Out with the old...In with the new

So I am back at school for the final time! Crazy thought. My "roommate" Kimberly told me yesterday that we are 7/8's of the way there. I always thought I would be more sad about it, but I think I am so ready for the next chapter of life that I am looking forward to moving on, while at the same time can fully enjoy the little moments so far.

Like last night, when myself and four other girls on my hall decided we wanted to prank our RA . Our goal was to tack plastic garbage bags in front of her door (which opens inward) and then fill the space between her door and the bags with tons of compressed trash.  When she opened her door it would all go into her room. So that in theory it would have looked somewhat like this:

Unfortunately she heard us and opened her door with the job halfway done. I had heard her waking up and left the group and ran into a shower. What I would have done had she checked in there..I wasnt too sure!

We DID, however, manage to pull this one off on someone else..if you look closely you can see her desk, chair, drawers etc etc in the tent.

So it is in these very mature moments that I catch myself laughing and realizing what a great time in life I am at. I can look forward and be so excited and yet enjoy the people around me and the environment that much more because I know it will soon be a memory.

But...speaking of moving forward...I submitted my very first graduate school application today! I think the first one will be the hardest because I can reuse the essays hopefully for other schools. When I turned it in, I was at this very cute little asian tea house downtown and when I pressed "Submit" I turned to my friend and we celebrated. Lots of clapping and "yays!!" and I am sure people thought we were crazy. Here is the first of many pictures to come (she made an album on facebook called "Grad School...here comes Tati!" haha) You cant see it but the screen said "confirmation-your application has been submitted".

hmmm what else? Well...I am doing a weeklong detox starting tomorrow! I figure it will kickstart me in some goals but more than that will take away this "blah" feeling I have been having. I feel bloated and my skin is crazy and I just overall feel gross. Like I need to drink water. So i have been doing that a lot since I got here but I just dont feel any better.

So I will be detoxing! I did this last semester, although much more extreme (only veggies, water and fruit!) for three days and although it was hell on earth, I did feel better afterwards! This time (if anyone wants to join me!) I am doing a much gentler version of that. I looked up various detoxes online and did some research on which would best fit me as well as which ones were easier with the lack of control I have over what is being served in the caf.

The "Allowed" foods are:
-Fruit (fresh or frozen)
-Vegetables
-Rice (only brown!!!)
-Beans (not refried...unfortunately haha)
-Nuts and seeds (also nut butters..except peanuts and peanut butter!)
-Extra virgin olive oil
-Condiments
-Teas (black and green...although most detoxes would say NO caffiene watsover..this one said green tea was ok to reduce headaches)
-at least 8 glasses of water per day

The "BAD" foods are:
-Sugar (including artifical stuff)
-Dairy products
-Wheat products (pasta, bread)
-Gluten
-Coffee (some say one cup a day is ok, as long as it is black)
-Alcohol
-Chocolate (booooo)
-High fat foods



I figure tomorrow is the start of classes, the start of a new schedule, start of a detox, start of marathon training and the start of the ending. Wish me luck! (omg its my last "first day of school" !!! and yes..I did plan my outfit and am nervous haha)