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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
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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,
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As you all know, I was accepted into Salisbury University, and I was really hoping to get into a program for teaching. I prepared for the interview, made a presentation, and thought I was ready. Well, I think I bombed it. I did well on the questions, but I don’t think I did that great
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I know, my posting has been sporadic and I’m sure everyone is waiting to see the picture of me walking across the stage. Well, here it is. It was quick, but it was nice. I almost cried when I was getting ready to walk. I stepped into the hotel, and everyone was cheering, “Congratulations, Grad!”
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I know I haven’t posted anything in a while, and I know you’ve all been sitting on the edge of your seat waiting to hear from me because my life is so interesting. So here’s what been going on. I now have three aquariums, a 1 gallon with three shrimp (they don’t have names but
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I know that sounds like an oxymoron. How can you struggle with an easy class? It’s easy. You have the mindset that it’s an easy class and do everything else you want to. I am taking Advanced Research Writing, which is a 300-level class. For those of you who aren’t familiar with levels of classes
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I work as a pharmacy technician and it’s a beach store. I love my job, but our busy time is from May until November between beach goers and shots. I work a lot and I work hard. Let me tell you, there are times when I get home and I don’t want to do schoolwork. But I have to. I
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In 2020 I did a virtual writer’s conference and loved it. I loved every piece of it. I learned so much from it and I remember thinking, I’d like to be one of those presenters sometime. I’d like to be able to stand up and teach a class, knowing that I was qualified. I also wanted to absorb everything about
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