XLIV ( Read more... )

Something happened to me.

I don't know what it was or when it happened but I know that I am different. Some of it is good different, growing up different. Other parts, are just...I don't know. I feel like I am consistently left out. Consistently. I've become pretty adept at keeping up a wall with friends so that I am never imposing and I am just ( Read more... )

Well apparently my last post was 9 weeks ago, and a lot has happened since then. Summer classes and work sort of began to take a toll on me. I was just feeling burned out; as if I was never going to be able to just BREATHE. Alas, I had 9 days to breathe in between summer classes and fall classes beginning ( Read more... )

Sometimes, I think about how great it will be when I get to my "real life" with a house,a husband ,kids and teaching...Because college is weird, you're an adult-you can vote and drive and rent a house and pay taxes and join the military, etc. Yet, its like Adulthood 101--really only an intro course meant to give you the general gist of life while ( Read more... )

The quotes here are mostly for my own purposes & this is more of me kind of just thinking aloud sooo I'm not really looking for an answer.But I'm reading an amazing book on schools today and the problems and sacrifices made in the name of standardized testing and a performance driven education where getting the grade is all that matters. It's ( Read more... )

Things that are going on in my life ( Read more... )

I reread my favorite book today, it was a gift from Nikki and a reminder to myself ( Read more... )

Monday, hard to wake up ( Read more... )

Yeah I know, I pretty much gave up on updating in this thing but for some reason today feels like a good day to update ( Read more... )

Well I am back at my apartment. It might sound strange but as soon as I see the MSU exit off the freeway, I feel this huge weight lifted off my shoulders(haha and then new weights are added). I just feel very comfortable here and I was starting to get antsy at home. I am just ready to be back at school and be back into my routine of things ( Read more... )