So got up this morning and didn’t feel any better. I would have loved to stay home but I felt I needed to go on the Academy trip for participation points. Picked up my friends and one of them was feeling as miserable as I was. After an hour or so of sleeping on the bus, we got to Eli Lilly headquarters. Their building was really nice and the presentations we were able to catch were really great too. We only lasted until lunch and then the two of us were done. We hoped to just hang out on the bus but our gracious hosts at Lilly took care of us and got us a cab back to Bloomington (thanks!)

Once back in town we headed straight to the health center to see what we really had. Long story short, we were both diagnosed with H1N1 (swine flu) So after dropping my friend off basically crashed on my couch. Emailed some professors to warn them about next week and emailed some classmates. Had to cancel an SAC dinner and a brunch we were hosting. And miss P&G.

Oink, oink…I hate being sick!

Movin' On Up!

After having a fun filled day with Kraft and the Weinermobile it was off to Chicago for the CMA. While 4 hours of bus travel is never that much fun, I did get some reading in, some sleeping in and some episodes of Scrubs. And it is always nice to escape to a big city even if it is just for a little while.

However, I was really disappointed we didn’t find out that we would have the night to ourselves sooner. I would have definitely looked up some restaurants and really explored the foodie scene here instead of just going to Rock Bottom with a bunch of classmates (Although that was fun, we had like 1/3 of the CMA there so that was cool) Didn’t get to see much of the city, there just isn’t enough time. Hopefully I can make a trip up here after the core to really make use of being so close.

Tried to turn in early but yet I am still up! Better get to bed because I have a bus to catch at 7:45.

One more under my belt

So one more midterm has come and gone, not sure how I did, but after the 3rd one of these you get in the mind frame of not obsessing about the results like you do in undergrad. You just know that it is going to be thrown in the pot and hopefully you wont be the outlier at the bottom and will come out with your B. 2 more months and I will find out, so not going to stress.

Had another academy week today, discussed what makes good advertising and how to critique an ad in an interview. Also worked on our CARs so a pretty good day all in all.

Now if the rain would go away…

Another day completed in the Kelley MBA program thanks to the goal! Finished my first final, went to an amazing multi-channel presentation put on by a senior consultant at Target, and then lunch and networking with 2nd year CMA-ers.

What better way to celebrate the end of week 5 than with a visit from my little brother! Even though his flight was late we were able to get him to Nick’s (One of Playboy’s top 10 college bars) and to the Upstairs to celebrate my friend’s birthday with Beer Golf. We finished off the night at Steak ‘N Shake. Goodbye week 5, hello, weekend!

I’m in! Say hello to KSB’s newest Consumer Marketing Academy Member, from now on I will be eating, breathing and sleeping all things brand. I am over the moon!

A Case of the Mondays

Today marks the beginning of week three, and it was painful. I attribute the difficulty getting through the morning to not spending as much time as I should have on the homework. Just felt a little lost, and I didn’t come out of class feeling like I gained any additional insight. Looking at the calendar, some midterms are coming up and that is really worrying me.

Charlton had another academy interview today and when he was done we came home, talked to the apartment’s management about our place and then got straight into homework. I am starting to crank some stuff out so that makes me feel a little better. I have a full couple of days coming up, so definitely need to get a jump on all the work this week. Now back to the grind, there is more finance to do!

In other news: I decided to get back on the bandwagon and start recording my food and exercising. Want to lose the 5 lbs I gained on the trip by next month. So hopefully calling myself out will help me stay with it.

Weekend, What Weekend?!

Alarm went off on Saturday morning, a little later than a normal day here but early nonetheless. I tried to get a little reading done and then got the house cleaned up and breakfast out for our second Top Chef Breakfast Club. Played it a little lower key with some muffins (I made from a mix), fruit and yogurt. Was still a blast and was great to have everyone over, not sure how much longer we will be able to keep this up.

Then we powered through a good 7 hours of studying. When both of our eyes were crossed we closed the books and headed to a friend’s house for some home cooked japanese. It was absolutely delicious and was such a treat. After some homemade zucchini bread for dessert we waddled home. There it was more studying, I promised not to go to bed until I finished everything for finance. at midnight, I finally had finished and we capped off the night with an episode of Mad Men before heading to bed.

My alarm went off at the weekend time, and I was in no position to get up. I had a massive headache from the lack of sleep and I finally got sore from all the physical activity on Friday. I convinced Charlton to take the dog out and slept for a few more hours. Once up, breakfast and homework. Then lunch and homework. At about 1 I got all cleaned up for my academy interview with the director of the Consumer Marketing Academy. I think it went well, I should find out if i got it in a few more weeks. Then it was off to target to get some much needed school supplies and more Lean Cuisines for the week. Then home for lots of lots of econ.

We took a dinner break at Cheeseburgers in Paradise since Charlton had gotten a coupon. Nice to have a sit-down dinner for about $10. Then it was back to the grind of more schoolwork.

I just finished everything for tomorrow. Now I can get a jump on Tuesday & Weds’ HW. Got to get ahead as much as I can this week with as many meetings and activities that are planned.

**Also booked my hotel, flight and disneyland ticket for the NAWMBA conference. Happiest place on earth, here I come (with my suit)!