Yesterday I had a NSD, which felt good. Brought my coffee from home again, along with my lunch. For whatever reason I get a catered dinner every Monday night (the perks of having the dean teach my class?), so free sandwiches and pasta salad for dinner.

Called PNC and got the money that was credited by IKEA moved from my CC to my savings account. Also moved money from my oDesk account to my checking. Just payed my gas bill, and will mail out my rent check today. I'm also mailing out the now 3 books I've sold this week on Amazon. That money will go to the emergency fund- which is now at $469.14. I feel like I'm going to hit $1,000 in no time.

I'm not just moving money around, though. I feel like I really need to take some time to re-prioritize things in my life. It's a little too early in the semester to be having mental breakdowns, and work has been really rough for the last couple of weeks. I tend to throw my entire being into my work. I'm a very all-or-nothing kinda girl. A perfectionist at heart, I tend to get in over my head with my tasks without any real regard to my energy levels or sanity.

Letting myself hit the breaking point is never a good thing. It's time to take a little step back and make sure I'm approaching life in a healthy manner. It does me no good to get to the point of exhaustion. Then I get nothing productive accomplished. Being okay with things not being perfect and saying no are two things I'm really terrible.

In general, I'm just really bad at staying in the present. I used to let my life be dominated by the past. These days, I'm ruled by the future. It's not a good way to be, and I need to work at staying where I'm at. Because I'm not going to be happy always looking ahead.

So today I'm not working. I'm doing some school work, running errands, and doing my best to relax. I have a date night with the BF tonight. Tomorrow is the 3 year anniversary of our first date... which is a nice thought It's been a wild ride. We get to celebrate a few different anniversaries given we've broken up and gotten back together... but this is certainly a really fun one. In honor, we're watching Zombieland and getting steak and shake-- recreating that first date. It'll be a really fun time, and a nice way to spend some time with him amidst my crazy schedule.

Hope you all have a great day!