Baby I'm Worth It

Where does a blogger go when she needs advice on products & such?  Why other bloggers of course.  So I'm here to ask y'all today if certain things I've been debating are worth it.

1)Hulu

Back when I decided I wasn't going to have cable again I had every intention of just watching Netflix & Hulu.  Well, I still have Netflix but never sit down to watch anything like I used to.  Where did my binge time go??  However, I never got Hulu.  I've just been randomly catching up with the shows online.  I've only recently started thinking about it again because when I try to watch Nashville or Blood & Oil, the lag time is so bad.  AKA ABC Go sucks.  The other channels are all fine.  So my question is... for those of you that have Hulu, is it any better than just watching the shows straight off the channels website?  ... Is the $8-12/month worth it?

2)Brazilian

This is something I've considered so many times but have never gone through with because I'm just impatient mostly.  It's on my current 101 in 1001 actually.  So is it worth it?  Is it worth spending the however much it costs vs just shaving at home.  Hello TMI & what is the average cost anyway??

3)Grad School

I'm actually already in the process of applying.  I'm just waiting on my admissions essay that I'm having a few friends proof read/edit.  I want to switch fields.  For those of you that don't know, I'm currently in education.  My undergrad degree is a Bachelor's of Science in Social Studies Education.  (Talk about pigeonholing yourself.)  My plan for grad school is to get my Master's in Communication.  My ultimate goal with that is to do something in PR.  Here's why I ask if it's worth it.  I always thought it would be required in order to get into the field.  However, I met a girl when I was out one night who works in marketing & she told me that it wasn't necessary because I already have a degree & real world experience.  All I really need to be able to do is sell myself because they hire people right out of college with no experience so I'm no different in that aspect.  She told me to only go back if after a year of applying no one was calling.  So, thoughts?  Those of you who work in communications/marketing, or any field other than education/medical really, do you think grad school is worth it or should I just start applying like the girl said?

Coffee Shops

I love coffee shops. Not that I go to them a ton now, rarely in fact, I'm going to miss them when I move. I love everything about them. I love the smell, the feeling, the look. This summer when I had classes I would spend everyday at the campus coffee shop. I just feel so relaxed in them. It's where I did most of my blogging over the summer. I just found it so easy to write there. Words just seemed to come to me even if I hadn't thought that I had anything to say in the first place.

Caribou is my coffee place of choice. I don't even know how that started. I don't know why I chose Caribou over Starbucks (which seems to be the cooler, hipper place). That could be why. Caribou has a more outdoorsy, at home, comfort type feel. Way more me. I can't say that I hate Starbucks. I've never really had it. The only Starbucks I've ever had is the cooler type stuff you can buy at the grocery store. (I love that stuff by the way). But given a choice, even if Starbucks is closer, I will always choose Caribou. Probably because I'm a creature of habit, I know the menu, & that's where I'm comfortable.

Back in my hometown there is nothing like it. The closest Caribou is 30 minutes away & the closest coffee is the gas station. Maybe someday (by May would be great) my hometown will get with the program & build some kind of coffee shop. Caribou if I had my way. It's great to be Minnesotan... the state with by far the most Caribou shops.