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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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
With my big paper due in a week and a half, I took an extra day off this week. I ended up not having the best day because a migraine was triggered on Thursday night (I had a feeling I shouldn’t have gone to class that night). That meant not much sleep Thursday night due…
This past week has gone by fast in some ways and slow in others. But I am happy it’s over, and I have a shorter week ahead of me. I took off one day to work on my paper, and I honestly don’t know if I’m going to have enough time. Hopefully, two extra days…
This week has been, well, another week. I think it was semi-relaxing and low-stress. It was definitely not stress-free, but it was better than normal. My boss was on vacation, so I was going into the week as a very stressed person. Thankfully, we had good people working her shifts, and I was able to…
This week is fall break from school, which means I don’t have class on Monday. I have been excited all week. A break. I mean, it’s not exactly much of a break, but it’s a break. I don’t have to spend all weekend with a book or paper in my hands, I don’t have to…
I have now started a list of tasks I need to accomplish every weekend, school included. This weekend has been full of stuff. Yesterday Scarlett had a nail appointment and we had to turn around and leave a half hour after getting home to go to the vet. She had an okay visit. She was…
I told everyone I was worried about the workshop on Thursday. I’d never done anything like it before, so I was really concerned about what people would say. I thought they’d all hate it. I thought they would tear it apart and find multiple plot holes. Okay, my writing is not that bad and I…
As I’m sure everyone knows, I graduated with my BA in December. This was a BA in English. I’m majoring in Creative Writing now for my masters. I walked in thinking I knew maybe not everything, but as much as the other students. I knew it was going to be a different experience because I…
I am really enjoying my classes. Truly, I am. They are engaging and interesting, and forcing me to write more. I enjoy writing. I enjoy reading. But here’s the thing. I have so much reading to do while also working a lot that I’m having trouble keeping up with everything. I’m making it, barely, but…
As someone who’s working a lot and going to school and trying to maintain a home, things tend to get put on the back burner. For me, it’s writing. One thing being a creative writing major does is force you to write. Well, I have a writing assignment due at the end of the month,…
On Thursday, I went to my first class as a master’s student. I was terrified about being the oldest person in the class and everyone would judge me for it. I was afraid I would struggle with in person classes. I was just scared. I hadn’t been to in person class in almost 20 years.…
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