school
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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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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
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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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So, my life has been a little busy, to say the least. I have been working, getting ready for Comic-Con, working on school, and getting ready for my friend to visit. I also had the bright idea of hosting Thanksgiving in my new house. Well, it’s been fun. I haven’t had much time to really
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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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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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So, as I’m sure you all know because I haven’t been able to stop talking about it, I’ve been moving for the past three weeks. I have been living unpacking boxes and putting together furniture. I’m getting there though. Yesterday, I got a very nice package from Amazon. I got a drafting chair. Now, you’re
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Just over two weeks ago, I received the key to my house. That means every day I would bring boxes to the house and unpack them while managing work and school. It was not easy. I was killing myself. I’d start at 7am and load boxes into my car, go to work, unload boxes and
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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 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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So my life for the past week has been one thing. My portfolio. Okay, it’s been longer than that. I’ve also been trying to manage work, my house coming, my needy dog, and my other class. Needless to say, I’ve had no life. Well, it’s not like I had much of one before. Today, about
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I live in a beach area and I have to tell you, I hate it. I also work in a retail pharmacy. Due to this, I’m going to give everyone a piece of very important advice that will save you both money and stress. Pack your meds. Double and triple-check to make sure you’ve packed
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I started my capstone class about a week and a half ago and it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I’ve been dreading it, imagining the worst, and picturing never having a life again. I’m happy to say I was wrong. Is it a lot of work? Yes, but there are no
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