Eesh. It's a new year. Again. And what's more, it's February of that new year. And I haven't written anything here since September, and that was only the 3rd post of last year. Seriously, what's the point of having a blog if I'm not going to use it?
Okay, enough beating myself up. I made the Honor Roll again last semester, despite all the drama going on with Dave's health and the pain clinic (more information can be found at his blog, link in the sidebar), and Kaila made straight A's for the first time ever! Way to go, kiddo!
This semester I'm taking a whopping 19 credits, but when I take the test for the second half of my French independent study, I'll end up having 22 credits on my transcript (providing that I pass, of course). One of my classes is History of the English Language, which is actually pretty interesting. It's neat to see how the language has changed over time. I'm also copy editing the college newspaper, which has been fun so far, though we're only working on the second issue of the semester.
I am going to try to update more often--probably on the weekends. I would write more now, but for some reason I can't fathom, Blogger keeps changing my font on me, and having to change it back is getting really irritating.
Hope everyone has been doing well, and with any luck, I'll be talking to y'all again soon!
Friday, February 8, 2013
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Untreated Pain is NOT Acceptable!
Everyone's experienced pain, right? Sure. A stubbed toe. A paper cut. A broken bone. Childbirth. Kidney stones. Varying types and degrees of pain, which are no respecters of race, gender, or social status. Pain is one thing that is common to everyone.
Now, I want you to imagine the worst pain you've ever felt. Got that visualized? Good. Now, imagine that pain lasting for YEARS. And then multiply it by at least 10. Appalling? Yeah. Now, imagine that you've finally gotten some relief from that unending, grinding, nightmare of pain. You're able to function somewhat. You can occasionally go to the store, or to a family event, or on short vacations. Possibly, you can even work. And then, one day, something happens. You get sick. You have one doctor, who isn't normally part of your team of physicians, tell your pain management doctor that your pain medications may interfere with one aspect of your health--say, your breathing. This new doctor's recommendation is that your narcotic pain medications be removed. So they are, slowly, of course, so that you don't suffer too badly from withdrawal, but another effect is that you have longer to visualize your life without relief. But your pain hasn't gone away in all this time. Oh, no, it's still there. Waiting. And so you ask your pain specialist, "What are we going to use to manage my pain?" And you get no answer. And the pain is coming back, and you're willing to do anything to make it STOP.
Okay, if that's not bad enough, how about this?
Imagine someone you love is in pain like that. Imagine that all you can do is watch him or her hurt. And cry. And pray for relief, whether through medication, a new procedure, or even death. Just so the pain is gone. Imagine crying yourself to sleep while you pray for healing for your loved one, while at the same time, in the back of your head, thinking, "I don't want him/her dead, but at least the pain will stop." And you make phone calls, and go to doctor's appointments, and you try to make sure that people know that your loved one doesn't want the drugs, he/she wants the pain to STOP. To go far enough away that life can be lived again. Stupid things like going to the park. Playing with the children. Walking the dog. Cooking dinner. Even taking a shower. All of these are things made more difficult without adequate pain management.
And I have to say that yes, it is absolutely a nightmare to have to live in pain and not have adequate care, and to have people who don't know you think of you as a junkie who just needs a fix of narcotics. But you know, it's not easy for those of us who love people suffering from pain, either. All we can do is watch and shed some tears.
One of the things going on right now is that pain clinics, as well as pharmacies which fill prescriptions for narcotic pain medications, are under close scrutiny from the federal government. Because of this, these people, who I believe truly want to help the patients in their care, are afraid of doing the least little thing wrong. And so, these patients often suffer, simply because the doctors know that if they lose their right to practice, so many more people will be left without care. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!! No one should have to be afraid of having their government prevent their care!!
All I'm asking is that if you know of someone suffering from pain, no matter what kind, who is not receiving adequate care, who has a doctor refuse to see them, who has a pharmacy refuse to fill their prescription--STAND UP WITH THEM. Add your voice to theirs, so that it can be heard. Write letters. Make phone calls. Something. Anything. Because sometimes it's too hard to go on fighting if you're alone.
Now, I want you to imagine the worst pain you've ever felt. Got that visualized? Good. Now, imagine that pain lasting for YEARS. And then multiply it by at least 10. Appalling? Yeah. Now, imagine that you've finally gotten some relief from that unending, grinding, nightmare of pain. You're able to function somewhat. You can occasionally go to the store, or to a family event, or on short vacations. Possibly, you can even work. And then, one day, something happens. You get sick. You have one doctor, who isn't normally part of your team of physicians, tell your pain management doctor that your pain medications may interfere with one aspect of your health--say, your breathing. This new doctor's recommendation is that your narcotic pain medications be removed. So they are, slowly, of course, so that you don't suffer too badly from withdrawal, but another effect is that you have longer to visualize your life without relief. But your pain hasn't gone away in all this time. Oh, no, it's still there. Waiting. And so you ask your pain specialist, "What are we going to use to manage my pain?" And you get no answer. And the pain is coming back, and you're willing to do anything to make it STOP.
Okay, if that's not bad enough, how about this?
Imagine someone you love is in pain like that. Imagine that all you can do is watch him or her hurt. And cry. And pray for relief, whether through medication, a new procedure, or even death. Just so the pain is gone. Imagine crying yourself to sleep while you pray for healing for your loved one, while at the same time, in the back of your head, thinking, "I don't want him/her dead, but at least the pain will stop." And you make phone calls, and go to doctor's appointments, and you try to make sure that people know that your loved one doesn't want the drugs, he/she wants the pain to STOP. To go far enough away that life can be lived again. Stupid things like going to the park. Playing with the children. Walking the dog. Cooking dinner. Even taking a shower. All of these are things made more difficult without adequate pain management.
And I have to say that yes, it is absolutely a nightmare to have to live in pain and not have adequate care, and to have people who don't know you think of you as a junkie who just needs a fix of narcotics. But you know, it's not easy for those of us who love people suffering from pain, either. All we can do is watch and shed some tears.
One of the things going on right now is that pain clinics, as well as pharmacies which fill prescriptions for narcotic pain medications, are under close scrutiny from the federal government. Because of this, these people, who I believe truly want to help the patients in their care, are afraid of doing the least little thing wrong. And so, these patients often suffer, simply because the doctors know that if they lose their right to practice, so many more people will be left without care. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!! No one should have to be afraid of having their government prevent their care!!
All I'm asking is that if you know of someone suffering from pain, no matter what kind, who is not receiving adequate care, who has a doctor refuse to see them, who has a pharmacy refuse to fill their prescription--STAND UP WITH THEM. Add your voice to theirs, so that it can be heard. Write letters. Make phone calls. Something. Anything. Because sometimes it's too hard to go on fighting if you're alone.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
What's that? Dead, you say?
No, no, I promise I'm not dead. Unless I really am, and am just a zombie, but don't know it. Though I'm pretty sure zombies don't write blog posts.
Well, a quick catch-up is in order, I think. I managed 3 A's, an A-, and a B last semester, and while I'm a bit disappointed to break my straight-A run, I'm very pleased that that B wasn't a C, which was what I was actually expecting for that class (that was my Literary Criticism class--very heavy stuff). Summer has passed much too quickly, as usual, and to top it off, Heather turned 14 two weeks ago! What the heck?! And the silly child had the nerve to start high school last week. Makin' me feel old, I tell ya.
In a few days, I head back to school myself, and this time around, I'm a member both of Sigma Tau Delta (English honor society) as its vice-president and the college's Honors club. I'm also still going to be editing The Rook (college literary journal), and if I ever get the application filled out, hopefully I'll be editing for The Retort (college newspaper). As far as classes, I'm only taking four this semester: American Lit I, Studies in American Lit, Young Adult Lit, and Shakespeare. I also have to do some serious studying so that I can challenge (test out of) second year French, which they don't offer. The only language they do offer two years of is Spanish, which I don't want to take, so my other options are to either take a year of German or Arabic, or test out of French. Also, I'm going to be working with the Honors club advisor to see about turning some of my classes into honors-level ones, which means, most likely, extra readings and/or papers, stuff like that. My mind just boggles at the fact that I'll be graduating in just a few months! Kaila will be, as well, so she's pretty excited about that!
Also, in July, we got a temporary cat....but then we decided to keep her...lol Her name's Kira, and she's enormous! For the last month or so, she was pretty sick, but with some special food from the vet and subcutaneous fluids (administered by yours truly), she's doing much better!
Nothing else much going on. I'll try to do better at keeping up with this (I know, I know, I keep saying that...), and hopefully I'll even start having something important to say! (What an idea, right?)
Later, folks. :-)
Well, a quick catch-up is in order, I think. I managed 3 A's, an A-, and a B last semester, and while I'm a bit disappointed to break my straight-A run, I'm very pleased that that B wasn't a C, which was what I was actually expecting for that class (that was my Literary Criticism class--very heavy stuff). Summer has passed much too quickly, as usual, and to top it off, Heather turned 14 two weeks ago! What the heck?! And the silly child had the nerve to start high school last week. Makin' me feel old, I tell ya.
In a few days, I head back to school myself, and this time around, I'm a member both of Sigma Tau Delta (English honor society) as its vice-president and the college's Honors club. I'm also still going to be editing The Rook (college literary journal), and if I ever get the application filled out, hopefully I'll be editing for The Retort (college newspaper). As far as classes, I'm only taking four this semester: American Lit I, Studies in American Lit, Young Adult Lit, and Shakespeare. I also have to do some serious studying so that I can challenge (test out of) second year French, which they don't offer. The only language they do offer two years of is Spanish, which I don't want to take, so my other options are to either take a year of German or Arabic, or test out of French. Also, I'm going to be working with the Honors club advisor to see about turning some of my classes into honors-level ones, which means, most likely, extra readings and/or papers, stuff like that. My mind just boggles at the fact that I'll be graduating in just a few months! Kaila will be, as well, so she's pretty excited about that!
Also, in July, we got a temporary cat....but then we decided to keep her...lol Her name's Kira, and she's enormous! For the last month or so, she was pretty sick, but with some special food from the vet and subcutaneous fluids (administered by yours truly), she's doing much better!
Nothing else much going on. I'll try to do better at keeping up with this (I know, I know, I keep saying that...), and hopefully I'll even start having something important to say! (What an idea, right?)
Later, folks. :-)
Saturday, March 31, 2012
*headdesk*
So, yeah, it's the end of March and I haven't posted since New Year's Eve. *sigh* I apparently still fail at blogging.
But I really have been pretty busy. I'm taking FOUR Lit classes and a French class this semester, and OMG there's a lot of reading!! It's hard to keep up with all of it. And I seem to be a glutton for punishment, because I'm taking four Lit classes AGAIN next fall. On the plus side, I think they'll be fun classes--I'm taking Young Adult Lit, Studies in American Lit, American Lit I, and Shakespeare. The professor who'll be teaching Young Adult Lit told me I could get a reading list from him so that I can get a head start on the class over the summer, and I think I can do the same thing for at least a couple of my other classes.
I've also been working on The Rook, which is the college's literary journal, as copy editor. It's a lot more time-consuming than I thought it would be, but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out, and can't wait to see the finished product. Dave's poem, "Ticket to Ride..." is in it! :-) I've apparently impressed the Editor-in-Chief enough that he's recommended me to several people for work, among them The Retort (the college's newspaper) and Billings365.com (a local nightlife blog).
On top of that, I had a couple of my professors approach me about an internship doing some writing and/or editing for the League of Conservation Voters--apparently I'm their FIRST choice for this internship! I've never really thought of myself as a good writer, but evidently someone thinks I am! lol AND, yesterday, I also got an email saying that one or more of my professors had nominated me for the Ivy Guard, which is a group of 50-70 women undergraduates who have a 3.25+ cumulative GPA and have contributed to college life, who line the aisle during the graduation ceremony. I'm quite honored that my profs think I've made sufficient contributions to merit being part of the ceremony.
I suppose I should get back to my homework, so I'll leave you with a silly poem I wrote and a promise to write again soon, with pictures!
"Write a poem," they told her.
She didn't quite know how.
Something about meters and feet,
And don't forget the rhyme.
But wait! Not all poems rhyme,
Nor use iambs all alike.
"What shall I write?" she asked,
Strangely lost for words.
"Write what you know," they said.
So she looked, and wrote
Of work, and kids, and school,
And roads not yet taken.
Finally she was done,
And held the story of a life
With its irregular forms
And said that it was good.
But I really have been pretty busy. I'm taking FOUR Lit classes and a French class this semester, and OMG there's a lot of reading!! It's hard to keep up with all of it. And I seem to be a glutton for punishment, because I'm taking four Lit classes AGAIN next fall. On the plus side, I think they'll be fun classes--I'm taking Young Adult Lit, Studies in American Lit, American Lit I, and Shakespeare. The professor who'll be teaching Young Adult Lit told me I could get a reading list from him so that I can get a head start on the class over the summer, and I think I can do the same thing for at least a couple of my other classes.
I've also been working on The Rook, which is the college's literary journal, as copy editor. It's a lot more time-consuming than I thought it would be, but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out, and can't wait to see the finished product. Dave's poem, "Ticket to Ride..." is in it! :-) I've apparently impressed the Editor-in-Chief enough that he's recommended me to several people for work, among them The Retort (the college's newspaper) and Billings365.com (a local nightlife blog).
On top of that, I had a couple of my professors approach me about an internship doing some writing and/or editing for the League of Conservation Voters--apparently I'm their FIRST choice for this internship! I've never really thought of myself as a good writer, but evidently someone thinks I am! lol AND, yesterday, I also got an email saying that one or more of my professors had nominated me for the Ivy Guard, which is a group of 50-70 women undergraduates who have a 3.25+ cumulative GPA and have contributed to college life, who line the aisle during the graduation ceremony. I'm quite honored that my profs think I've made sufficient contributions to merit being part of the ceremony.
I suppose I should get back to my homework, so I'll leave you with a silly poem I wrote and a promise to write again soon, with pictures!
"Write a poem," they told her.
She didn't quite know how.
Something about meters and feet,
And don't forget the rhyme.
But wait! Not all poems rhyme,
Nor use iambs all alike.
"What shall I write?" she asked,
Strangely lost for words.
"Write what you know," they said.
So she looked, and wrote
Of work, and kids, and school,
And roads not yet taken.
Finally she was done,
And held the story of a life
With its irregular forms
And said that it was good.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
By the by, I haven't been around much...
And there've been multiple reasons for that. Part of it is school, of course. That kept me pretty busy, but it was worth it--I got 4 A's and an A- this semester, and now I'm applying for what the college calls its "Fresh Start option." Basically, I get to boost my GPA by having the GPAs from 2 semesters wiped out. The grades are still there, but the poor grades no longer count against me. The really nice thing is that one semester will be gone entirely, and the other will now count as a 4.0, since I get to keep the A from that semester.
The other reason I've been away is that Dave went to the hospital in October with really bad pneumonia, and came out with a few other, really damn scary things, the scariest being congestive heart failure. The doctors told him that the right side of his heart (which is the back side, in case y'all didn't know--I didn't) was enlarged to about the size of a football. They also told him that they just don't see that size heart in a living patient, and that he'd be lucky to make it to Thanksgiving. He's got a post about it on his blog, here.
...I'm really scared, y'all. I'm not ready to be without Dave. Don't get me wrong, I can do anything that needs to be done. But I don't think I can be the center of the family that he is. And I know that without him, every day I'll just be going through the motions, waiting until it's my turn. I know that might sound corny, or stupid, or whatever, but yeah, that's pretty much how it'll be. Everything will be...hollow.
But for now, we're making Plans, with a capital P. We're going to be applying for our passports within the next couple of weeks, because we have Very Important People to go meet. We're planning to go see our friends Flora and Rowenna in Scotland--probably after I graduate from college, so not this summer but next! And then we need to go to Australia to see Nettie and Sarah, and have them show us how to avoid the drop bears. :-) And somewhere in there, we need to go see Dave's brother Bill in Sweden. I figure we might as well get as much mileage out of those passports as we can! lol
Anyway, I should probably head to bed, since it's nearly 4 a.m. Hopefully this next year I'll check in more often.
The other reason I've been away is that Dave went to the hospital in October with really bad pneumonia, and came out with a few other, really damn scary things, the scariest being congestive heart failure. The doctors told him that the right side of his heart (which is the back side, in case y'all didn't know--I didn't) was enlarged to about the size of a football. They also told him that they just don't see that size heart in a living patient, and that he'd be lucky to make it to Thanksgiving. He's got a post about it on his blog, here.
...I'm really scared, y'all. I'm not ready to be without Dave. Don't get me wrong, I can do anything that needs to be done. But I don't think I can be the center of the family that he is. And I know that without him, every day I'll just be going through the motions, waiting until it's my turn. I know that might sound corny, or stupid, or whatever, but yeah, that's pretty much how it'll be. Everything will be...hollow.
But for now, we're making Plans, with a capital P. We're going to be applying for our passports within the next couple of weeks, because we have Very Important People to go meet. We're planning to go see our friends Flora and Rowenna in Scotland--probably after I graduate from college, so not this summer but next! And then we need to go to Australia to see Nettie and Sarah, and have them show us how to avoid the drop bears. :-) And somewhere in there, we need to go see Dave's brother Bill in Sweden. I figure we might as well get as much mileage out of those passports as we can! lol
Anyway, I should probably head to bed, since it's nearly 4 a.m. Hopefully this next year I'll check in more often.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Oh, hey, I didn't wait so long this time!
Just over a month between posts this time around, woohoo!
So, what's new, you ask? Not a whole lot. Oldest son Daniel is living out at oldest daughter Rachele's place now, Kaila has moved back in with us, Jake is due home from overseas any time now, Matt is looking for a new place, and Heather started 8th grade last week. Oh, and my oldest grandson, Aidan, is 9 today! :-)
Heather is enjoying school so far, which is good. We're planning on doing a birthday party of some kind in a few weeks (yes, I know her birthday was on the 16th) so that she can invite friends from school. She wants to have it at the roller stating rink, which reminds me, I need to call them and check on prices! Should be a good time, though!
Rachele, Kaila, and I all start back to school next Wednesday. Rachele hasn't had much of a break, since she's been taking classes all summer. She had a couple that were prerequisites for classes she wanted to take this fall, but weren't offered in the fall, so she took them over the summer instead. I have to say, I don't think I'd want to do that for most classes, because they're so condensed during the summer session. The spring and fall semesters are 14 weeks long, but summer classes are only 6 to 8 weeks. And I'm not sure, but I think some of them are as short as 3 or 4 weeks long! That said, I may take one or two of my English classes next summer, to free up space during the year for my minor classes. Hard to believe that I may only have 4 more semesters of college! Depends on me getting all of my required credits in, though, including the ones I need for my minor.
I'm not entirely sure which classes Kaila's taking, with the exception of a basic drawing class. And that one she was originally going to take from a certain professor that I'd had in the past and seriously dislike. I don't like his style of art, and I don't like how he grades his students. He very much gives the impression that if someone's art isn't exactly like his, then it isn't worthy of a good grade. I'm not the only person who feels this way about him, evidently, considering that quite a few students who'd had him previously urged Kaila to take the class from another professor. Art is not Kaila's strong point (she knows this), but she wants to learn the techniques and have fun with it, and a class with this particular professor would be anything but fun. As for her other classes, I know she's still working on her Human Services degree.
My classes this semester are: Advanced Brit Lit II, French I (hope I do better this time around than I did before!), Creative Writing, Grammar, and Biology 101. And the only reason I'm taking Biology is because I have to have a life science for my major. Fortunately, I don't have to take a lab, since I took the Astronomy lab last semester. I did enough dissecting when I took Biology in high school. Or Life Science in junior high; I can't really remember which. But after I finish Biology, then the only general education classes I'll have to take are my foreign language ones, which are covered by French this semester and next, and some other language next year. Unfortunately, they no longer offer any language for two years with the exception of Spanish, which I don't want to take (interestingly, Heather got signed up for Spanish, which she didn't select as an elective). So, since I have to take 2 years of a foreign language, I'm going to take French this year, and probably Arabic next year. My only other option would be German, but Arabic sounds interesting. :-) So, hopefully the professor teaching that will still be there, or if not, then hopefully someone teaching another interesting language will be.
So, I think that's all that's new around here. One of these days I'll get around to sharing photos from my trip to Denver, and the wedding I went to in Red Lodge (one of Dave's cousins got married, and it was just a perfect day!), along with random other things I've taken pictures of. OH! Also, I finally figured out where Dennis the Dragon and Norman the Knight (from my story blog) are going! I'll be writing that up soon, I promise!
So, what's new, you ask? Not a whole lot. Oldest son Daniel is living out at oldest daughter Rachele's place now, Kaila has moved back in with us, Jake is due home from overseas any time now, Matt is looking for a new place, and Heather started 8th grade last week. Oh, and my oldest grandson, Aidan, is 9 today! :-)
Heather is enjoying school so far, which is good. We're planning on doing a birthday party of some kind in a few weeks (yes, I know her birthday was on the 16th) so that she can invite friends from school. She wants to have it at the roller stating rink, which reminds me, I need to call them and check on prices! Should be a good time, though!
Rachele, Kaila, and I all start back to school next Wednesday. Rachele hasn't had much of a break, since she's been taking classes all summer. She had a couple that were prerequisites for classes she wanted to take this fall, but weren't offered in the fall, so she took them over the summer instead. I have to say, I don't think I'd want to do that for most classes, because they're so condensed during the summer session. The spring and fall semesters are 14 weeks long, but summer classes are only 6 to 8 weeks. And I'm not sure, but I think some of them are as short as 3 or 4 weeks long! That said, I may take one or two of my English classes next summer, to free up space during the year for my minor classes. Hard to believe that I may only have 4 more semesters of college! Depends on me getting all of my required credits in, though, including the ones I need for my minor.
I'm not entirely sure which classes Kaila's taking, with the exception of a basic drawing class. And that one she was originally going to take from a certain professor that I'd had in the past and seriously dislike. I don't like his style of art, and I don't like how he grades his students. He very much gives the impression that if someone's art isn't exactly like his, then it isn't worthy of a good grade. I'm not the only person who feels this way about him, evidently, considering that quite a few students who'd had him previously urged Kaila to take the class from another professor. Art is not Kaila's strong point (she knows this), but she wants to learn the techniques and have fun with it, and a class with this particular professor would be anything but fun. As for her other classes, I know she's still working on her Human Services degree.
My classes this semester are: Advanced Brit Lit II, French I (hope I do better this time around than I did before!), Creative Writing, Grammar, and Biology 101. And the only reason I'm taking Biology is because I have to have a life science for my major. Fortunately, I don't have to take a lab, since I took the Astronomy lab last semester. I did enough dissecting when I took Biology in high school. Or Life Science in junior high; I can't really remember which. But after I finish Biology, then the only general education classes I'll have to take are my foreign language ones, which are covered by French this semester and next, and some other language next year. Unfortunately, they no longer offer any language for two years with the exception of Spanish, which I don't want to take (interestingly, Heather got signed up for Spanish, which she didn't select as an elective). So, since I have to take 2 years of a foreign language, I'm going to take French this year, and probably Arabic next year. My only other option would be German, but Arabic sounds interesting. :-) So, hopefully the professor teaching that will still be there, or if not, then hopefully someone teaching another interesting language will be.
So, I think that's all that's new around here. One of these days I'll get around to sharing photos from my trip to Denver, and the wedding I went to in Red Lodge (one of Dave's cousins got married, and it was just a perfect day!), along with random other things I've taken pictures of. OH! Also, I finally figured out where Dennis the Dragon and Norman the Knight (from my story blog) are going! I'll be writing that up soon, I promise!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Really bad at this blogging thing...
Wow. It's been just over 5 months since my last post. Sorry about that. Also, my last post might not make a whole lot of sense, but that's because I deleted the post immediately prior to that. If you haven't read it, don't worry about it--suffice it to say that I was venting about something that was bothering me and I unintentionally hurt someone's feelings in the process, which was certainly not my intention. And rather than leave the post up for others to see when they read *this* post, I thought it best to remove the other one.
Okay, now that that's out of the way...
I finished last semester with a 4.0! Holy smokes, a 4.0! I am quite amazed at myself, actually. :-) The new semester starts around the 8th of September, and I'm looking forward to going back. One of the things I have to do is decide on a minor--why is that, anyway? Why can't people just do their major and call it good? I'm sure it has something to do with having a backup plan if you don't get a job utilizing your major, but still. Anyhow, I will probably minor in art, since that was my major before, and I enjoy it, even if I'm not fantastic at it. I'm still keeping an eye out for internships--there still aren't any that specifically focus on English. I'll probably have to go in and talk to someone at the college about helping me find one that'll work for me.
Dave's still trying to find a work from home job through NTI. He's gotten some training done, and he's working on learning Microsoft Office. Just have to keep our fingers crossed, I guess.
Other than that, there's really not a whole lot going on. I'm trying to get (and keep!) the house clean, and get rid of stuff we don't need. We might possibly get to go camping this summer, but I'm not counting on it. I do still want to go wandering around Riverfront Park--I may do that this next week. Oh, and I'm thinking of taking Zumba classes--looks like a fun way to lose some weight! :-)
Guess that's all for now. Have a good one, y'all!
Okay, now that that's out of the way...
I finished last semester with a 4.0! Holy smokes, a 4.0! I am quite amazed at myself, actually. :-) The new semester starts around the 8th of September, and I'm looking forward to going back. One of the things I have to do is decide on a minor--why is that, anyway? Why can't people just do their major and call it good? I'm sure it has something to do with having a backup plan if you don't get a job utilizing your major, but still. Anyhow, I will probably minor in art, since that was my major before, and I enjoy it, even if I'm not fantastic at it. I'm still keeping an eye out for internships--there still aren't any that specifically focus on English. I'll probably have to go in and talk to someone at the college about helping me find one that'll work for me.
Dave's still trying to find a work from home job through NTI. He's gotten some training done, and he's working on learning Microsoft Office. Just have to keep our fingers crossed, I guess.
Other than that, there's really not a whole lot going on. I'm trying to get (and keep!) the house clean, and get rid of stuff we don't need. We might possibly get to go camping this summer, but I'm not counting on it. I do still want to go wandering around Riverfront Park--I may do that this next week. Oh, and I'm thinking of taking Zumba classes--looks like a fun way to lose some weight! :-)
Guess that's all for now. Have a good one, y'all!
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