cheekysharon.

The midterm I thought I was going to have last week is actually tomorrow, but at this point my brain is fried and I can no longer input any more information into my wee-little brain. But life goes on, and sleep awaits me!

It’s a strange feeling to know that today and tomorrow are the only days of this week that I will be awake in the daytime.. Starting Thursday, my night shift run starts yet again- and I return to my nurse-ninja lifestyle. God has truly been so faithful in strengthening me to rejoice through each night and graced me with restful, uninterrupted sleep during the day. It really is a talent to get yourself to sleep 6-7 hours in broad daylight. The Lord has truly been gracious.

Emptied pockets after every night shift.

The night shift part has actually been pretty easy, it’s the staying awake on the days after that’s hard. I took a total of 4 naps today. FOUR. and yesterday I took a 4 hour nap.. Can’t wait to sleep normal again..

Today was also the last day I will ever register for classes in college. 

I can’t believe it’s all going to be over in 4-or-so months. No more signing assignment sheets, reading powerpoint slides, outlining textbooks, highlighting journal articles (at least for a few years..) I can’t believe it.. Time flies.

In a few weeks, Eugene and I are going to (officially) start wedding planning. Woohoo! We’re trying to keep our budget as tight as possible and to make it simple and sweet. (that’s the way to go, aint it?) We’ve been searching for cheap ‘do-it-yourself’ ideas and there are actually alot of cute ideas out there…

Speaking of tight budgets.. as the end of the month comes along, it’s time to start preparing to pay the monthly bills. There are some months when I really wonder how on earth I’m going to pay for my monthly dues. Sometimes I’m way too close. Sometimes I just don’t have the means to stand prepared and comfortable. Money is hard, man. but money is nothing..

In the end of it all, God always provides. Even if His ‘providing’ is not a monetary amount, He provides for us the faith to trust in Him even when our outside circumstances don’t seem to realistically match up to the things we proclaim. Sometimes, life is hard, money is short, health is whack and everything seems out of par— but ‘God is still God and God is still good.’ The Lord will provide. I just need to be faithful!

So I’m going to challenge myself.
For the next few weeks, I’m only going to spend $10 a week, and whatever I don’t spend will roll over. I want to try it! I might fail, but I guess we’ll see..

Let’s see how creative I can get. haha.
Exhibit A— today I used leftovers in my fridge to make dinner:

Chicken in the freezer, half an onion and a handful of baby carrots with some Olive Oil, salt, pepper and chives— broiled in an oven for 40 minutes and voilà ~

with an asian touch. Not so bad for the first day..

and instead of my usual Starbucks-run, I resorted to a nice warm cup of honey citrus tea. Not as caffeine-powerful but equally soothing..

Midterm tomorrow. Cant…study…any…more.

Sleeping now :)

New day tomorrow! Praise the Lord!

I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!

Oh taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him..

Psalm 34:1-3,8

Give thanks: time to read and pray in the mornings, naps, eugene, time to cook, time to run, finishing my to-do list for once, laughing on the phone, hope for tomorrow.