Whirlwind

...that sums up the past week nicely. 

I am now less than five weeks out from my competition...

Excuse my make-up-less morning face!

and less than one week away from Fall classes, if I can figure out how to pay this bill O_O...

Yeah I'll get right on that! One sec, let me just cut down my money tree. 

My FAFSA is screwed up just 4 days away from the deadline, so many tears were shed in the financial aid office (which, if you're wondering, is just as embarrassing as you would expect) and possessions are now being sacrificed to the tuition gods. (If you've noticed that I've been a little absent from your comment sections, friends, it's because I'm stressed. And trying to convince people to buy my dog-eared paperbacks on Craigslist. Sorry!)

Physically, things have been progressing nicely for me and Max. It's fun to be prepping together - we talk about cravings and the weekly changes in our body and lack of glycogen during workouts. His results are coming along so quickly that he's a great motivator for me when I want to quit cardio early! :)

I'm really excited to see the changes this next week will bring. It's fun to watch my body change every week in posing class...even if posing class itself sucks. (It's way harder than you'd think - even bikini!)

It's unbelievable how much time is flying! It always seems to in the summer, no matter where you are or what you're doing. Or maybe it's nerves for the competition? Or paying-for-school-stress? How is your summer passing? Fast, slow, normal? =)