so far so good

I found these two candlestick holders and a set of four class Corelle plates all for $1.76!!! Woo thrift stores!!! :)

So I started school again yesterday. My schedule is pretty full on Wednesdays, but it will be fine :) Two of my classes are very exciting (Zoology and Plant Form). Then, of course, Organic II. Ew. But I am still feeling better about it than I had last semester. I mean, if I can pull off an A- last semester when half the time I was completely unprepared for classes and tests, this semester will be fine if I can just simply keep on top of it. I just can't ever take a break. I have to study every single day.

Last night after church I went to Applebee's, which was fun, but it will not be acceptable after last night. I can't be out until midnight every week. I have to be productive. So it nice and all to think, oh I'm not going to procrasinate this semester, but here are some things I am doing to combat my procrastinator tendencies!

1. I have writen down every important test/assignment date in my planner ahead of time. Right now I'm thinking that I should give myself little goals for them too, but I have never been good at listening to myself. As long as I can see a timeline of my assignments and how they compare to my other classes I think I will be fine :)

2. Organization!!! I bought a notebook and folder for each class. Last semester my papers started getting all jumbled because I bought those notebooks with the folders and that was all I used. This semester I bought three subject notebooks for each class and a folder to go with it.

3. Use my planner! Everyone at Drury gets a free planner and it is very useful. I am using it to write down homework and suggestions for what/how to study.

I am hoping very much that this semester is better than last semester. I think it will be, but don't fret. I will keep you posted ;)

Thanks for reading!
♪♫ brianna ♪♫

Anticipation

Today is very snowy in the old Springfield. Last night I went with some of the college class to Applebee's after church and it began to snow while we were there. The roads weren't very bad on the way home, but this morning there was plenty of white stuff on the ground.

So I can't stop thinking about next week. School starts. And once again, I can't decide if I'm excited or not. I really want to be, but a part of me is really nervous that maybe I'm not ready for the biology classes I'm signed up for. You may not have heard the story, so here goes:

When scheduling time came around last semester, I knew exactly what I wanted/needed to take to stay on track with my classes and my bio/chem major. I needed to take zoology and plant form and function, but when I proceded to schedule for them, the website wouldn't let me. It's important to let you know that while I was still in highschool, an admissions rep told me that my anatomy/physiology class would be credited as the intro level biology class, but since I started in chemistry my freshman year, i haven't been able to take those level 2 biology classes until now. So anyway, I emailed the zoology teacher and she told me I couldn't take it, but then I went in and talked to her, and she was super nice. So that's check for zoo. Then plant form actually conflicted with my orchestra class, so I went in and talked to the professor and she signed me in for that. So basically, I got into the classes I wanted, and I got "signed out" of the first biology course. I just hope that doesn't affect my degree. :/

So now I am second guessing myself, and hoping that I won't be behind in those classes. So the good news is that I will only ever be in one building and I only have 3 classes. So, I really want to make the best of the semester and really improve on my time management. That's always a struggle with me lol

Well, I guess, since I am super bored today, I will research different medical schools. I enjoy thinking about/planning my future. I hope you have a great snowy day and good luck going back to school(if you haven't already)!

Thanks for reading!
♪♫ brianna ♪♫

One Week! Eek!

Well, school starts back up in one week. I have sort of mixed feelings about this. Last semester was treacherous, on the bright side, I guess it can't get any worse than that. But on the other hand, I haven't quite recovered from last semester. That is one reason that I LOVE college, is that you have a whole month in between the fall and spring semesters.

So I have decided that I am going to make this the best semester yet. All of my classes are science classes (I'm a science major, so that makes me really happy) and so all of my classes will be in the same building. I won't have the awkward walking from one end of campus to another and then having to walk back just to get my car. This will mean a whole lot less stress for Brianna. Also, my breaks this semester are soooo much better and longer, because I am technically only taking three classes (+ their respective labs). My breaks on Monday and Wednesday are from 11:00 to 1:30 and then I have classes until 5:40 on Mondays and 6:20 on Wednesdays. Then on Tuesdays I only have class from 9-12 and on Thursdays from 1-4. Fridays are my favorite, though with only class from 9-11.

 So all in all, my schedule rocks this semester, I only have three classes and orchestra. So I think my favorite part about this semester is going to be Plant Form and Function. I'm really excited, because I think that on top of taking it, I might be working at the greenhouse again this summer, for some extra money. I'm super pumped!

I also am coming right along on my picture a day thing. We'll see how that turns out at the end of the month!

So for the rest of the day, I must go get my last text books at the bookstore and possibly some new notebooks or pens or something school supply-ish. Who knows, I might even treat myself to a lunch at the CX. Wanna come?! lol

Have a great week! Thanks for reading!
♪♫ brianna ♪♫

Resolution updates

So I have decided to revise my New Year's Resolutions. I want to be able to put more pretty pictures on my blog, so I want to make a resolution to take at least one picture every day. I don't take near enough pictures. So, at the end of the year/month or whatever I can make a little overview of the time elapsed. Also, I haven't done very good in my trying to walk/jog thing yet, but I have been eating more fruits and veggies and  less junk and in the past week I have lost 5 pounds! Woo! It's not much, but at least it's some progress. I can totally do this!!!

So I am pretty darn stoked about this semester. Last semester was hard, I had a lot of classes, and I like never got to see my friends. This semester, Karasyn and I have the same breaks so we are totally going to do lunch more often and study together. She's taking chemistry this semester so studying together will be somewhat relevant ; )  I am just really excited to see what the Lord has in store for me this year! Hope your 2012 has been great so far!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

Oh it is love < 3

That title has nothing to do with my post, it's just the song that is playing on iTunes right now :)

Yesterday I got my hair cut and colored, which was totally refreshing. A couple hours of someone playing with my hair is pure bliss! Here's the dif. You can't really tell much, but I can and I like it a lot!

Ok, there isn't much difference, i guess.

Here's a better pic!

Today my mom and I went thrift store shopping because she needed to find some roller blades for Brandon to go to a skating party this weekend. I found a few cute things and bought them :) One was this cool poster that I'm going to do a cool DIY with. 

This is what i'm going to do with my poster :) Here's a peek from Elsie's blog!

Tonight we have church, which is always a blast! I am pretty excited to go "shop" in my closet for soething cute to wear :) I have to be there at three so, I may as well get ready now and just be ready to go when I get there. Well, I hope you have a gorgeous Wednesday! Thanks for reading!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

2011 in pictures!

I was inspired by Elsie's post of instagram pics and decided to join in the fun. Overall, 2011 kinda sucked for me. Both semesters of school were poopy, I got the worst grades of my life in that year, I spent most of the year in misery because of my nonexistent love life, I was just miserable, BUT looking back, the pictures I took were pretty awesome! lol Here goes!

These were like the first pics I took in 2011...

some major thrift store finds from winter break Jan 2011

my bestest friend in the whole world gave me this for valentine's day! :)

this is from our small group Bible study for the freshman class

last year was filled with many trips to Red Velvet with my best friend, Karasyn!

on the way to chicago

best pizza EVER!!!

i had the privelege to play in both my friend Rochelle and my friend Laura's weddings last year

what a hot summer!

school!

fall was my favorite! look at these delish cake pops!

We met He Is We!!!!

This was the last instagram from 2011 at my cousins birthday party she had a horse place.

Can't wait for another year of photos!

♪♫ brianna ♪♫

New Year Resolutions

My first post of the year. Better make it count, right? :)

So far, my year has been productive! Yesterday, I started looking ahead at future organic notes and today I cleaned my room from being cluttered after Christmas and I dusted and vacuumed (eep! I know it's a miracle). Also, I cleaned off my desk of old notes and junk from last semester and I cleaned out some notebooks for reusing and filed away important papers. My room is officially CLEAN! (it won't last long though lol)

So, I thought I would post some of my New Years Resolutions on the old blogger so I can always come back and look at them! So here goes!

1.) I want to begin every day with the word of God. Unfortunately, I do not read my Bible like I should, so I want to start. I want to learn. I want to be a better Christian and have a deeper relationship with God.

2.) Be able to jog a mile everyday by spring break. I just need to exercise more and I think this is a very achievable goal.

3.) Eat more fruits and veggies. Pretty self explanatory.

4.) Seek God's will in all areas of my life.  I mean school, relationships, my job, and my family.

5.) Be a little more serious about school. You know, less procrastination, more focus.

This is also going to be my scripture for the year:

"And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men."
~Colossians 3:23

Tomorrow, Karasyn and I are getting new hairs!!! Yay! :) She's never colored her hair before so it will be a grand adventure. I'm so stoked for what the Lord has in store for this year! :) Here's a pic of my old hair!

Happy New Year!!!! :D
♪♫ brianna ♪♫