Prepping for Spring

I know I haven't posted in two weeks... This Christmas break has flown by so quickly! I spent almost one month being sick with who knows what. At first, I thought I had mono (my mom swore that I had the flu). A few days later, I could tell I had a double ear infection and sinus infection. I never went to the doctor because I didn't want to make time to be sick and not be able to travel to visit family (probably not a smart decision). Instead, I fought it off, long and hard. 

I'm healthy now, just in time for school to start on Tuesday. :) Over the break, I traveled to Oklahoma to visit my dad and family, Galveston Beach to take my cousins to see an ocean, Denton to spend time with my best friends from high school, and this past week (at home) has been spent preparing everything for this upcoming semester. 

You see, I seem to stay extremely busy in school, but I absolutely love it. I always dedicate the two weeks before classes start for getting everything organized and ready for the upcoming semester. To prepare for the upcoming semester, I have been searching the web for the cheapest required books. I like getting my books in good condition so that I can resell them when the semester is over. I strive to get half my purchase price back and I usually reach that goal. Last semester, I only spent $380 on books for five courses. When December rolled around, I sold my books and got $200. I usually sell them on my Amazon seller profile (where I usually sell for the going price); however, I was lazy this time and just sold straight to Amazon because the prices weren't too bad. 

I've put so much time into planning out things for my organizations, gearing up for school, and setting up my volunteer work; therefore, I am spending the weekend working on blog posts. :) I have so much to talk about from my trip to Denton and some of the amazing finds I have come across over the break. I wanted to update you on what I've been up to. 

What have you done over the break? How do you prepare for the upcoming semester?

xoxo,

Jade