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A little bit of me...

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I grew up a few miles Southeast of Issaquah, WA (Which is about 20 miles East of Seattle) on Tiger Mountain.  (Mirrormont was the fancy neighborhood nearby.  I didn't technically live inside of it,  but if I tag where I actually lived, the flag blocks all of the nearby town names and it looks like I REALLY grew up in the middle of nowhere).


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A Tuesday in Teal's Life...

     Tuesdays are my favorite weekday this quarter.  I have a long day, but it's leisurely.  The day begins with an alarm ringing.  I eat, get myself together, and bike to the yoga studio close to my apartment.  I just started going again after a year long hiatus because of financial reasons -- but there's a great studio with $5 drop-in classes right near downtown!  When I get home, I have a few hours to shower, read, do homework, eat lunch, make dinner, and catch up with friends.  Usually only a few of these happen, but on a good day I can do it all!  Then, realizing I've sat around too long, I hop on my bicycle once more and head to campus.
     I spend the afternoon and part of the evening at school.  I pour energy and passion in to my studies and try to get as much of my work done as possible while I'm on campus.  I get back on my bike and head home.  I arrive home from campus shortly before my boyfriend, Jeff, arrives home from Edison.  The dinner I made before lunch is piping hot and ready to serve from the crockpot (I learned last year that crockpots are a busy student's best friend!).  If I don't make dinner ahead of time, then I usually mope around wondering what I want to eat, get cranky, and eventually eat something -- not as pretty.
     The rest of my evening is either spent studying, knitting (I'm a torso and a sleeve into my first sweater ever -- just one more sleeve and the yoke left!) watching a film, reading a book, or spending time with friends.  Almost invariably there is tea and dark chocolate involved at some point.  If I'm really lucky there's also some coconut milk ice cream thrown in.  Then, I wind down, set the alarm again, and awake on Wednesday.