Chasing

Can you take guess at what these five things have in common...

Pythagorean Theorem
Fractional Exponents
5 Subject Spiral Notebooks
Critical Reasoning
A really good eraser

If you haven't guessed yet, I'll give you a hint... It's very important to have all these by September 24th!

Why?

Well, the answer is...because that's the day I'm taking the GMAT(Graduate Management Admissions Test).

Yep that's right, I'm hoping and preparing to enroll in the MBA program this Spring. And now is about the time I need each of you to start your prayers! I'm gonna need it in order to stay focused, stay determined and stay on track. There's something inside me that says 'It's time! Time to reach out and grab hold to something that is going to brighten my future and help lay down a path towards my goals. I've been settling for a while now on jobs that just aren't what my heart desires. I want challenging, innovative, new, fresh, etc and now's my chance to chase after it! Here we go... let the studying begin!

I'm excited and nervous all at the same time :)

Sane

Things I'm learning about myself...

I'm way too predictable.

No one really takes me seriously... maybe because I'm too predictable.

My conflict style apparently is high in the Avoiding category.

Stressed should be my new middle name.

Sassy is my new favorite word to say.

I'm not the only one that feels that way.

Emotional is a word that describes every girl, not just me!

After talking to Sara, I feel much more sane.

Lemonade

Life is slipping by at a rate much faster than I had ever anticipated. I guess I always thought that the older you got, the slower life went. Life seems so chaotic in high school when you're trying to achieve at every sport possible while mastering Trigonometry and AP English... and then college kicks in at 100 mph leaving nothing but blurred images of football tailgates, awesome posters of your favorite movies and lots of broken hearted moments... and then the working world makes itself known and you would think that by snagging a stable job where the only that changes is your inbox, that life would slow down.

Nope! I think it actually speeds up at an off the charts pace.

I remember looking at my planner around March thinking how I couldn't wait till Summer hit and how excited I was about getting to lay out at the beach, and visit Caswell, and take the boat out. I planned Barbecues in my head and I could almost taste Fellini's on those after church dinners with friends. Well here it is, August and almost all those exciting moments have come and gone...minus the Fellini dinners. Those didn't really happen this summer for some reason.

Verdict: I have to slow my life down. I have to quit living for the future because all my moments are coming and going with me checking them off and looking for the next great thing to look forward to. I MUST stop... I need to live in the day! Take in all those things that I love about this time of year... not look forward all the things I love in the Fall or Winter. Live in Summer! That's what we're in and I should embrace that... at like maybe 25 MPH :)

So tonight, I'm going to sit outside and listen to the crickets chirp (yes we have those in the city), drink some lemonade and look for the moon. And if I had a hammock, I might would take a little pre-nap in it before bed but I'm thinking the mosquitoes would enjoy that too much... no hammock = equals no bites and me not being miserable, haha!

Enjoy today! Live in the moment and laugh at the present. Tomorrow will eventually come but you can't ever get today back!