Wait... What??

My credit score increased... yet again. This is the third time in two weeks! I'm kind of... suspicious. I mean, I'm happy, but... can that be right?? This is coming from Credit Karma; I'll have to check my real credit report soon.

Suspicion aside....... I'm now at 716! *happy dance* :D Getting to 700 was one of my goals for 2009, so I'm thrilled I can cross it off the list!

The 5 Year Plan, Revised

I did a 5 year plan a couple months ago. There have been a few changes since then (notably that M told me he wants to go back to school - he has his AA, but wants to get a BA), so here's my revised plan... just for fun.

2009

• Lose the braces (~5/09)
  
• Move into a cheaper apartment (~6/09)
• Lose 20 lbs (@ 2lb/wk = 7/09; @ 1lb/wk = 9/09)
• M learns to drive (~7/09)
  
• Get a full-time job that pays at least 60k
  
• Visit England/France/Germany (9/09)
  

2010

• Go to NY for V-day
• Buy a condo or house
  
• Graduate from law school (either May or December)
• Finish repayment of loan #2 to M (~6/10)
• M begins saving for school fund
• Begin repayment of loan #1
  
• Take the bar (either 7/10 or 2/11)
• Find a job that pays at least 80k
  
• Begin student loan repayment (11/10)

2011

• Go to D.C. for V-day
• Buy a doggie??
  
• M begins school (~8/11)
  

2012

• Go to Portland for V-day
  

2013

• Go to Chicago for V-day
• M graduates (~6/13)
  
• Turn 30! Have a b-day bash :)

Meal Plan

I had a pretty quiet Easter - we slept half the day away. ;) Afterwards we had a really yummy brunch (chocolate banana french toast and croque madame, mmm) and went grocery shopping... so now I have plenty of groceries to make great dinners for the week! I've decided to be more adventurous... I have lots of fresh veggies, fish, chicken... Should be fun!

Sunday

• Chilean Sea Bass w/salsa
• Pasta
• Strawberries and dessert wine! :)
  

Monday

• Chicken, Asparagus, Mushrooms, Onion Stir fry
• Rice (extra two cups so I can make refried rice on Wednesday?)
  

Tuesday

• Tomato Cheese Melt
• Soup
  

Wednesday

• Baked potatoes w/bread crumb covered green beans
  

Thursday

• Fish
  
• Baked asparagus and/or Ham wrapped asparagus
  

Friday

• Eating out
  

In a Funk

I've been feeling kind of depressed lately... It might be because I'm PMSing, or maybe a combination of that and stress.

M has also been staying at work until midnight nearly every night for the past month and a half, AND going in on the weekends. In three months they're wrapping up a project, and he has tons of stuff to do. He says it's going to continue like this until the project is finished. I went through this two years ago, when they were wrapping up the previous project, but I don't remember it being quite this bad. (Although he's been promoted since then, and has more responsibilities... I guess that's why it's different) When he is home on the weekends, he likes to just spend the day on the computer, or sometimes we watch Netflix. He doesn't like to go out. If I want to, I have to push and push and push.

I'm struggling with being supportive... struggling with a selfish desire to demand he at least spend a full day on the weekend with me, going out into the fresh air, doing something new and exciting, or at least something that doesn't involve staring at a computer screen. I think it feels worse now because I'm only working part-time during the week; with the extra time to myself, I get kind of lonely. I put off eating dinner until he comes home so we can eat together. Sometimes I catch myself literally counting the minutes until it's time to pick him up.

But it's really weird... I know that if he was constantly asking me to go out somewhere with him, I would be more inclined to say no and want to study. The fact that it's hard to find time with him makes me to spend more time with him. Yearning for the things we can't have, right?

Maybe I just need to spend more time doing my own thing. Eat dinner when I get hungry, let him fend for himself when he gets home. Plan lots of outings with friends on the weekend. Go to the library so I can focus on studying. Let him be consumed with work for 3 months, and then once it's over, go back to normal life? It's just really hard for me to understand why someone would want to work that much... he has a passion for his job that I've never had for any of mine. I do hope that I find something I'm passionate about... but I still want to have balance in my life. My relationships will always be as important as my career.

Review of Spring Break Goals

My spring break is coming to a close (nooo! ;_;)... so I thought it was time to see what I got accomplished (or, uh, mostly didn't get accomplished).

Spring Break Goals, 4/4-4/12

• Finish memo - Starting on this Monday, 4/13.
  
• Get completely caught up on W&T reading - Trying to do this today, otherwise pushing it to 4/11-12.
  
• Read E&E for Marital Property - Pushing to Tuesday, 4/14
  
• Read MPRE Review to prepare for EL exam - Pushing to Wednesday, 4/15
  
• Go to the gym or yoga every day - SUCCESS! :) I've gone to the gym every day this week, and am going to yoga today and tomorrow.
  
• Put things up for sale on ebay - I'm gonna try to do this tonight!!
  
• Scrub the bathroom and kitchen - SUCCESS! I'm getting sick of cleaning :p
  
• Apply to any semi-desirable jobs - SUCCESS! I've been searching and applying for jobs everyday.

I read a lot this week... started and finished "Grave Sight" and "Shakespeare's Landlord" by Charlaine Harris (the author of the books behind True Blood - a HBO show about vampires, for those of you who haven't heard about it. I highly recommend it! :)), and am currently working through "20-something, 20-everything: A Quarter-life Woman's Guide to Balance and Direction." I don't normally read books like that, but it sounded interested, and it got almost 5 stars on Amazon, so I thought I'd give it a shot.

I also went to the dentist, and had a temporary crown put in (they can't put the final one in until my braces come off). I also did some karaoke-ing with a bunch of friends (two of which I hadn't seen in a year). So I did get some stuff accomplished... basically everything that didn't have to do with school. ha! Oh well... this was supposed to be my break, right? I don't feel too bad. ;)

Cell Phone Discount

I got word from my school that they'd partnered with my cell phone provider for a discount. So in 1-2 billing cycles I'll be paying 7% less on my bill! :) It won't come out to too much ($10?), but every penny counts, right?

MPRE Results

...I failed. By 3 freaking points! Argh. I guess I'm not ethical enough yet. :p

So I'm all set to retake it in August... another $60 down the drain. I bought a Professional Responsibility prep book for my class final (which we were told is going to be exactly like the MPRE), so that should come in handy for the re-take as well.

Oh well. At least I'm almost ethical. ;)