it has been WAY too long since I’ve updated.  And as to be expected in almost a full month, a lot has happened.  For one thing, I am now 24.  Which is getting pretty old.  For another, I’ve been accepted to Wake’s MA in Counseling program, and have accepted their offer of admission to enroll in fall 2010.  Which is pretty effing fantastic.

Aside from all of that excitement, there has been the other regular hum and thrum of life: work, hanging out with friends, cleaning, paying bills, reading, watching TV shows on completely ghetto websites, etc etc.  I also took a trip to visit the padres & my baby brother the week before my birthday.  So it’s all been pretty good….

I also have to admit, there has been a lot of food in the past month.  And very precious little exercise.  Oy.  Luckily, it has somehow (thankfully) become spring, so that should motivate me.  I mean, in between hanging onto my current job by my fingernails, frantically job hunting for ANYTHING else (as usual), seeing friends, trying to balance my checkbook, reading obsessively, and sleeping.

Oh, God, I love sleeping.

The past two weeks, I have miraculously & thankfully been sleeping.  Without nightmares.  Which is absolutely outstanding, because the two weeks prior to that were absolutely riddled with nightmares.  I’ve had a few bad dreams here & there, but nothing like the nightmares…which involve waking up in a panic attack and not being able to fall back asleep for an hour or so.  And then of course staying up as late as possible the next night to hopefully be too exhausted to have nightmares (which, it turns out, is not a legitimate remedy).  But I have been sleeping recently, which is wonderful.  I began catching up on sleep when I was quite drugged up on benadryl at my parents’ home due to their acquisition of a cat.  It was at this point I realized why I have always felt so relaxed and exhausted at Sister Dearest’s house: because I’ve been on drugs.  I mean, it’s also really peaceful and they are a lot of fun.  But I’m usually a boring houseguest because I can’t keep my eyes open.

This was not the case at the lovely birthday dinner I had with Beth & Shaloot   We met halfway between our homes, for some somewhat mediocre Mexican food, and ummm I’m pretty sure I talked their ears off.  But I was also kind of excited because I’m pretty sure I met the love of my life at the  Barnes & Noble where I waited for their arrival.  I shouldn’t have to tell you why I suspect him to be the love of my life since it was my birthday, he was super cute, and he works at B&N.  Screw benefits and give me books people.

Uh, I digress.  And I’m just kidding about the love of my life part, because I don’t even know his name.  And this store was an hour away from my home.  Altho, I’m not going to lie, I considered applying for a job there and commuting.  But that has more to do with major work dissatisfaction and less with flirting.  Ok, maybe a little bit to do with flirting.

Anyway, hopefully this rambling post has left you feeling satisfied and a little less lonesome for my presence.  There will be a (coherent) book post coming soon – just have to finished up a quick series here and I’ll get started on it for you   In the meantime, have a safe and wonderful Easter weekend…there is much to be thankful for

Is it just me, or has time really gotten out of control with how quickly it’s going by?  And while I gained an extra hour with Daylight Savings Time, I’m pretty sure I’ve lost around 3 from debaucherous activities this month.  Meanwhile, I desperately need to get my life organized.  Car insurance biz, grad school, cleaning my apt, student loans, budgeting…all the fun things in life.

But instead, I’ve been playing around with some crazy friends from work.  It’s been good.  When I haven’t been doing that, there have been a lot of lunches with a lot of wonderful people from various Wake Forest institutions.  Or reading.  Or watching It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.   These are all good things.  (Speaking of reading, I have updated my Books to Read list to include the plethora of books I’ve bought but haven’t read yet…check it here.)

So for the most part, life continues to roll along smoothly.  Work is…crazy.  Oh children.  Mostly, I’m just looking forward to Thanksgiving, when I get to fly up to Pittsbrugh, PA and visit with the family.  And attend a classy baby shower.  And play with small children.  Overall, it should be great

If you get some time (aka have some time you’d like to kill just in case it isn’t passing by quickly enough for you), check out my other site for random findings on the internet.  And have a good day!

PS   Lately while I’ve been being boring and hanging out in Winston-Salem (slowly tranforming into a townie) my incredible sister dearest has been having all sorts of adventures.  You should read about them at her blog.