Stressed is Desserts Spelled Backwards

You know when there's that one thing you've got to do, and you just don't want to do it? It's like you can do anything in the world, literally ANYTHING.. besides that one thing. But that one thing just keeps lingering on, you just push it aside when you really just need to buckle down and get it done. Well that's me tonight, folks.

And that one thing.. happens to be studying for finals!

Not quite the best thing to procrastinate as a college student. It's what.. the third or fourth time in the passed week that I've seen 5am.. BEFORE I've gone to bed. "Going to bed is overrated," "You can sleep when you're dead," "Bedtime in college is really just another long nap in the day.." I've heard it and said it all! But it's getting pretty ridiculous. Today, my roommate and I were planning on waking up EARLY.. like 8:30-9am and getting breakfast. It turned into waking up at 11:30am and getting brunch at Bojangles, then heading to Starbucks for the rest of the afternoon where we studied.

But all the while, our "studying" also consisted of people watching, eavesdropping, facebooking, side chatting, and tweeting.. I like to call it incredible multi-tasking, especially since I got my hardest studying time in there. We took a break and I went over to my friend's apartment to get some outside time for about an hour, then me and my roommate went to dinner at Mellow Mushroom, then tried to decide where to go next..

It is Sunday. And we do follow blue laws and early closing times on Sundays.. everywhere. And it's not like we were about to go anywhere near the library. The library, I like to call Club Coop. And it is a zoo around exams! I got to take a power nap, and we "googled" places to go, and where did we end up.. none other than.. back at Starbucks! Only until 11pm, and I still hadn't finished studying. No one even knows how to study for this exam tomorrow anymore anyways..! And with the random things I've found myself doing other than studying today and yesterday.. looking up paint colors for our room, talking about nothing, trying to make ourselves laugh, people watching, hair-braiding, watching a movie, playing Scrabble, chatting on facebook, and thinking about life past college (a whole other story).. dealing with boys, and figuring out this summer, thinking how I'm going to pay my parking tickets before they put them on my tuition, and getting pumped for next week at home with my roommate.. it's been an interesting weekend!

So I think I'm going to bed/ nap for an hour and a half, and hope not to fall asleep during my exam at 8am! Beauty rest can come with surgery, right? HA.

XOXO

Leavin' the DRAMA for your mama

Watching the movie The Holiday, I wish I could just get away sometimes. Drama arises and the main character girls flee. That is not always the case, however, we do live in the real world. And in this reality, we are all forced to deal with drama. It's everywhere and, unfortunately, it's been the girls who take the blame.. we start it and always have some of it.. and always seem to be dealing with it. And I've learned over the past 21 years of my life that running from drama never solves anything. We've got to put our big-girl panties on and deal with anything and everything that comes our way, and you never know what it's going to be next.

When you are put in a position to solve or deal with drama, and you run from it or avoid it, you are just creating more. Yes, it's unintentional, but it's still drama. Leaving people out of things, being too inclusive, making decisions, etc. These are all just the day-to-day dramatics.

I've tried to stay out of it, I've thought that I could be drama-free. It's impossible. And it's a distraction. Just a distraction from everything. And I think 2 weeks away from it all, to find the man of my dreams, like in the movie, just might help.

Instead, I'll be going home after school. And I'm bringing my awesome roommate with me! She's put things into perspective, she's made me laugh, she's listened and been there for me all year, and helped me deal with drama. Hopefully I've been there for her as much as she's been there for me all year. The week at home will consist of going to the beach, checking out the TPC, going to Tim McGraw with Lady A, and hopefully having the boys come with us! So far, I'm viewing this weekend as our vacation away from it all.. just before graduation, and just what we need after a tiring year in Clemson!

So kind of like The Holiday, we'll be high-tailing it out of town, but we're headed to Jacksonville, and we'll be back in a week. It'll be rewarding and relaxing.. and I CAN'T WAIT!