Go.

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All I have been doing the past week is going. My brain won’t stop going even when my body waves the white flag. I’m getting sick, I’m not sleeping and I ache everywhere.

And there is no time to stop yet, because tomorrow I write two exams. I personally believe that whoever came up with the notion of writing exams on a Saturday should be shot. No trial, no discussion, just a firing squad. Not only does it just seem cruel, but I have to take extra time off work and give up some much needed money to write these exams. I actually approached my academic advisor and asked, just out of curiosity, if I could get the exams deferred because if I couldn’t get time off work. Do you know what the college’s response was? No. There is no ‘must defer exams so I can go to work so I can pay my rent and continue having somewhere to keep my shit’ clause.

But with the realization that I am a week away from the end, my to-do list is growing every day. And once this madness is over, my oh my do I ever have some fun crafty plans to share with you all!

But for now….

Hiding.

I’ll just keep hiding out.

29.

I’ve been toying with this list of things I would like to have done before my next birthday. I’ve been trying to get it to 29 before I hit publish, but as I have started checking things off already, I thought I’d put it out there now and add or adjust as I go along. Sure, some are gimmes, but oh well. This gives me something to work towards, something to plan for and look forward to.And I should mention that I found this idea at HulaSeventy’s blog.

My list:

1-Learn to walk in heels (and maybe even enjoy wearing them!).

2-Take the class that came with my sewing machine so that I can really use it and use it well.

3- Get fit so that I don’t look back with regret on my wedding photos and so that I can keep up with my soon-to-be husband on our honeymoon. We’ve decided on a 5 day canoe trip through Algonquin park. Honeymoon delayed as we are now, possibly, planning on going camping with all our friends who are coming out from Ontario instead.

4-Have as much of a stress-free wedding as possible.

5-Complete said canoe trip through Algonquin park. (Okay, this now won’t be before my next birthday, but I’m keeping it in here to make sure it doesn’t totally float away from the realm of possibility.)

6-Call my grandfather at least once a week.

7- Find a pair of pants that aren’t jeans that I can be comfortable in.

8-Graduate from college.

9-Have my friends over for dinner more often.

10-Plant a ‘box garden’ on my patio.

11-Get a job that allows me to pay the bills and then have some left over for the luxuries. Like groceries.

12- Put some serious thought into the idea of compiling all the stories of my grandmother’s life into a book.

13- Keep the kitchen stocked with bread flour so we can start using our bread maker again. Nothing beats home made bread!

14- Finish the knitting project I started while I was home sick. Hopefully it will be cowl-like. Done!

15- Get a camera. Nothing fancy, one that I can use will help me take better pictures.

16-Find out if the reason I’ve been sick for the past year really is due to mold in our apartment. (This will have to wait until after school is done).

17- Be more open with my fianky in terms of what I feel and what I want.

18-Sew a shirt and skirt. Not necessarily matching, but an outfit nonetheless.