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Day Two Hundred and Twenty-Four:  Zeus

Should I buy a new backpack?    I figured since I’m writing my lists for back to school that I should talk a little about what and how I prep for it.  Usually around the time I finish work I write a few shopping lists.  Things to buy from Walmart and the drugstore to get ready for a semester, and try to stock up on the sale items.  As for clothing it was a lot more interesting and fun when I wasn’t paying for the clothes, so since I am on a budget I’ve already started buying new jumpers and shoes, so I need to get some new pairs of pants and winter boots and that’s about it.

School supplies is a different story.  Ever since I was in my first year I bought notebooks at the beginning of September and hardly used them for their proper use, so this year I am thinking I am going to buy a few binders instead for my practical classes and research terms.  I think it just might be easier to print things off and stick them in a binder than writing them on lined paper that I can’t see.  I buy a ton of markers and sticky notes too, because those are my go-to’s.

The big thing is the backpack.  I’ve found a few that I would like, but they need to be big enough for my laptop, naturally, and so the next time I visit the shopping mall I am going to bring my laptop case and see if it will fit  inside and go ahead and buy.  I’ve been using the  same plain bag since first year for my school things and I think it’s time for a change.

This post seems boring to an innocent onlooker I’m sure, but for me it’s about planning out somewhere other than my head and justifying certain purchases.  For example a blender.  I want to make smoothies in the morning, but I will need a blender for that.  I also need a new travel mug (or to find my current one) to make tea on the go, and buy some new tea in order to keep myself drinking it.  Hot water is only eleven cents on campus so why not just do that?  It’s rounded down to a dime anyway.

The only things I’m bringing to keep me relatively comfortable this term are socks.  I’m going to Bath and Body works and finding these aloe infused socks that I love, and then buying some candles.  These things will contribute to my mental health.  As well as some new work out bra’s and shorts because let’s be real I need to be wearing something more than my eighties gym shorts to spinning and oga. 

And last but not least I will be stocking up on my wine, because I don’t over do it or anything, but most nights are topped off by a nice Netflix episode and a glass of wine. 

These are my things to start off a good semester, the decisions I go through, and I will get them all in the next two weeks.  As for the things that need to get done…Don’t remind me.  Doctor’s appointment, hair appointment, eyebrow appointment, finish up at work, order textbooks get them bought and settled, make sure everything is working (including the printer because we all know that the first day I come to class with my syllabus already printed) and first weekend plans already made.  I am determined to stay social this term….we’ll see how that goes.

As for you all I wish you luck on your prep for the coming semester, and may it be merry and bright.

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