Ahead of schedule

Happiness is...

Getting ahead on reading. You likely do not understand what a colossal feat this is. Let me explain.

Graduate school is demanding and, at times, overwhelming. When I was at my interview the second year students told me that the work load was heavy and that they were always trying to keep up with reading. Because I was a 4.0 student in college and an ambitious young professional, however, this did not apply to me. I have always just been gifted. Man, did I underestimate this program. I have learned my lesson, pulled myself up by my bootstraps, and started working just as hard as the rest of them.

When my professor emailed us the assigned reading (approx. 200 pages) to be done by the first day of class---with only two days' warning mind you---reality slammed into me like a freight train. I have been struggling along the tracks ever since. But this afternoon, I finished a chapter that doesn't just get me to where I need to be next week, it gets me ahead. It's such a good feeling to be on top of my game! I feel like for once I can indulge in a little bit of a social life. Maybe I can even stop to cook a nice dinner. Regardless, I have time to breathe. Now, if only I can keep it that way. Here's to continued success with graduate schoolwork! Wish me luck.

Prepare to Snooze

Happiness is...

That moment when you wake up and realize that you've already taken care of making a lunch, packing your bag, and planning your day. Turn off that alarm and get some more sleep!

Tumblr

Happiness is...

Tumblr. Why didn't I think of this earlier? My happiness blog could even be prettier... haha. OR I could use it to post the random finds from my afternoon with the interwebs. I suppose I'll do that, then.

If you didn't know, tumblr is a neat little social networking tool for links, photos, text, quotes, and all things amazing. It's a very interesting community to be a part of, and I am still completely and utterly confused after several hours on it. Yikes.

Check it out: superiornoodle.tumblr.com

Wowza!

Happiness is...

The way the cd changer in your car will pick up RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT OUT. It's a brilliant thing, this car audio. Already, I liked it. Then I popped in a cd and I was not only able to get out for my milk and eggs, I was able to hop back in and start in the chorus again.

In fact, the chorus is my favorite part of this song.

One more time!

When else can you pick up like that? I mean, you can't easily stick a bookmark in it. You can't dog-ear a cd. But you can use it in your commute and come back to it at the end of a long work day.

As if cars weren't already the coolest things on Earth.