Tomorrow's the BIG day...

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...and I have ten million things on my mind.  But, do you want to know something sick?  I can't stop thinking about how much weight I've gained!  I've been eating 'union-school food' for the past 5 out of 6 months and, for the last month I've let myself eat whatever I want because I feel like I deserve it.  I mean, I'm stuck at a desk studying for 10-12 hours a day....so when I go down for lunch doesn't that mean I'm allowed to eat whatever I want?!  Obviously, now that I've made these decisions I'll have some work to do on the ship....my new ship is going to have a gym :)  I'm very excited about this.  My last ship didn't have one which meant I had to walk around the ship in circles....talk about feeling like a rat in a cage!  The bad news is that I have the metabolism of a three-toed sloth.  So, at age 28 I should know better then to give my appetite free reign. As you can see, I'm at the point in my studies where I feel like I've crammed as much into my brain as possible...and now I'm blogging.  That being said, I think I'll take a break and go down to the mess deck....I'm pretty sure I saw some carrot cake in the fridge.

 

 

Go Banana's

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While I was home the banana's in my backyard were going OFF!  I was lucky enough to be able to get two really big bunches cut in the short amount of time I was home.  The bunches were so big I had to divide them into fours and give them away....there is no way I can eat that many ripe banana's before they go yucky.  Normally, I would hoard them....bake tons of banana bread and freeze the rest for smoothies :)

I'm still here!

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I'm alive! I'm just overwhelmed! I'm back in Florida....and I'm hitting the books! I'm studying about 10-12 hours a day - and when I leave the study room my brain is too fried to blog!

My exam is scheduled for June 13th. I'll be posting here and there but don't expect much :) I'll definitely let you know how I am doing during exam week! (although, I'll probably only post things if they're going well....which they will of course...heh heh.)

Here's a look at my study 'nook'.

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Travelin' Tootsie Tuesday :: Meet Me!

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Well, I'm off.  I just left Hilo Hawaii....and it felt a little permanent.  I packed my life up and put it all in a storage unit.  The good news is that I don't have time for too much introspection right now and by the time I'm stuck on the bridge of a ship I'll have a whole new take on things. I was just sitting in the Honolulu Airport feeling sorry for myself and I realized....its a Tuesday!  I decided to show you a few of the things I've packed with me!  I realize that I could spend hours and hours on my own Tootsie post....but I don't have that kind of time....so I took a few shots of my favorite things with my phone and ran them through a filter.

Traveling a lot has made me a fairly neurotic traveller.  I like to have a system.  I like to have my bag packed a certain way.  I like to keep my colors coordinated and complimentary.

I recently decided to switch my travel color from brown to black.  I realize at home some of you may be rolling your eyes....its cool.

Because my new travel color is black I couldn't use my brown roll-y backpack (I told you....neurotic....).  So, I hunted and hunted for a new travel bag with wheels.  I couldn't find one to my liking!  So, I ended up having to put my heavy things in the the Mary Poppins bag....normally, the heavy stuff goes in the roll-y bag.

I should have sucked it up and taken the brown roll-y bag.  My shoulder was killing me after one flight.  So I got the smartecarte.  Don't be surprised if I buy a big with wheels during one of my next layovers!!!!

Well, that is all I have time for.....I'm heading to the bathroom to rinse my mouth out.  Wisdom tooth extraction is not a fun travel companion!!!!!  Bah Humbug!  I'll just have to read my kindle....and take vicodin :)