I honestly don't know what I'm going to do with all of my extra time when I have it. The past three days I have been incredibly bored. This entire week I have had no plans; none at all. It's so strange to literally sit around all day and do nothing. I have watched movie after movie, both on my new tv and on Netflix on the computer. I started reading a book too. But I'm still so bored.

With that boredom comes eating way too much. It is ridiculous how much food I have consumed. The insanity has got to stop, and it will... hopefully beginning tomorrow. I've been thinking the past few days how nice it would be if the new student fitness center was open on campus so that I could do something productive like work out, but no. It doesn't open until January 10.

Speaking of lots of food, I was up early enough this morning to get McDonald's for breakfast. This occasion rarely happens (not being up early enough, but just having McDonald's for breakfast). My sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit and orange juice really hit the spot first thing this morning. And for whatever reason, it was free! The person at the register apparently messed something up and just told me to pull around. Awesome!

I splurged and bought myself this Hobo International wallet in black tonight.

 

I've been looking for a new wallet for awhile now. I used one from Urban Outfitters forever, until the fake leather on it was literally crumbling. I decided to let it go forever after a cashier at a store even told me it was time for me to probably get a new wallet. So after much deliberation between this one and one from Ted Baker (who is the designer in England), I went with this one. And I got a deal from a website called Naturals, Inc... 25% off!

I'm thinking of getting this Ted Baker bag to use as a bookbag.


It's on sale at Nordstrom and it's super cute. I just can't stand paying for shipping on items anymore though, but it's the only way to get cool things that no one else has. :P

So clearly what I'm doing with my time off is shopping and wishing about all of the things that I want. Not good.

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