First Polyvore

Untitled by MegMac911 featuring Coach bags

I've wanted to make something on Polyvore for awhile now. I'm not super skilled at it but heres a try. This would be an everyday look for me.

Shoe Shopping

One of these things is not like the others. I hate shopping for flats. I either wear heels, flip flops, and occasionally boots. I have owned 2 pairs of flats in my life and hated them. Maybe it's because at 5 ft. 2 I've always had a "short complex". I certainly can't chase 30 kindergartners in heels all school year, so I've began my flats quest a little early. All shoes can be found at Piperlime. I will just have to keep looking. I hear so much about these that I'm thinking that might be the way to go for every day wear. Most flats I've come across don't seem to hold up very well and I suppose they wouldn't be pricey for something I'd wear every day. Next, I'll have to have all my pants hemmed. Ugh.

Dear President Obama

I read an article today that said Obama wants to lengthen school days and times. It can be found here. That's a nice idea and all but they also have to consider the costs in raising teacher's pay to accommodate the extra hours. As a future teacher, I know that extra time in school means teachers staying later, extra work at home on lesson plans, more preparation and so forth. A teachers day isn't just during school hours and summers aren't spent playing around. Any good teacher will tell you that a majority of their summertime is spent working on lesson plans, prepping classrooms and attending in-services and conferences. If you average out a teachers salary with hours actually worked plus the extra money most spend on supplies and such, it's actually not very good. I try to avoid getting political on here, but I found it a little amusing.

I will discuss the fiasco that was my birthday weekend tomorrow.

Little of this, little of that

Once again, I'm caught in a situation where I need to get cleaning. My brother was coming for my birthday weekend then he wasn't and now he is again. He's bringing his gf so I've got to get the house clean. The guest room of course is a wreck and I don't feel like Little Suzy Homemaker at all. I'm syncing the iPhone and watching the Rachel Zoe episode I missed on Monday. I die!

I got an A on my education test and all the points possible on my Education Technology assignments. Go me! I'm praying for my BFF who is tackling the GRE at 7:30 tomorrow morning. The weekend is going to consist of a little drinking and a family get-together on Sunday. I need to relax, school has really started to consume me.

It'll get bad before it gets better

Oh dear Lord where do I start on this past week? Wednesday, my a/c went out and the little man comes out that day so I'm happy until I find out that my inside unit is fried and they can't come until Monday. Bless the guy's little heart, he went and got me a window unit and I set up shop in the living room for 5 nights. This morning, he came by himself and put the new unit in. It's normally a 2 man job at least. On my way to class, I realized I took my antibiotic on an empty stomach and I was a little overheated so I skipped and sat at grandma's until I could get the dizzy feeling to go away.

My schoolwork had been piling up so I attacked it tonight with the goal to be in bed by 1 am and I've got 20 minutes. I'm much more productive working in the office than at the laptop even though my office is utter chaos at this point. So much for being organized before school started. I think I might put up some pictures of what I need to do so maybe I can get motivated.

Fab Free Finds

I finally made it home from Houston with about an hour and a half before I had to be at work. I was still feeling pretty bad and running fever and luckily there were extra people so I got to go home. I came home and cleaned (bad I know) and I'm going to figure out dinner and get some studying and rest in. My aunt had a collection of jewelry she let me go through and I picked a few of my favorite things to share.

The pendent on the far right has a lion on it. Pics were taken with my iPhone since my digital camera is broken.


I love fleur de lis. There is one in every room of my house.

I miss this thing already. It's a Bosch Tassimo expresso/coffee maker. It made me some amazing lattes while I was on my relaxation/sick getaway.

What I also miss is the time I spent typing this up. Apparently Firefox and I aren't getting along. I have to keep it on both computers because Blackboard only works with it and I need Blackboard for school. Otherwise I hate it.

Swirl, Tap and Buff

I finally decided to try Bare Minerals. I haven't really had trouble with my skin yet fortunately but I've used many different foundations over the years. I've used everything from the expensive department store brands to Revlon. I used it for the first time this morning and I can say that it's very easy to apply, just like the infomercial says. I've worn it all day and it still looks pretty good. I didn't need to touch up during the day and my skin doesn't look or feel oily. However, the coverage is about the same as any other brand. I will continue to use it, but once it runs out, I probably won't buy anymore.

Sick in H-town

Saturday after the test I drove to Houston. It rained almost the entire way and I realized my tires on the Yukon are in pretty bad shape. I'm going to get that taken care of tomorrow as well as getting an eye exam and new contacts. I've been feeling sick since Friday, but I'm finally starting to get better. I went to Ulta and Target. I've been wanting to try Bare Minerals for awhile now and I finally got it. I haven't used it yet but tomorrow I'll definately post a review.

The Praxis went well. I breezed through the Science part which shocked me. I'm sure I bombed the Math but I did my best. Now I have to just wait it out and see. I have schoolwork to take care of tomorrow night. I have to head home Tuesday morning and back to reality.

Confessions of a Junkaholic

I woke up feeling like death this morning. I've been sippin Day Quil like they're gonna pull it from the shelves, sucking on cough drops non-stop and drinkin my OJ. My fever finally broke and I sweated bullets for 30 minutes or so then drank some water and a Red Bull and cleaned out the Yukon. I found: a Treo car charger (I haven't used the Treo since before I bought the Yukon WTH) my plaid pumps, my hooker heels (black patent peep-toe sky high) a sweater and a jacket. The plaid shoes, sweater and jacket are particularly embarassing to admit because those are clearly WINTER ITEMS and last time I checked, winter done went a long time ago down here in the boot. I also had a mop in the back that I bought at least 3 months ago. This is why I need a 2 door car, but most likely I'd just be hazard on the road cause I couldn't see because there'd be too much junk.

I'm off to read some magazines to ease my anxiety. In the words of Mr. Cajun Onstar, "kids, don't eat pralines while they still hot, you gon get the foie" Pray for me tomorrow, all 0 of you fine folks that read this.

First Test Grade In

I got an 88 on my test! I did so much better than I thought. 2 points away from an A but I'll deal. Tomorrow I have to get dog food and clean out the Yukon then I'm going to go over my Praxis work 1 more time and let God do the rest. I'm not as nervous and stressed as I have been, and I honestly don't know what I'm going to do with myself after it's over since it's consumed me for so long. I refuse to stress myself with packing anything tomorrow for the Houston trip but I am going to get what little bit I have to wash done so Saturday I can pack quickly and get on the road. The forecast shows rain every day into next week. Fabulous. Hopefully I'll get to do some shopping in Houston.

To Medicate or Not

I was sitting here studying when all 3 dogs start barking like the damn house is on fire. I'm in such a mood that I seriously hope that it's someone walking through the yard and they shit their pants trying to get away. The other night I came home and 2 guys were running down the street. They went behind some houses before I could really see them. I used to freak out about noises but the whole neighborhood is afraid of my dogs as well as K and J's so I don't get my panties in such a wad anymore.

Apparently I'm getting so old that I forgot my birthday. I argued with E that it was the weekend after the Praxis test but I neglected to realize that the weekend of the 19th is stuck in between those. Guess it was a blonde moment. Worked sucked tonight and I almost dread the drive to Houston now that the dogs don't get along. While I'm typing this it's Moo-1, Havi flip flop-0. Damn it!

I think I need some anti-anxiety medication

Miss Anti-Social

I wasn't in the spirit for college football but I am now. Of course, my team is LSU. I'm trying to find a few weekends to get some tickets after I get the stress that is the Praxis over with. I decided today that after the test, I'm going to head to Houston and take a little break. I don't have class next Monday, so hopefully I'll be refreshed when I come back. The next weekend is my birthday, so at least the things I have to do now revolve more around my social life than school. It's a much needed break.

I would really love to go to the Chelsea Premium Outlet while I'm in Houston. The outlet is about an hour away in Cypress. They have Burberry, Coach, Kate Spade, BCBG, True Religion, Juicy, 3 sunglasses places. But we'll see. I still can't really let myself think about relaxing at this point. Thank God, tomorrow night is my only scheduled shift.

Stressed

In exactly 7 days, I will be sitting down and taking the Praxis which will determine whether or not I get to teach next year. I've just about completed the study book. I also have a Portfolio assignment and a test on Wednesday. I switched shifts to get off tonight because I didn't wanna deal with all the drama of the 1st LSU game. Apparently, a fight broke out Thursday night. I wasn't there for it but thought about picking up because my class was canceled. Thank God I didn't. I don't need anymore stress this week.

Tomorrow night and Tuesday are my only 2 scheduled nights for the next week so I should be able to get a handle on things and be ready for the test. While I've been in study mode, I didn't really notice all controversy about Obama's speech to students on Tuesday. There is a petition going around locally urging parents to keep their kids home. As a future teacher, the first thing I did was read the memo that was sent to schools. My personal feelings for Obama aside, I will say that the discussion questions and assignments were not Early Childhood friendly. I can understand showing the program to upper Middle and High School students, but there's no way in hell that I'd show it in my classroom. Early Childhood classes are not allowed to watch t.v. 99% of the time and it has to be heavily scrutinized before they view it and cannot be longer than 10 minutes. I honestly don't think they're showing it in the Elementary Schools around here anyway so parents just need to get a grip. He's in charge, was elected by the people, so let him have his time. Most kids aren't gonna be paying attention anyway.