Hi Guys! I hope you’re enjoying the extra hour we were gifted this weekend. Whether you spent it catching up on sleep or knocking a couple items off your to do list, I hope it left you feeling refreshed for the week ahead. This past Saturday was my 2?th birthday. I put a question mark there because I’m not sure if I’m at the age where I should just start saying I’m 25 lol. At this point I’m only a couple years off, so it’s still just a white lie. Anyways, I kept things pretty chill. Between working to finish my proposal and prepping for my defense I didn’t have time to plan anything elaborate. On Friday I got a gel mani and tried to do a little pre bday shopping. “Tried” being the operative word because I didn’t end up getting anything. I found this beautiful romper at Nordstrom but I wasn’t willing to pay retail for it. Another perk of getting older. My shopping/spending habits have considerably improved.
On Saturday I ended up exploring some local shops that had been on my “NC Places to Check Out” list for a while, tried a sushi restaurant in Raleigh, and saw a new exhibit at the NC Museum of Art. I also bought some heavily discounted Halloween candy. Don’t judge me. At 70% off Target was basically giving it away.
Aren’t the flowers beautiful?? I love getting fresh flowers for my birthday. Much like a good mani they’re pretty to look at and they make me smile. For the first time ever I ended up trying sushi with “not cooked” seafood. I must admit that I liked it. If you’re looking for a sushi spot in the triangle I’d recommend giving Kai a try. They have 3 for $24 and 5 for $37 roll specials. Clearly you can see I went with the latter. Hey, you only turn 25 three or four times.
Now it’s time to really get in it. The celebratory period has ended (insert sad emoji face here). This week I’ll be conducting some focus groups about campus composting initiatives, continuing the job/postdoc hunt, and trying to get a better sense of sample size for my dissertation research. Sounds super exciting, huh?! What have you guys got planned for the week? Drop me a note below so we can commiserate about our super exciting week together!
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