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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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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…
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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…
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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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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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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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Sorry you haven’t heard much from me over the past few weeks. Just over 2 weeks ago, I was sitting on my bed playing on my phone or something, and Scarlett decided she wanted to be on the bed with me. I don’t think she realized where I was and managed to jump in my…
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This week was a bad, bad week. It started with my car being in the shop and hoping it was nothing too expensive. Then it went to staffing issues at work due to illness and not knowing what was going to happen. Then we had to close for one day due to staffing issues. That…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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All week I’ve been keeping an eye on the weather. It started with the potential of 2 feet of snow, then slowly decreased, then increased, and back and forth. Ice has been a big factor in the forecast, also. Salisbury University did a very nice thing and announced a few days ago that we’re doing…
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