Being in the midwest and traveling around here weirds me out. Generally people are nice to me, but I do feel racism around, which I never did at home. Yesterday I called a guy to mow my parents' yard and he was perfectly polite and said he'd be there that afternoon. He called back and asked my name and I know this sounds like I'm making it up in my ( Read more... )

I got my first paycheck from Columbus State on Thurs!! Was very exciting to finally be contributing regularly again. Of course my tutoring money has been great for pocket money and fun activities, but it's really nice to be making substantial contributions to our income again.

I'm loving teaching. It's a steep learning curve, but I really enjoy it ( Read more... )

I do have to say though, I was watching a commercial where a dad was passing down his business to his daughter and it breaks my heart that we won't be able to do that. Granted we don't have a business to pass down (although Walter could start his own practice if he wants to, but he wants to be faculty at a university so that he can do research). I ( Read more... )

Tuesday is my first day teaching at Columbus State! I'm very excited and super nervous. I have most of my first month's materials done, but I need to see my class before I finalize my lecture materials. Lab is already set with all of the adjuncts doing the same labs the same week. Just my first day is "safety and introductions," which I didn't ( Read more... )

So I haven't been journaling in awhile. I think the entire time I was in MI, I was too busy and stressed to journal. But now that I'm in Columbus, I have time! And I want to keep my writing skills going. I have my wordpress blog, but I don't love it so here I go with journals again ( Read more... )

It's not that I think relationships should be easy. I just think that if you have to put so much work into them, you burn out if the other person doesn't put at least as much in. Or if you aren't getting what you need. In my case, I need support and loyalty. I need to know that you will go the distance for me ( Read more... )

love your curves and all your edges
all your perfect imperfections
give your all to me
I give my all to you
you're my end and my beginning
even when I lose I'm winning

I get so lost in these lyrics. I want to love someone like that.

I think I've picked up on part of my problem that I need to work on. Attraction comes easily to me. I spark with people, want to get to know them, want to see what happens. And when I spark, I sparkle. I turn it all on and it becomes attraction. I do fall in love with people everyday. I love hearing about what they love. I love meaningful ( Read more... )

something about the way you move ( Read more... )

a list of things that I haven't really acknowledged. I don't know what to do about them, but admitting is the first step ( Read more... )