Like Any Good Student...

... I took my laundry to do at my parents' house when I visited last night :)

 Now I've got clean clothes and all of my quarters are intact.  Nice.

Aaaaand I grabbed some leftovers on my way out.  I can't wait to have this amazing eggplant parmesan that our former neighbor made; it's unbelievably delicious. 

While I was driving back to my place, going north, might I add, I passed this uncovered boat being trailered.  Pretty sure it's not going to be boat season for a little while (just a hunch, seeing as how we were driving through snow and all). 

I drove by Trader Joe's on the way to my apartment (well practically, I just had to go 2 minutes out of my way), so I stopped in to re-stock some new favorites:  sunflower seed butter and almond butter. 

There's a Lululemon in the same shopping plaza as TJ's, and I made my first purchase there today.  I love that the shopping bags are reusable!  So handy!

I got a "bang buster" headband.  It looks purple in this picture but it's actually bright pink.  It was either white or pink, and I think I made the obvious choice.  While I was getting ready to work out yesterday, I realized that I needed to do something with my new bangs, and bobby pins and a flimsy headband weren't cutting it, so hopefully this will do the trick.  

There happened to be an Anthropologie in the same plaza, too, so I stopped in to browse... but I couldn't pass up this adorable owl.  It was only $3!  I kind of have a thing for owls. 

Good news:  some of my magazine subscriptions are starting to expire.  Bad news:  I just subscribed to a new magazine.  It was a LivingSocial deal, and I think it's pretty obvious by this point that I have trouble passing up a good deal.  I know I shouldn't have, but I was pretty excited to get my first issue today. 

 Along with my salad, I had a juicy plum with my lunch.

It tasted like summer.  If only...

I spent  a lot of time in the kitchen today baking and preparing food.  Next week is my spring break (woot!) and I'm going to DC and NYC.  Can't wait!!  I wanted to make some healthy snacks to take with me, and I've got a busy week ahead of me, so I did a lot of prep work today.  I'll post the food I made throughout this week.

Since I had a late lunch and taste-tested my snacks throughout the day, I wasn't very hungry for dinner, but I did whip up something pretty tasty.  I sauteed some bell peppers (red, orange, and yellow) and grape tomatoes in a bit of olive oil, then added 2 eggs (scrambled with rice milk, salt, and dried basil) and some spinach.  Quick and easy but delicious and satisfying. 

I had a good weekend but I'm kind of exhausted.  I need to finish up some things for school and hopefully head to bed early-ish. 

Anyone else have trouble resisting good deals like I do??

Song of the day:

"Swim" by Surfer Blood.  I got to see them in DC and it was a great show.  The lead singer is a prime example of how much hotter a guy can be by having an instrument and being on stage - it's miraculous, really.

I Have A Confession to Make

I'm addicted to magazines.

I have a backlog of magazines on the bookshelf in my living room.

And another pile on the bookshelf in my bedroom....  See, I got one free subscription from my sister because she got a promotion with something she bought.  And then I had airline miles that were going to expire, and they weren't enough to really do anything with except get magazine subscriptions.  So I got a lot.  Oh, and I got a few from Groupon and/or LivingSocial.  And I never have enough time to read them.  Hence the hoarding problem. 

If you have lots of magazines, too, here's a little tip: I love to cut out the perfume samples and put them in my drawers and closets - they make my clothes and sheets/ towels smell good, and it's also a great way to see whether you really like a new scent if you're looking for a new one.

So today when I got home from school, my mailbox was bursting at the seams.  I have a pretty standard apartment-style mailbox, so it's not very big.  I can't believe the mailman was able to even get all of those magazines and the envelope in there today!

But I'm glad he did, because I got some earrings I ordered online recently.  I've been looking at JewelMint's jewelry since last year, but had yet to buy anything.  Usually all of the jewelry is 29.99 (with free shipping!) but I got a promo code for 70% off and couldn't resist getting a pair of earrings that I'd had my eye on for awhile.  

I'm a HUGE sucker for pretty packaging.  How fancy is that box and velvety bag?  I definitely felt like I paid more than $8.99 for that. 

Ta-da, new earrings!  They were designed by Rachel Bilson, which makes them even cooler, in my opinion.  I think she has such amazing style (plus she's on Hart of Dixie now, one of my favorite Monday night TV shows!). 

Rachel Bilson

While we're on the topic, I have another confession to make.  Sometimes I wait too long to do my dishes.

Make that way too long.

Whew.  Feels good to get that off my chest.

I'm going to watch Modern Family and do some stretching because I'm sore from the gym yesterday.  Not too sore, but enough to make me feel like I got a good workout in.  I did some cardio machines while I watched Live! with Kelly this morning, and they're broadcasting from Hawaii this week - it looks amazing!  I would love a tropical vacation right about now.  Hope you're all having a good night!  We're more than halfway through the week, yay!

Do you have any "confessions" to make?

Song of the day:

"My Body" by Young the Giant.  Very catchy and upbeat, and the band is not too shabby-looking.  Wouldn't mind seeing them in concert!