borrowed clothing, curly fries

this week is a whirlwind. my mind is a whirlwind.

in my usual fashion, i am attempting to conjure up my writing mode on here before i start my take-home exam. my sister and brother-in-law are taking a nap, and every little part of me wants to be sleeping, too. but if i get this started now, i won't have to bail out later when fun things are going on!

i look like absolute trash, and i'd have it no other way for now. funny, how i've had beauty on the brain so much. there are some moments in life when it is completely unnecessary and probably detrimental if you did look any kind of nice. the first day of your period is one of those days. don't look nice on that day, it is a law. sweat pants, hoodie, pony-tail, and you're set!

so, my goal is that sometime between today and tomorrow i will become super-motivated-awesome-vitamin-taking-working-out-tan-fresh-skin sam! one side of me knows that i have to keep my mind here, doing classwork. the other side of me knows that in a few days, my very best friend is getting married and i just want to be there right now getting prepared and excited with everyone i love so dearly.

my life right now feels like borrowed clothing and curly fries.

today - finish one exam question, read two articles
tomorrow- finish two exam questions, read two articles, pack
thursday - turn in exam, paint nails pink, drive to raleigh, go sunning, airport to welcome heather home!!!!
friday - practice song, bridesmaid lunch, spend-the-nightie
saturday - long-awaited and budgeted manicure and pedicure, sunning, beautifying, rehearsal & dinner
sunday - the biggest party of a wedding ever in history.

i love that God listens to even our most bare, tact-less prayers. what a comfort. that got me through this morning.

i want to research feng shui. i could use a little of that in my life. we learned about daoism this morning in class, and there are so many principles that churn with God's truth, even within that completely different belief system. i remember learning last semester that even the tabernacle was set up in such a way that the door faced open to the east, and everything was set in a particular place for a particular purpose to house the very presence of the Most High. it was a matter dire importance, care, concern, and it is so interesting to me that so many religious systems incorporate a similar matter of placement and order to usher in something bigger than themselves. hm hm hm.

okay, i will make a cup of tea, take an ibuprofen (or two), and get cracking on this exam... maybe or maybe not after i close my eyes a little :)

peace and blessings,
samantha