Rainbow Book Ends

Thank you for a beautiful evening New York.

Bandit Duck Diving in Chair

He got really excited that I'm finally cleaning up the DEFCON 1 situation in my room.

For the first time since I moved in started school this chair was clean. He celebrated by writhing all over it.

Fluffy Cottony Clouds

Didn't know they could like that here in New York . . . photos from my rooftop last night.

Swoon! Sunblaze Dress at Anthropologie

If you know me, you know I love dresses.

The Sunblaze dress from Anthro is no exception. It caught my eye because it's a bold color that is slightly neon. Neon enough that it feels fresh and a little trendy but not enough that you couldn't wear after neon is no more.

It Arrived!

I had been waiting for Stefanie and Eric's wedding invitation and I'm so excited that it arrived!

Look how pretty it is:

Links!

I am liking Channing Tatum more and more. Dirty dancing with Sir Elton John is pretty awesome. I also love how British gossip is written: "Jenna, 31, wore a seductive red dress, which she paired with fishnet tight" (Daily Mail)

HOW Magazine's Top 10 Websites for Designers. (HOW Magazine)

The 25 Most Beautiful Public Libraries. New York, Seattle and LA made the list! (Flavorwire)

A Case for JK Rowling to Win the Nobel Prize. (Atlantic Wire)

This makes me happy - Buffy and Freddie Prinze Jr. are still together and pregnant! (Celebitchy)

Bandit Likes My Paper Expo Project

Hmmm . . . I need to sniff you out just like I do to Mom's face

I'm thinking, I'm thinking . . . I think I approve

You dare attack?! I'm going to get you, accordion fold book!

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Excuse me, Mom - why are you interrupting me?!

Yes, yes I approve

I'm done with you. Time to jump back on the bed.

Yup, I Had a Mini-Meltdown

I was starting to feel the effects of a mini-meltdown on Monday and it really, officially this time happened on Tuesday.

The piece of rock that crumbled on the edge of the cliff I was standing on was the stress of one of my bosses traveling again for the second time in two weeks.

Oy.

He was stressed, so then I was stressed.



The combination of 8:30 am - 1 am days (waking up, straight to work then straight to school then to the computer lab and then more work/getting ready for the next day) Monday through Wednesday.

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Having a little bit of free time on Thursdays and Fridays but usually ended up doing research/shopping for school. Squeezing in some time to see a friend or two.

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Working 16+ hours on the weekend researching, designing and producing school work.

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Not finding my groove aka my concept for my two big final projects.

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Staying awake to let my cousin in my building since I can't make a copy of the outside door key.

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Normal stress of a new job.

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Kind of getting yelled at at work.

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Crying in the stairwell for a few minutes.

It's Officially Melt Down Time

Am officially having a mini melt down today.

Staying up until 1 or 2 am at least 3 - 4 nights a week doing school work, ever since school started back up, has officially gotten to me.

Stress is radiating off of me and none of my usual de-stress tricks are working.

Including:
Chocolate
Reading a great book
Caffeine in the form of strong, comforting earl grey tea
Chocolate
Taking a 10 minute break from work just to get out of the office
Celebrity gossip
A glass of wine on my own
Walking
Chocolate

I went to bed by midnight on Friday and Saturday and I still feel like I am going to flip out.

When everyone asked me in January/February, "How is school going?"

I responded, "Great. But wait and ask me again in May."

It's not even May  . . .