Exactly 16 days of break left...

Break started with (apparently) just enough time to get Christmas in order, then Christmas rolled quickly into the week-between of seeing friends and staying with family. Now it's January 2 -- I've got 16 days before I'm back in the swing of nursing school, complete with clinical rotations and pharmacology. Here's what I've got planned:

1. A trip to Los Angeles to see the wonderful Julie! I head west January 7-12 and I'm excited for some sunshine, some LA-wackiness, time with by BFF and new adventures.
   
2. Book-buying -- To be ahead of the game, I plan to get my book-buying -- or at least my plans -- in order. I'm also trying to sell at least a few of my old books. It only took me 31 years to realize that no one looks back at old textbooks, ever, for any reason. Except for Abnormal Psych, because it's helpful when diagnosing crazy people you meet.
3. A new bank -- B and I have chosen a local bank nearby to replace Citibank. Citibank sucks for many reasons and we are (finally) getting ourselves settled at a new bank so we can feel a little better about where our money sits. I also get to re-organize our online bill-paying stuff, so that will be nice.
   
4. Cooking -- While I'm hanging out I'll also get us stocked on some food. I'll make a big batch of granola, check out any long-lost goodies in the freezer, and maybe make some frozen items for easy reheating on busy nights.
   
5. Laundry -- Boring! I'll do all the big stuff like sheets, blankets, coats, etc...
   
6. Gym -- Not as part of some goofy resolution, I just want to get myself to the gym more frequently. I'm actually quitting the neighborhood gym in favor of the gym at school where I'll do some between-class swimming this winter.
7. Toss old junk
   
8. Drink coffee
9. Get a massage (an awesome friend got me a massage as a gift -- my first ever!)
10. Send thank you notes
    
11. Use my slow cooker for something awesome
12. Revise our recycling setup
13. Throw away some containers -- I'm fearful that they'll attack us in the night -- there are so many of them.
14. Keep reading all my library books
15. Take down Christmas decorations (sad!)
    
16. Work on my blog!