the Apple Store to have my laptop checked without double checking for embarrassing content. Not that I have unmentionable material on there or anything, but I do have a gazillion pictures my sister has photoshopped of people we used to know with horribly funny comments attached. And guess what popped up first. Yep. Oh and I'll add that it was on my birthday. I know I've mentioned this before, but it deserves a spot on this list.

4. Had customers do my job because I was too tired to calculate 40% of 24.99. Which I can pretty much do in my sleep now, so it's even worse. I even had someone go find a sign for me to let me know the discount before I walked them through a step-by-step process of figuring out the current price. In all fairness, they should have done it themselves and never asked me, but I won't go into that. Let's just blame this one on me and call it laziness.

5. Leave every possible thing I absolutely have to do until the very last minute. Yay gold star for that. What I have to do in the next 36 hours (all I have left in the US before the security line at Logan): have 4 ID photos taken, buy a neck pillow, buy a flashlight, buy a laundry bag, pack, call my credit card companies, go to the bank, and pack. Oh and I work until one tomorrow. Yes, this is by far the worst. I am a procrastinator, what can I say!? At least I'm good at it!

Ok that's my five... and as I add a completely ADD moment in here, if you find your mind bouncing and need to go to five different webpages, open new tabs and actually go to the websites all at once, so that when you're distracted halfway through the blog you can go check the status of your bank account - like I just did. And now I'm off to go check my email. So I better post this. Bye! dwh.

I feel older already!

Well it's official, I survived not only teenage pregnancy, but also motherhood. As of August 12, 2011 I am now 20 years old and have started a new decade in my life. Birthdays in my family were never huge, my mom stopped parties when you hit the double digits (although my 15th was a surprise movie and dinner with my two best friends) which I am perfectly fine with now. Back then, maybe not. But what's the use of going all out for eleven? Or twelve? You really don't need a huge party. But now I'm twenty and the birthdays are different. Yesterday I took the bus to Boston (only 2 hours from Portland) and saw my sister for the last time before I go abroad! We went shopping for five hours. We walked down Newbury St. (which is a lot smaller than I remember, I haven't been down it in a while) and then went to Faneuil Hall for dinner (lots of options, my sister is a vegan) and shopped a little more there. It was so much fun to just hang out with her, my fashion tastes have expanded exponentially in the past year or so, so we could look through a lot more stuff without one of us getting bored.

As for my purchases, I got a great dress at H&M (perfect for sorority chapter and fall/winter events), a strand of pink/gray faux pearls at Banana Republic (I got them for a great price), a shirt from Banana but from a very well-known consignment store on Newbury Street, and some yoga pants and basics from Gap Body! I am very happy with everything I got! When I got home my mom had chocolate corks (extremely delicious, dense chocolate cakes from a bakery near us), frosting and ice cream and she sang "Happy Birthday". Definitely a great ending to a low-key birthday!

As for my other events yesterday, I went the the Apple Store to get my macbook checked. And I will tell you all this as a lesson, because I am not proud of it at all. Ok so during the school year I like to watch tv shows online and do my nails (clip, file, paint, etc.). I also love to sit on my bed so my laptop is right there and I can cross my legs and get to work. Well sometimes the nails fly off into the air and land right inside the keys of my macbook, making it impossible to grab them. So yesterday when the genius bar guy cleaned my macbook because the fan was loud, he found these clippings. He called them "foreign matter" and left it at that. If it was a normal day I would have been horrified, but he had already seen the joke pictures my sister sends me so that had already occurred. Also it was my birthday, so I tried not to let it phase me. But for the record, cover your keyboard next time you cut your nails near it.

Oh and one last thing (it's been a busy couple of days, give me a break!), I finally got my camera!!! I'll put the pic below. I think it's perfect for what I need it for, and total with the case, 16 gig memory card, a set of headphones (for my ipod) and the one year security plan, it cost $275, which I think is pretty good!

I also really like the gray color - it's different!

Ok now I'm off to work, back on the job!!! I'll update soon, I'm sure these packing blogs are going to be just wonderful!! I have so many clothes... dwh.

The Verdict is In...

and no, I'm not a month behind on the Casey Anthony trial. I honestly didn't care too much about that. I sat in front of my computer watching the live stream of the verdict being read. OK well anyway, my post today is on my chemistry class! If you've been reading the blog you know I took general chemistry one and two this summer. Gen chem one was fine, I got a B+ after a great midterm, good lab section and an ok final. But as for gen chem two... it wasn't my finest moment. I hate physical chemistry, never took physics in high school and really don't care about temperature of gases and such. I just needed it so I can take organic chem. And my mother keeps telling me (when you live with just your mom, she tends to occupy most of your conversations) all I need is a C, because I won't be denied from medical school for one C. I reminded her the only other C I've gotten in college was in psychology, which I loathed, and she just said 'hmm'. So we'll see. But anyway! I've been procrastinating about looking up my grade because I didn't want to get less than a C. Not only would I have to take the class again (kill me) but I'd have to re-do my entire class schedule for the fall, and most of the courses have waitlists. So that would be no fun. However! I looked last night and  (drumroll please......) I passed with a C! So although I'm not happy with my grade, it is what it is and I can go on with my classes. And never have to do those stupid Nernst equations again. Hopefully. So this is going to be the FINAL post about chemistry, because that is history now! 

Also, thanks to whoever is reading this, because I haven't posted the link anywhere yet and it's already at over 100 views! I mean, at least 40 of those are mine, but the rest aren't! So thank you and please come back, I promise exciting posts I swear!!!

So long Erlenmeyer flask, graduated cylinder and beaker! dwh.

It's Coming...

The date is looming! August 20th is two weeks away (exactly - I'll be going to the airport as I type this two weeks from now) and I am nearing almost ready. I'm not quite there yet, but I've been preparing the past couple days as best I can and hopefully  by Monday I'll be at the almost ready mark. It's not so much about packing as it is running errands (what am I, fifty!?) and getting lists ready. This week I got my massive, extra-large, plum-colored, rolling duffle from LL Bean. I found it at the outlet for $40 lower than the retail price and it is absolutely massive. I think it will work. I will pay the overweight charges if I need to - the thing is absolutely massive. But I usually fill an SUV with my stuff for school, so I think I'll need it. I'll take a picture of my bag all packed and you can see how massive it is, and I will of course update the weight of the bag once it's full.

Also this week (yesterday, the only day I've had free) I bought space bags. I know, I'm succumbing to the as-seen-on-tv powers among us, but you guys, they are the best things ever. I bought the travel ones that don't need a vacuum to be sealed, you just roll them and there's a one way valve that lets the air out and not back in. I think I'll end up using them a lot, my travel suitcase isn't that big (it's also my carry-on) so I'll need all the space I can get when I go on trips.

What else did I get... oh well I got some books and toys for the kids I nanny, but we had an incident involving confusion of ownership of one of the books last night, so I'm not sure they will see much of this new stuff. Maybe some if they are really good. Other than that, I have absolutely no life now that Lily is in Romania (again!) and Alex is off to NYC to visit her dad and rest of family (and then she'll move there next year). I'm just babysitting away, but need some time off next week, for one it's my birthday and secondly, I need to pack!!!!

Now I am off to work (my real job, not nannying) for the day, hopefully it will be busy! I'll update soon I promise!! dwh.

They have arrived!!!

My mom is going to kill me when she sees I wrote this when I did, but I had a few minutes to spare and needed to update before it was too late!

So by they I mean my planner, boots and study abroad cell phone all arrived in the mail yesterday. And I opened them today because I was nannying overnight last night. Here are my opinions on all three:

Cell phone: haven't used it yet, will post a pic later, very simple (I'm currently using a blackberry after years of a phone with no internet or anything but texting) but I think it will do. I'm nervous about not having internet though...

Boots: darker and nicer than in the picture, not sure if they're worth the price tag. But I'm into bargains and these weren't on sale soo... I guess it's to be expected. They are nice and spacious, probs because they are an 8 not a 7.5 but whatever. I will have to see, they're kind of tight at the top.

Planner: AMAZING. I love it so much, I will buy a Lilly planner from now until I die (or stop needing a planner). The only problem is that it's an 18 month planner, so what will I do when I need a new one? I'll have 6 months of unused planner! That seems like a waste. They should sell a 12 month planner in the winter. Maybe they do and I just don't know about this yet.

In other news (I'm writing so fast tonight it's crazy - I did have coffee and chocolate so that must be what it is), I leave in about 2 weeks and I am freaking out. I have so much to do, so many friends leaving, so many days of work and I can't. say. no. I'm horrible, and I'm working on it, but when someone asks me to babysit I always say yes. Now I have no me time and I'm afraid I'm going to panic at the last minute. That shouldn't happen! So hopefully next week I can find some time to get away and do some me stuff. Oops ok my time is up, I need to head to bed! I have an appointment and work tomorrow - lucky me!

Until I have another 5 minutes free! dwh.

I forgot!

I also bought this planner from Lilly Pulitzer today, and I have loved it for weeks. I just didn't know what print to get until my mom pointed out that this one is blue and yellow, the same colors as my sorority, and then I found out my big bought the same one... I guess we're meant to be! And in more exciting news, my big is visiting this week and I get to see her tomorrow!!! It's been WAY too long, I haven't seen her since I was in DC in May leaving school! Can't wait to see her!

The beautiful planner should be arriving on my doorstep in about 7 days!

Dear August, why are you here?!

So my birthday is in two weeks, which means August is here. Ok, it's August tomorrow, but I'd say it's already here. My work has switched to the August fiscal calendar, I won't come back home until it's August (because I stay where I nanny some days), and August means I head to Denmark!!!!

First, I need to apologize to the one person who has been following my blog since May. I have been talking about it for so long, and I feel like I've been learning so much about it, but I still haven't arrived there! Nor do I know who my roommate is or where I'm going to be living... DIS, can you work on that?! Apparently they don't announce it until about 10 days before you leave because they don't want people complaining way before they even get there, which I understand, but I also think we need a chance to discuss things with the person we'll be with! At AU when you're a freshman you learn who you'll be rooming with at the beginning of June, and then you have two months to plan everything out (and realize there will be virtually no living space with three people in a handicap single with half a window and an oversized door). I'm looking forward to getting the email saying who my roommate will be, but also nervous because I don't have internet most of the time at work, so I'll have lots of time to dwell on things...

Oh and in other news, I hated the bathing suites I bought from Lands End Canvas, so those are headed back, I am waiting to buy a jacket until I get to Copenhagen (I feel like it will be more original) and I purchased these boots from Piperlime tonight:

I absolutely love them, let's hope they fit because I either wear a 7.5 or an 8, and I had to buy an 8. Usually I'm more of a 7.5... I can always return them!!! Oh and I haven't bought an umbrella yet, that might be a purchase I make when it's raining in Copenhagen and I have no umbrella...

Ok off to bed and then up early to head to babysitting! 

Countdown: TWENTY days to Copenhagen!