Stressful summer?

Last time I checked, summer was supposed to be relaxing.
Obviously, this has not been the case, for I haven't posted anything for almost 2 weeks now.

I PROMISE this will change.
I just have to get my life together.

Right now, I am all work, online classes, and still working on getting stuff moved back into my room.
And I am up in Muncie one night a week designing for the newspaper.

But soon, I will be doing all of this, and having free time for things such as taking naps, hanging out with friends, leisure reading, and, oh yeah, blogging.

Patience please. :)

Oops.

Well haven't I been the bad little blogger.

It is now MAY.  I have survived my freshman year of college, leaving Muncie with good grades, great memories, and amazing new friends.  I'm not going to lie, I'm excited to go back in August.

So I left the stress of finals week with the desire to sleep, sleep, and, oh yeah, SLEEP.
I slept for about 8 hours Thursday night.  It was nice, sort of like sleeping in compared to what sleep I had been getting.
BUT, since Friday morning, I've been up before 8 am every day.  Sometimes before 6 or 7.

Work, work, work.
I worked 9 hours on Saturday alone.
And between Monday, Tuesday, and today, I've worked 28 hours.

I'm EXHAUSTED.  Now, I watch my cousin's kids tomorrow, Friday, and Monday.  (Oh yeah, and I'm working on Saturday.)  Then I work the next Tuesday and Wednesday.

THEN, and only then, do I get a 2 day break.

I feel awful about complaining, because a lot of people cannot even find a decent job right now.
I was just lucky enough to land one a couple years ago and find a way to hold it while away at school, leaving it here waiting for me in the summer.

My fear is when I have to give this job up for an internship.  It is going to happen either this fall or next summer for sure.  My hope is to land something that I can transfer around with, like a Target or Starbucks, you know, something that is a popular chain EVERYWHERE.

Well, I guess only time will tell.

TOP TWO TUESDAY -> summer

Yes, I know it is Wednesday, but I just was overwhelmed with free time yesterday and decided to catch up on The Hills before the premiere.

And I just have to say: Kristin Cavalleri, get outta here.

The show was so much better when Lauren Conrad was on it.

As for Mrs. Pratt, she looked prettiest when we first met her as Heidi Montag.

Anyways, on to my top 2 favorite things about summer!

1. TRAVEL

I love getting on a plane and getting out of Indiana for a while.

Or in car, or on a boat...heck, I'll take a train!

I always have at least a few places I go each summer, near and far.

This year, I'll be heading to Salt Lake City (once again), Gatlinburg, Bloomington (not very far, I know), and possibly a weekend in Virginia.

Oh, and a couple day trips to Chicago and Cincinnati.

Bring on the sunshine and good times!

2. SOFTBALL

I play so much softball in the summer and love it.

I'm in such withdrawal since I've been and school and can't wait to get back on the field.

It's pretty much how I spend my Sunday, Monday, and Friday nights in the summers.

And there's always other little tournaments and added nights. :)

Winding down

Just 2 weeks to go.

Last week = awful

I couldn't be more happy that it is over.

This week, well, I'm hoping it will be good.

Less to do, that's for sure.

And then I just have a couple of finals to study for next week.

Then there is the whole packing up to go home thing.

That will be interesting.

Who knows what kind of junk I have collected over the last couple of semesters.

Or how much food in my room has gone bad.

(Something definitely smells funky by my desk. Gross!)

I'll be sure to let you know what I find. ;)

Despite these weeks being the last of the semester,

and supposedly the most stressful,

I don't feel stressed anymore.

And I think I'll be updating quite a bit.

Thank God, because I have definitely been slacking.

So...am I official now? :)

Awards? For blogging? Who knew?!

Well, I'll take it!

Thanks to my amazing sister

Jenn Gwynn @ Jagged Little Life

for the honor.

The rules............

Accept and thank the person who gave it to you!
List 10 things about yourself
List 5 additional things you DON'T like!

Then pick ten people to give this lovely award to!

10 things about me...

1. I spend way too much time with social media.

I have a Facebook, Twitter, a blog, and I am considering starting up a Tumblr site.

I don't think I've even shut down my old MySpace.

2. My dream's exist way above my head.

They rise above reality and make me strive for the extreme to make them come true.

3. I always have and always will love the sport of softball.

In the summer I play in 3 to 4 leagues and love every minute.

4. My favorite color varies with my mood.

It usually floats between green, blue, and purple.

5. I could live in flip flops. FOREVER.

However, due to foot injuries over the years,

I have to wear tennis shoes every once in a while to avoid excessive pain.

6. I have the most random taste in entertainment.

My movie, music, and book collections are all so random,

but in my opinion, amazing.

7. I am a major procrastinator. See my previous post.

8. I also have terrible time management skills.

Anything more appealing than homework wins every time.

9. Driving around is one of my favorite hobbies.

The music and the wind are sometimes the best company you can have.

10. I often live on impulse.

At least when it comes to small things,

like how to spend my time.

Oh, and shopping.

(I need to do something about that last one!)

And 5 things I don't like...

1. I always get migraines. Silent ones, normal ones, they all suck.

My aunt keeps telling me to see a doctor and get some real medication.

2. When I'm really tired, or am just not thinking at all,

I say random, stupid things.

And every time after I say it,

I'm just like, "Really? I'm a dork."

3. I am awful at saving money.

So much so that when I was typing that,

I automatically started to type "spending money."

4. I am terrible at keeping my room clean at home.

Even though I am away at college,

my room at home still looks like a tornado went through it.

5. I take things too literally sometimes,

which is ironic, because I am extremely sarcastic.

I am passing this award on to 1 lovely bloggers (haha)..

Because sadly,

besides my sister who presented me with this award,

this is the only blogger I know.

Kristin @ KB-In Real Life

Check her out!

She showcases her photography :)

Crunch time

Ok, so it is obvious that I've been really busy lately. So much so that I have not updated in over a week. (Yikes!)

But if you've been to college, you know these last few weeks are basically INSANE. I'm not sure I've ever been this stressed in my life.

I'm going to have to leave my blog design alone for now, but at least I left it on something clean, and not looking like a hot mess. I'll have more time for creativity come summer.

Right now, I'm just focusing on getting everything done. I have a papers due Thursday and Friday, and a final project due on Thursday as well. I'm pretty much either A) not going to sleep this week or B) failing half of my classes. And we all know I'm not the failing type... ;)

Then once this week is over, I'll have the weekend to gear up for another week of the same thing.

At least I know it is coming to an end. And soon.