a little retail therapy this afternoon:

today also included purchases of books for class although i won't list them as they aren't nearly as exciting. but, i did walk three miles with the Walk Away the Pounds Express - Leslie Sansone dvd. a bit corny but it gets me up and moving and right now i need to just do what works.


the upside to all of this is that i was also productive today. i finished up the readings for this week (with the exception of a chapter i need to read in the reserve room tomorrow) and even did some prep work for next week's presentation. i am feeling a bit more like i can handle this grad school gig. i just need to keep getting through.


oh, and i was right. american idol helped a bit as well. although, i found last night's episode to be a bit of a let down--no one truly spectacular and no one fantastically awful. but tonight starts the hollywood round and i am probably a bit too excited about that. lol. good thing i was productive today.


so a little retail therapy, some good tunes, some exercise, the anticipation of a good dinner and fun tv viewing and an unexpected visit from a good friend are working their magic. little steps. everyone gets overwhelmed now and then. and while the stress around here has been palpable, hopefully tomorrow will bring some big and exciting news for sparky--i'll let you know. there is also pitchers and catchers in less than a week and a slight chance of new puppy. hey, ya never know...