Guilt and sour feelings!

This weekend I was less than a mile from the largest site of evacuees, the Astrodome. I didn't really see too much action. There were lots of cops around, mostly to direct non-existent traffic. The signs outside the dome said that "volunteers turn right" and "no donations accepted. I guess they had too many people just dropping shit off. One guy brought a truck full of BBQ but since he wasn't Red Cross approved, they didn't let him share his stock. Sad, but I suppose understandable from a liability point of view. The guilt mentioned above is due to the fact that I didn't volunteer any of my time while I was down there. That makes me sad now.

I did have a fairly good weekend though. I rented a storage unit and put all of my stuff in it. I donated 7 trash bags full of clothes, 1 trash bag full of shoes, and tons of other assorted stuff (backpacks, tote bags, sleeping bag, house wares, etc). My parents can no longer complain that my shit is cluttering up their house. Now they have to deal with their own shit - and they have a lot of shit. I even put a desk and a table out for the "large trash collection" day and people came by and picked them up almost immediately. Yay! Flylady is right. Bless others with your clutter and you will be blessed in return. I feel good about giving my shit away. Oh, and a lot of it was really good shit. I had like 4 pairs of jeans with tags still on them from gap, express, and old navy.

I went to College Station to visit a friend and had a blast. We went shopping and I got a watch that I had wanted forever. I also got a sweater for $6 and some really good hair product stuff (cheap is good, but discontinued is bad). They were supposed to get New Orleans refugees at reed arena and my friend and I were going to staff a first aid station there, but the refugees didn't make it there before I had to leave town. The best part of the weekend was probably the fact that my friend asked me to be her maid of honor. I'm totally psyched but I have to do some research because I have absolutely no idea what responsibilities and duties go along with that title. Anyone know?

I came back yesterday and have not really done anything. My cat threw up twice while I was gone, so I had to clean that up and I've been doing reading for my classes. It pretty much sucks. I think I'm just in a bad mood cause I have to work all day and then go to class. I can't wait for this weekend! I'll have 4 days with NOTHING to do except go to work for 9 hours. Plus none of my friends are going to be here. I'm going to watch murder she wrote, get my med school secondaries done, and go hiking. Those are my 3 goals for this weekend. I can't wait!