Since my last post I have been really busy with a number of things.  I have been working more hours at work to earn some extra money to play and trying to keep afloat with my school work.  I am making an A in both of my classes and I am very excited I only have two more weeks left in the summer session.  Then, one more class to take in the Fall and I will have earned a Bachelor’s in Allied Health from Widener University.

I have been playing catch up with the chores around the house, brushing and bathing my three dogs, and buying a few new pieces of clothing and jewelry to add to my collection.   I needed some fashion updating, but just a hint of it.

In addition, I have been trying to narrow down the junk accumulating in my house and get rid of a bunch of unnecessary things.  So far I have a pretty big stack of belongings to hopefully sell in a future garage sale.

I have also watched a few movies, one in particular is Hurt Locker.  I really enjoyed this movie.  It was very predictable in my opinion, but it was incredibly well done.  It makes you feel like you are actually there and I love movies that suck you in like that.

I took my HAM radio test today and passed.  I am now an official licensed HAM radio operator.  Wooo!  Hoooo!  I will post my call sign in a few days when I receive it.  I was given a HAM radio for Valentine’s Day and still learning how to use it and its capability.  It is a Yaesu FT270R.  Very excited.  Hang Gliding… Here I come!

So…. I got a message from a very close person to me.  It was a request to view this site http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Frances when I had a moment. So I did and it made me laugh.  you should check it out, it will only take a minute.

In 1998 I bought two of Sir Shadows drawings off the street from him.  I kept the pics and have them framed in my dining room.  I LOVE HIS one line drawings.  Check him out at www.sirshadow.com.  It is worth the few minutes.

I have this one.  So romantic!

I just bought an Elba Washer & Dryer made by Fisher & Paykel.  There are several wonderful things to know about this washer and dryer.

First, it kicks ass because:

It is one of the most energy efficient washer on the market (green).  It uses

1. less water than a front loader
2. cleans your clothes more thoroughly than any other
3. does not beat up your clothes and wear them down
4. does not burn your clothes
5. You don’t have to use any special detergent
6. uses less energy (pays for itself in 18 months!)
7. quiet
8. dries your clothes in half the time
9. AND… they are both together as a set only $870 at Sears Outlet!!

This was too good to be true when I first heard the guy telling me about them.  Then, I watched the demo he gave.  He put a few towels in the washer and poured 3 gallons of water in it.  Turned on the spin cycle…. and wait.  When it was done you couldn’t ring out a drop of water if you tried with everything you got.  It was practically dry and had not even been in the dryer yet.

I HIGHLY recommend making these your next washer and dryer!  I also looked up the reviews on this product and found nothing but  great reviews.  Now is the time to buy though…  the experts say that you should by a washer and dryer before Superbowl weekend because they are the cheapest.  Between Superbowl weekend and August the prices are the highest.  The only other time other than January, is the day after Thanksgiving when the sales are the best.

I went to Sandhya’s new blog today: http://livewide.blogspot.com/ and I loved it.  She has some really cool stuff on there.  For instance this is a great website http://lifehacker.com/. It has some great ideas, tips, and downloads for both guys and gals.

You should check it out.  Lastly, she posted this jewelry website that has some really beautiful breath taking rings.  http://www.ernestomoreira.com/

These are just two of rings.  Beautiful that she posted on her website from http://www.ernestomoreira.com

So today I was home sick from my lovely drinking Hydrogen Peroxide episode the other day and I decided to read my boyfriends book Crush It by Gary Vanyerchuk.  I thought it was very inspiring and motivational.  It is about making a living doing what you are passionate about and how to use the internet to guide you in your success.  I am currently on Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter.  After reading this book I did not realize how many other social networks there are available to all of us.  Overall, this was a short read with good usable information.  It kept my attention enough that I started and finished it in one day.  I highly recommend EVERYONE to read it if you are in any way unhappy with your job.  You will find yourself in a world of ideas when you finish reading it.

Well last semester I took three classes and made THREE A’s!!! Go me!  So this semester at Widener University University College and I am taking 4 classes.  I am kind of nervous about going to school full time and working full time, but I know I can do it.  Here goes nothing… school starts Monday.

My semester is:

Values Seminar

Social Psychology

Intro to Criminal Justice

Issues in Allied Health Care

I am DONE!!!  NO MORE FINALS!  It feels great to be finished this semester!  On to the Scholarships…

So for my birthday I was given an awesome 64 bit laptop that I love.  I have been using it pretty much everyday to work on homework for school and other daily uses.  It is much more comfortable to do my homework on the couch than a chair at a desk.  Today I received the upgrade CD for Windows 7.  I am really excited and can’t wait to use it once it is all uploaded.  So far it is pretty nice.