Dear Universe,

Do you know what would be awesome? A finals week when I wasn't completely frozen by panic. It would be nice to get to the end of a semester without teetering so very close to hospitalization. K. Thanks. Bye.

-The Bethmonkey

So, the U will most likely take my transfer credits! This is AWESOME! They stated that they would have to see the syllabi to be sure, but they're pretty sure my generic first year classes would count. The deadline for fall is the beginning of April, so that doesn't seem likely. I didn't really want to be going that soon anyway. I need time to ( Read more... )

My therapist thinks that I should move back to Minnesota. Not RIGHT NOW. But I need to be planning for it. Not in four years, but soon.

The conversation started because my parents are looking to maybe move. My dad can no longer sustain himself at his current church and two other jobs. So, he's looking for a new church. If my parents leave ( Read more... )

It's been a year this week since my surrogate grandmother passed. I've done my grieving, as much as I ever do, and am not exceptionally depressed. However, to the rest of her family, this week holds exceptional significance. They are strongly sentimental people and she was the matriarch around whom their lives revolved. Last week, we got a call ( Read more... )

I have finally achieved all the earmarks of a functioning adult. I have a steady paycheck, a most excellent apartment, the ability and wherewithal to pay my bills on time, and sufficient psychiatric stability. The time has come for me to do what I've wanted to since I left my parents' nest (the first time). I adopted a puppy ( Read more... )

An interesting Turn of Events:

The Good: Work has enough confidence in me that the head honcho nun pulled me into her office to offer me additional responsibility. She had lovely things to say about me and seemed very concerned about my happiness at St. Ben's.

The Not-Quite-So-Good: I am now the Work Certified math teacher. Yes, you saw ( Read more... )

Because my body is ever so generous, it decided that what I absolutely must have for Christmas this year is an appendicitis ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks ago, I actually emailed one of my relatives about a loan to buy a trailer for me to live in. They were very open to the idea, but wanted more facts. They also wanted me to have a specific trailer in mind. I was ok with this, so I went out in search of a trailer. Now, I have no idea how to find a trailer. I started with the ( Read more... )

Oh. My. God. So awesome.

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Happy Thanksgiving to all! Seriously, I love you guys and am deeply thankful for every one of you. No, I'm not drunk. Heh.