. . . because you should try to learn something new every day.

• I realized this week that it just may be possible for me to get a Master’s degree for free!  The university I work at has a program where employees can take a certain number of classes each semester without paying, as long as there are seats in the class.  I need to investigate this further, but it is entirely possible that this time next year I will be a student once again.
• I am moving!  Well, at least when my lease is up . . in OCTOBER!  I’ve realized that my apartment is a little too big for me right now.  And there are some things that just bother me about it.  I lived in a tiny studio apartment my last year of college, and while that one was too small, I think another (bigger) studio would be perfect.  There are some pretty large ones around here.  I’m hoping to move closer to work.  Maybe I can find someone to take over the lease in a couple months. 
• Weigh in:  I don’t weigh in at my TOM.  I gain too much water bloat weight, and looking at the scale is a bit depressing.  What I have learned, however, is that I don’t get generic cravings at this time.  My body tells me “I want chocolate and peanut butter, preferably Reese’s peanut butter cups, but we’ll take whatever you’ve got.”  I gave in this time, but next time, I will be prepared.
• While this week wasn’t as craptacular as last week, it certainly wasn’t perfect.  I’m not down about it, though.  I realize that I have to stay strong.  I wasn’t as strong this week as I’d hoped.  The stress about last week and the eh-ness of this week made me weak (ha ha).  I didn’t eat as healthily as I liked, because I didn’t make it to the store.  I totally bailed on cleaning, because all I could do when I got home was zone out or take a nap.  Now that I’m aware of this, whenever I catch myself feeling so blah, I must take a few minutes to really examine why I feel that way and come up with solutions. 
• On a happier note, I am now obsessed with stickers!  I got some scrapbooking stickers and have peppered my planner with sticker upon sticker.  I think they have the potential of being a useful productivity tool for me, but for now I’m just having fun sticking stickers to things.