Summer Ends

I'm just sitting here at work munching on hummus and wishing I could motivate myself to study some more. I am so sick of all this pre-reading, but have to do it because classes start tomorrow and I have two papers due right out of the gate. Part of my lack of motivation is that I am 14 weeks into my pregnancy and still feeling worn out. I think I have been doing too much at times. It FINALLY occured to me to put my damned feet up Friday night. It isn't so much the active stuff I do (hikes, the gym, and prenatal yoga) that are the problem. It's all the other running around that I do when I should just chill out. I always seem to come up with more chores and errands. For instance, I actually enjoy cooking, but I'll take on major projects that keep me on my feet for hours on weeknights. It's lame. Especially when I am in school and carrying the relentless weight of deadlines.

I'm totally hoping to set up a schedule this quarter where I sleep enough (especially when I work late) and start homework shortly after breakfast. If I can get things done early, maybe I can chill when evening rolls around. Even if I have an hour or two of reading to do at night, at least I can get the big stuff done before my energy lags. I really want this to work because grad-school totally stresses me out, even under the best of circumstances and I suspect it might be worse with the pregnancy.

On a happier note, I had a great time hiking with my friend Doug last week. We did a pretty light one, which was perfect for me. I noticed I get really tired carrying my backpack these days, so Doug graciously took on the burden. We walked some trails off the beaten path and saw a garter snake. That made me jump cause I didn't expect it, but it was kind of cool because I hadn't seen one in a long time. We also stopped along the way and bought a huge apple and a peach at a farm stand and passed by a calm lake that was filled with green and gold lily pads. It started to rain on us, but I didn't mind too much. Later that evening, we met up with Hubby and checked out some aquariums (love the neon tetras) and had a tasty Chinese dinner. It was a great day overall because I forgot about impending schoolwork and about all my pregnancy symptoms for awhile.

The sun was out today, so that was awesome. Hubby and I walked in the neighborhood before I went to work. He also started a mammoth vaccuming project, which made me really happy. The annual deep cleaning was long overdue. I put up a few Halloween decorations and did some pre-cooking for the week to save time this week.