writing
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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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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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Update on my house because I’m sure everyone is on the edge of their seat wanting to know if MY house is move in ready or whatever. I think I’m the only one who actually cares about my house right now because it’s mine. So it was delivered on Tuesday and I spent Tuesday, Wednesday,
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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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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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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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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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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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This week is exam week at school. Most students would be hitting the books and working their behinds off, getting ready. For me, it’s a really nice week. I have a short story and a query letter due, but no exam for one class. For the other, I have to show up, receive feedback from
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This week is my last week of classes before exams, which I don’t need to worry about. I have two assignments to turn in for them, which are revisions. One revision is almost done because I don’t need to do too much with it. The other, well, if I can completely rewrite it by tomorrow,
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I missed posing last week because it was a little busy in my neck of the woods. I had a lot of reading and a lot of writing to do. I read an interesting collection of short stories in a book called Cursed Bunny, which was oddly intriguing. I’m not going to say I was
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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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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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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
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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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