samedi

the first saturday of the last semester. i am overwhelmed. i am fixing this.

the past: making to-do lists, re-making them when too many things are crossed out, looking around and finding things to add that could wait, becoming anxious

starting today: pacing myself, accepting my limits, letting go of things that can reasonably wait, pausing to do things like:

drink juice
drive to the gas station with rachel
eat chips and hommus (no, really--it says hommus)
sending e-mails
changing my twitter background

i also never give myself credit for what i have done in the day, so here it is... just the school-work side of things, a list of accomplishments:

read Corpus Christi
read a 30-page obscenity law article (ok, mostly, plus a nap)
read Ethics: Chapter 1
read a case study about the Crazy for You bear
(+ 4-page response)
learn about Domino's new pizza
(+ 4-page response)

i even squeezed in time for an almond latté (my 1 coffee purchase of the week with my new budget). and i brought myself home to eat food. bam. $7 saved. and i'm going to do yoga. after i watch breakfast at tiffany's with the wife (my best friend and roomie). and after i take a looong, lovely shower that better drain... but let's stay positive. no need to think about roots in the pipes.

tomorrow, i'm packing a lunch and heading to the library. i'm locking myself in the basement next to the cappuccino machine. ok, so maybe one more purchase, but this one's only 65 cents. i'll knock out a few more things, go to mass and SAVE THE REST FOR MONDAY.