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  • June 30, 2024

    A Bad Grade and a House

    Last weekend I struggled with time management. Due to this, I didn’t spend the time on my Capstone class assignment it needed. I think I may have also gotten a little cocky with my great job on the assignment before. Last Saturday I went on a shopping trip with my mom and wasn’t able to…

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  • June 9, 2024

    A Comic Con and Writing

    My life has consisted of school and work with a smattering of writing in there. The past two weekends have brought with them a temporary shift. Last weekend I was at Delaware Pride Fest selling books. Going to these events brings with them a life I used to have. It was a life filled with…

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  • May 26, 2024

    Packing and Waiting

    As everyone can tell, I’m busy. I have school, work, and I’m in the process of getting a house. All three individually are hard, but you put them all together and I’m at the point where I don’t have much to give anymore. I’ve had some people wonder how I’m still standing and holding on.…

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  • May 19, 2024

    The House and Graduation

    I’ve had a busy few weeks. Those busy few weeks have resulted in stress and no time. I guess this is the life of a 40-year-old college student with a full-time job. I don’t regret anything that is going on in my life. I am working toward something important to me, well, two things. A…

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  • April 28, 2024

    It’s my Birthday!

    Yesterday was considered a big birthday. I’m 40. How am I 40? My life is nowhere near what I wanted it to be. I was supposed to be married with a few kids and a writing career. Yet here I am in my mom’s house and in school with a full-time job and no kids,…

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  • April 26, 2024

    School and Vacations

    I have been on vacation from work this week, which has been very nice. I’ve been able to sleep in, relax, watch TV, and do homework. I know, that last one isn’t that much fun, but just because I get a break from work doesn’t mean I don’t have school also. I’ll admit, it has…

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  • April 14, 2024

    Sunshine and Mozzarella Sticks

    My days have been filled with working in a pharmacy while my nights and weekends have been filled with budgeting, phone calls, and homework. Every once in a while things change and something is thrown in such as a meeting or shopping trip. Yesterday was one of those days. I had an interesting trip to…

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  • March 31, 2024

    The Migraine

    I have been in college since the fall of 2020 and never in that time have I ever contacted a teacher and told them my assignment would be late. I’ve been through near pneumonia, Covid, my grandmother’s death, sleepless nights, and many other things in the past few years. But I’ve never had to contact…

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  • March 24, 2024

    The Panic of No Internet

    As an online college student, there are a few crucial things: a working computer, a functional printer, good snacks, caffeine, and the internet. When one of those is missing it’s almost earth-shattering. A lot of those items on the list can be remedied with a trip to the store. I’ve made a quick trip to…

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  • March 17, 2024

    Free Time: What is that?

    On Tuesday I took my sister to a doctor’s appointment that required testing ahead of time. It also required a drive of over two hours. To say I was bored is an understatement. I listened to 90’s country music on the drive, chatted with my sister, and tried to stay awake while drinking multiple coffees.…

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  • February 20, 2024

    The Blob

    I decided to take a drawing class, as I’m sure everyone has seen. Well, here’s the product of six weeks of drawing classes. I’m sure no one can guess what it is because I have pretty much zero drawing talent. Have I improved in six weeks? Yes. Are you able to figure out some things…

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  • February 18, 2024

    The Slump of Tiredness

    This week has been tough. I have been trying to train a newish employee, work on school, and the dreaded budgeting. The joys of looking for a house. So school has not exactly been the top priority, which isn’t right, I know. I’m trying my best and I’m human. Wednesday was hard, I had to…

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  • April 26, 2026

    A Whirlwind

    These past few weeks have been a little tough, so sorry for the delay in posting. I’ve been between phone calls, reading, work, school, writing, and appointments. So here’s the update/ My foot is finally getting fixed. Okay, so my surgery has been scheduled for my left foot to have the bunion repaired, which has…

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  • March 29, 2026

    A Breather?

    This week was tough. I say that because with all of my foot stuff going on, it’s taking its toll on me and interfering with other things. I ended up taking an over two-hour-long nap yesterday after running around. It’s been fun, that’s all I can say. My foot is better than it has been…

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  • March 22, 2026

    Spring Break Comes to an End

    Tomorrow I go back to school. I did what I thought would happen, and it backfired on me. I tried to relax some throughout the week, and I’m having to cram all this reading into the weekend. My house is a disaster, and I’m trying to do laundry and run the dishwasher and everything else…

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  • March 15, 2026

    Spring Break!

    This week is spring break from school. I still have work, but I get a little break from school. I mean little. My list of to-dos is long. Okay, not long, but it’s a lot of reading. I have half of The Stonehenge Letters, The Rings of Saturn, and Brief Interviews with the Romantic Past…

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  • March 8, 2026

    AWP

    This past week has been a busy and strange week. Monday was a normal Monday: work, school, bed. Nothing new. Tuesday seemed like a normal day until I was leaving work and my check engine light came on. I ended up driving to get it scanned because I needed my car on Wednesday, otherwise my…

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  • March 1, 2026

    A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

    The title of this post is what I used in my paper I’m turning in tomorrow. This semester has been an interesting education. I’m using pictures in my Topics in Prose class on photo-fiction. My paper is on theory for photography and writing. I’ll be honest, I’m not sure how this paper is going to…

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  • February 22, 2026

    Another Snow Storm

    Well, currently I am sitting in my home while a blizzard rages on outside. Just looking at the window is making me cold. I’ve been having trouble concentrating on schoolwork today, and that’s most likely because I’m not exactly enjoying what I have to read. I’m sure some people would absolutely love this book, and…

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  • February 15, 2026

    Another Week Gone

    This week has been a bit of a challenge. I went to class on Monday, and my check engine light came on while driving home. Class was fine, at least, other than being a little tired because I was still getting ready for bed, and it was Monday at work. I was scrambling on Tuesday…

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  • February 8, 2026

    A New Bed

    Yesterday was the big day, my bed was delivered. I hate to say this, but that has been the highlight of my week. I don’t know what that says about my life, but I’m happy with it. The delivery drivers were great and warned me that the high of the 20s was going to make…

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  • February 1, 2026

    Week One is Done

    Last week was my first week of the Spring semester for my master’s. It was interesting. I’ve never done Zoom before for school. I have used it in the past, but not much. I use Microsoft Teams for work, so I’m very familiar with that, but there’s no video. Through the classes, I kept thinking…

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