Music to calm the nerves

As most of you know, I've been busy studying for the past few weeks for my BOR exam. This is a certification exam that I've been putting off for about a year. BIG mistake on my part. The whole studying thing is just not my thing anymore. I've been spending time at Caribou and outside and in different rooms of the house to keep focused. I'm just overwhelming myself with a lot of information with the hope that I will somehow retain it just for a few days until after my exam. On Wednesday June 7th at 9am my test will begin. I had a 3 month window in which I could pick pretty much any day and any time. I chose June 7th for a few reasons. Number 1: My 3 month window ends on the 13th of June so I figured I'd wait til the last possible minute to take it. Number 2: Laurie's birthday. In honor and in memory of my "Lil Laur". Number 3: I guess there was only 2 reasons...haha oh well....

I've realized that while having my cds stolen was a horrible thing, it's helping me to be more selective when choosing cds to buy. I take that back...I'm such an impulse buyer it's not even funny!! I recently bought the Red Hot Chili Peppers new cd as well as The Wreckers. I highly recommend them both. What I really want to talk about is The Wreckers though. I'm loving this cd tremendously!! The lyrics that these girls have written are so on target with so many of my feelings lately. One of my favorite songs is called "Cigarettes". The lines that hit me most are these:

"'Cause someday maybe
Somebody will love me like I need
And someday I won't have to prove
'Cause somebody will see
all my worth but until then
I'll do just fine on my own
With my cigarettes
And this old dirt road"

I haven't been smoking for a while now but mainly the first part hits me the most and reminds me that I am worth a lot and that I don't have to keep trying to prove that I'm worth loving...Oh how I love music so much...I just wish I was musically inclined sometimes...

Well I'm gonna get going...but if you happen to read this please shoot up a prayer around 9am on Wednesday for me...Pray that I would have a calm spirit, that I would have wisdom and knowledge, that I would read the questions very carefully and that I wouldn't get discouraged if I don't pass. Thanks so much!!!