slow down brain!

I know I haven't posted much lately, and the last few times I have posted my writing has been sporadic and a little boring. I have not been sleeping well the past few weeks. My eating habits are not that great either. Stress is finally catching up with me. My mind is constantly spinning, out of control. I have been busy, but I still feel like I am lacking a sense of accomplishment. I keep feeling uneasy, like I have forgotten something important. I have so many interesting topics that I could write about, but I can't seem to focus long enough for the thoughts to escape my mind. I guess the random thoughts can just swirl around up there somewhere and eventually it will all come flying out. I am certain.

I am proud to say that this week I have cleaned out every drawer, closet, and storage container in the Shubert house. Brittney and I are having a yard sale next weekend. Poor med student families gotta eat :D I managed to fill four Rubbermaid totes full of clothes, and somehow our walk-in closet and the other large closet in Chris's office is still full of clothes! I have no idea where all of this stuff came from! My organization skills are improving with much effort. My New Year's resolution was to be more organized. Six months later, I am making a little bit of progress. I pulled a muscle in my back during all of this rearranging and organizing. Chris is not allowed to be present for the yard sale. He never wants to get rid of ANYTHING! As soon as I put something in a box, he takes it out and yells something like, "I still use that!" or "I've had this forever, I can't get rid of it now!" It is mentally draining. I did manage to get rid of his black Nike high-top basketball shoes. (Is that not the funniest thing you have heard all week?) He has fought to keep them the past two times I have cleaned out the closet, but this time they are out of here! It has been YEARS since Chris played basketball. Oh Chris. I also got rid of his Abercrombie shirts. He is too old and married to wear A&F stuff in my opinion. He kept a duffel bag of mine that I used one time. He said he might need it. Another annoying habit, he thinks we should sell each item that once belonged to him for at least twenty dollars. Yeah, okay Chris.

I started my marketing paper today. It is not due until July 31. It only has to be two pages, so I should be finished sometime this weekend. Chris has been helping me with finance. He makes it seem so easy, which is a little frustrating. I am trying to not be the biggest procrastinator ever. I'll let you know later how that turns out.

Lots of things coming up in my life. Besides the yard sale and paper, I have finals, our two-year anniversary, a beach trip, a trip back to Arkansas, online fall classes, clothes shopping, and a few other minuscule things. I also need to get my hair cut and colored.

Tomorrow I am going to Jasper to get a few things from my parents' house. I am going to meet up with the Durhams so I can give Baylee her birthday gift. She will be THIRTEEN (but in my mind I think she will always be four). I wish I had time to lay out at the pool. If I am going to wish, I wish that Chris and I had a pool. I have a few quizzes to get out of the way so I might be able to have a little fun this weekend. I feel like this post should have a picture or something cool, but my coolness is running low since it is the end of the week.

My mom's treatments are making progress. She will finish her first round of chemo Saturday and next week they begin the stem cell harvesting. Everything seems to be moving right along. It is such a relief that every day she is closer to remission!

Here is a verse that has been on my mind lately:

"Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." James 1:2-4