How is it that I am busier now during "summer vacation" that I was all last semester?!?!
My semester ended in mid-May, but I have been running non-stop since then! I was finishing up my internship/practicum and starting two new jobs during the last two weeks in May. I also took a non-trip to Kansas City for friend L's wedding. It was such a nightmare and I never even made it to the wedding!! And to top it off, I think she's pissed at me now, since she hasn't responded to any of my attempts at contacting her! WTF?!
Also during that time, I was preparing to move. Now, I hate moving anyway, but this was really bad... I had the opportunity to move back into my Gramma's house (the house I grew up in) since she passed away last summer. However, the crazy bitch that was living there totally trashed the place. She was supposed to be out by the 15th so I could have 2 weeks to clean, but she wasn't fully out until more like the 27th. I moved in on the 29th, but it was kind of a disaster. Imagine 4 stories of dirt, cobwebs, moth, dust, etc., having to still go through and sort out Gramma's old stuff, trash, donations, etc., and then moving all my stuff in on top of the existing disaster. Ugh... it makes me tired just to write it. At any rate, we (me, my aunt, and my uncle)are making progress, the crazy bitch is totally gone, and my little brother moves in tomorrow!! Which is a nice segue...
After my trip to VA during Christmastime, my little brother and I concocted a plan for him to move out to CS and be my roommate in Gramma's house. After months pf planning, it is finally happening!! He and my dad left VA yesterday morning, spent the night in KY, will make it most of the way through KS today (fuck Kansas City), and will arrive in CS tomorrow afternoon! I am so excited!!!! Although the house still needs a lot of work, it is coming together and I finished setting up my bro's new room last night. I will try to post pictures sometime soon so I can share the progress with everyone!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Suki's Latest Trick
With nothing new to report this evening, I thought I would share Suki's most recent feat of amazement... balancing on the towel rod in the bathroom!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
An Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
Chapter I
I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost... I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter II
I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I can't believe I'm in the same place, but it isn't my fault. It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter III
I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there. I still fall in...it's a habit. My eyes are open. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately.
Chapter IV
I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.
Chapter V
I walk down another street.
~ Portia Nelson
I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost... I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter II
I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I can't believe I'm in the same place, but it isn't my fault. It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter III
I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there. I still fall in...it's a habit. My eyes are open. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately.
Chapter IV
I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.
Chapter V
I walk down another street.
~ Portia Nelson
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Giving Back
Really?! The last time I posted was in November?!?! Wow, you would think that either my life is so exciting I can't find time to write, or my life is so boring I have nothing to write about... Unfortunately it's closer to the second option.
School has been good, but busy. I have actually been doing some work lately, so that's good! The holidays were great, probably the best I've had in 10 years or more. I was beginning to feel a little bored in January, so I started to step up my social life. I made all those phone calls to people I hadn't seen in forever and set up lunch dates, dinner, movies, etc. It's been really nice to see some old friends again! And I function better when I'm busy anyway. I got to spend one glorious weekend with friend, M, last month! She was my Valentine and we had a fabulous time together!! I think my dad and his side of the fam will be here to visit in April and I'm really looking forward to that. And the biggest news is that my little brother, who lives in VA, is planning to move out here this summer! I'm sure there will be much more about that later...
In my boredom I started to feel like I needed to take a more active role in my life, including doing things for other people. Now, I don't have a lot of money or time to donate, but I figured little steps can change the world, right? So, at the prompt from M, I joined Facebook's Once a Month Charity Club, I donated blood (actually, I tried to donate blood, but my iron was too low, so now I'm taking supplements so I can donate in April), and I volunteered to judge the Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair yesterday. I know it doesn't seem like much, but it's a start! Over the summer I had to do 24 additional hours of community service, and I did them at the Humane Society. I actually really enjoyed it, and I am thinking about trying to do something like that again after the semester ends (minus the pesky court order).
School has been good, but busy. I have actually been doing some work lately, so that's good! The holidays were great, probably the best I've had in 10 years or more. I was beginning to feel a little bored in January, so I started to step up my social life. I made all those phone calls to people I hadn't seen in forever and set up lunch dates, dinner, movies, etc. It's been really nice to see some old friends again! And I function better when I'm busy anyway. I got to spend one glorious weekend with friend, M, last month! She was my Valentine and we had a fabulous time together!! I think my dad and his side of the fam will be here to visit in April and I'm really looking forward to that. And the biggest news is that my little brother, who lives in VA, is planning to move out here this summer! I'm sure there will be much more about that later...
In my boredom I started to feel like I needed to take a more active role in my life, including doing things for other people. Now, I don't have a lot of money or time to donate, but I figured little steps can change the world, right? So, at the prompt from M, I joined Facebook's Once a Month Charity Club, I donated blood (actually, I tried to donate blood, but my iron was too low, so now I'm taking supplements so I can donate in April), and I volunteered to judge the Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair yesterday. I know it doesn't seem like much, but it's a start! Over the summer I had to do 24 additional hours of community service, and I did them at the Humane Society. I actually really enjoyed it, and I am thinking about trying to do something like that again after the semester ends (minus the pesky court order).
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Blush!
I hardly ever watch reality TV, save for a few shows... So You Think You Can Dance, Celebrity Rehab, and American Idol. I think that's pretty much it... until I came across a certain show on Lifetime. It's called Blush: The Search for the Next Great Makeup Artist. I love this show!!! Anyone who knows me knows my love of all things makeup! I would totally rock on this show!!!! Except that I would probably be one of the crazies who got all fired up and fought with the hot mess, train wreck, freak show known as Maxi!
Spinning
I'm not sure why, but after reading my dear friend M's blog for the first time in what seems like ages, I can't stop crying. I miss you, M! So much of what you say I feel like I can relate to; like we share a brain! I wish we were closer to each other! Although now, instead of needing a co-pilot for psycho-girl drive-bys, I just stalk people on myspace :)
I've just been feeling kind of raw lately... Doing therapy is hard. Grad school is hard. I had to go back to therapy (which is recommended for all of us poor grad students). Therapy is hard. Relationships are hard. I am lonely. I am tired of having to do it all alone and all by myself.
My aunt and uncle have abandoned me this year for Thanksgiving, so I am having my very first Thanksgiving at my teeny tiny apartment. I also decided to go visit my dad for Christmas. For the first time in 25 years I will not be spending Thanksgiving or Christmas with my ever dwindling family. I can't decide if this is going to be the most painful or the most cleansing holiday of my life.
I just remembered that I made Tension Tamer tea! Going to drink tea and relax a little... Lots of cooking to do tomorrow!!
I've just been feeling kind of raw lately... Doing therapy is hard. Grad school is hard. I had to go back to therapy (which is recommended for all of us poor grad students). Therapy is hard. Relationships are hard. I am lonely. I am tired of having to do it all alone and all by myself.
My aunt and uncle have abandoned me this year for Thanksgiving, so I am having my very first Thanksgiving at my teeny tiny apartment. I also decided to go visit my dad for Christmas. For the first time in 25 years I will not be spending Thanksgiving or Christmas with my ever dwindling family. I can't decide if this is going to be the most painful or the most cleansing holiday of my life.
I just remembered that I made Tension Tamer tea! Going to drink tea and relax a little... Lots of cooking to do tomorrow!!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Sibling Rivalry
My teacher didn't end up approving my blog for class. I guess it was too much trouble... Oh well. I'll just have to do it the old fashioned way!
So, things have been pretty good lately. School is crazy stressful, but that is to be expected. I just learned how to do a bunch of fancy data analysis on SPSS, and that makes me feel super smart! I got my first 2 real cases at my practicum site, so I will actually be able to practice doing individual therapy! That is very exciting for me because last week I was feeling a bit out of sorts in comparison with the rest of my class.
Unfortunately, not everything is as good as my professional life. Then again, nothing ever is... Last week my brother asked me for a favor which I could not accommodate. Now he is not speaking to me. I think other siblings must go through this stuff all the time, but my brother and I have not gone this long without speaking in almost 10 years; not since his accident. Now, because I couldn't do this one thing for him, he is punishing me. Now there's one more man to add to the list of men in my life whose relationships with me are clearly conditional. I just never thought it would be him...
So, things have been pretty good lately. School is crazy stressful, but that is to be expected. I just learned how to do a bunch of fancy data analysis on SPSS, and that makes me feel super smart! I got my first 2 real cases at my practicum site, so I will actually be able to practice doing individual therapy! That is very exciting for me because last week I was feeling a bit out of sorts in comparison with the rest of my class.
Unfortunately, not everything is as good as my professional life. Then again, nothing ever is... Last week my brother asked me for a favor which I could not accommodate. Now he is not speaking to me. I think other siblings must go through this stuff all the time, but my brother and I have not gone this long without speaking in almost 10 years; not since his accident. Now, because I couldn't do this one thing for him, he is punishing me. Now there's one more man to add to the list of men in my life whose relationships with me are clearly conditional. I just never thought it would be him...
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