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So I have officially finished my first semester of my master’s program. Grades are in for one class, 97.9%. I think I’ll take it. Can’t beat an A in a master’s class. My exam was uneventful. I read a portion of my story and got feedback on my short story. I think it’s the hardest
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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
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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
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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
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So, first off, I got the results from my cancer test, and I don’t have skin cancer! The entire day I found out, I kept thinking I should have listened to my dog. I know, strange thought, but also true. My dog smelled out my pre cancer before it was able to become anything a
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A lot of people look at the new year as a new start, a new chapter. I don’t. It’s another day, another month, another year. I didn’t do anything at all for New Year’s other than see a movie with my mom, and that was just because it was another day off. As those of
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So, I enjoyed my week off. I could sleep in, put away things in my new house, control my life, write, and not follow a schedule other than the dog’s because she’s incredibly routine-oriented. Life came back to me two weeks ago when I had to go back to work. That wasn’t fun. I went
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It’s been a few weeks since I posted. There are a few reasons for that. First, there wasn’t much going on, so I didn’t want to bore you with the limited details. Second, I ran out of time. Last week I went to a writer’s conference and that was an entire day of school lost
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Tuesday was my last of classes for the summer. I was up until 10pm working on my final project for my drawing class. I had finished my paper and submitted it around 7pm. It was tough. It was a self-portrait, and I am not very good at any of that. Drawing a nose was impossible.
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This has been both the most stressful and one of the best weeks of my life. Work was very stressful, it could have been a lot worse than it was, but it was very stressful. I was happy to see it over. Tuesday was also the day my portfolio for school was due. I’ve spent
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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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