Yesterday was Mardi Gras, which makes today Ash Wednesday. I didn’t really celebrate it all that much, though I did get ice cream at Coldstone with Amanda and Lori. We went to a Scentsy candle party hosted by my bible study leader and friend, Trish. Another woman from our bible study, Abby, is the, I don’t know what you call it. She is the seller? The person who is in charge of the products? Anyway, it’s a product line that is actually really cool. Its not a fire hazard, for starters, because it never reaches a temperature too hot to touch. There is a whole series of different warmers and a huge variety of scents to melt. Lori and Amanda were so interested in it that they decided to host a party in our apartment. I’m all for it. I think it’s a really cool product because we can have it in dorms since its just a light bulb. There is no open flame and no excess heat. It’s brilliant. I got the cutest warmer and three scents. The warmer has music staff calligraphy all over it in black and tan on a cream background. I can’t wait to get it and start using it. Abby made the point of letting us know its kid and pet safe. Betty has a tendency to be too curious for her own good. Now I don’t have to worry about her bothering it on the counter and getting burned. She has no sense of her own safety because she’ll start walking across the stove even when its on. We have to keep a close eye on her when we’re cooking so she won’t get burned.
I’ve decided that I’m giving up spending for Lent. I can use money for gas and groceries but nothing else. That includes going out to eat, the movies, renting movies, buying books, and buying clothes. There are two exceptions. The first is a Simplicity home decorations party I’ve been invited to that I will have to buy something at and the second is a dress for my sorority formal. I will set a limit of $20 on the dress though. If I can’t find something for that amount or less than I will wear something I already have in my closet. No accessories. I have so many shoes and accessories that I can’t justify the purchase of any more. I’ll have to make do with what I already have – which shouldn’t be too difficult seeing as I have a shoe box overflowing with accessories and more that aren’t even in the box because I’m afraid they will get lost.
The not buying books is going to be the hardest. I am collecting multiple series of books right now and to have to put off buying them for awhile (til after April 12th) is going to be difficult. I have plenty of books to read but I might deliberately read them slowly so that I won’t feel as much of the pain of not yet having them to read. True, I could probably spend the time doing homework and studying chemistry but that’s a lot less fun than reading. I’m doing okay in chemistry, as far as I’m concerned and any more effort on my part seems excessive for someone who is not a chemistry major. Yes, I know, I know, I’ll need the information for on the MCAT’s but that’s not for another year. I’ll have plenty of time between now and then to perfect the knowledge. No, I don’t intend to forget it. In fact, I have a plan for studying over the summer so I don’t forget the chemistry or even the anatomy that I’ve learned this year.
I’m a little worried because Lori wants us to be with her for two weeks this summer for her wedding. I don’t know if I can afford to not work for two weeks. Or if I can find a class schedule to fit around the dates of her wedding: the first two weeks in July. I can probably find a second session class to take that will work but a first session? Which means I might have to do some fancy shifting of when I’m taking classes in order to get all of the ones I need in the time that I need them. Kirkwood doesn’t have their summer class schedule posted yet so I won’t be able to find out until probably the end of March. Coe has their fall registration then, so Kirkwood should have their summer registration available by then. Especially since some of their summer classes start in May. Hopefully I can find something that will fit in my schedule and work out for the MCAT’s in the spring as well.
Books: I just finished reading Changer of Days which was the second in a series I started a long time ago, forgot about, then reread and enjoyed. It doesn't make it into my all time favorite books list but it was an enjoyable read. I wasn't amazingly thrilled with the ending. The love story should have ended with a bigger bang. The author spent two books building up this love story and then its all wrapped up in about 10 pages. I wanted much more. There could easily have been much more. I wanted an epilogue or something. Maybe, because I wanted more, that makes it a better book. Nah. I just wanted more in that I felt it wasn't complete. I was fine with it ending. It just could have ended better.
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Hope you enjoy your Scentsy products! The Symphony Warmer you ordered is a favorite!
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