I graduated!  I cannot believe that it is over.  I’m done with school.  I’m done with fieldwork.  It is all up to me now.  It hasn’t sunk in yet.  I have been waiting for this for over 2 years and now it’s finally here.     Going back to school at 29 years old was the ...

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend.  My hubby and I decided to take a little time for ourselves this past weekend and not worrying about work or school.  It was a wonderful opportunity to rejuvenate before heading into the final two weeks of the term.  Next week is finals and it will be an interesting week.  I ...

Another set of midterms has come and gone.  I’m thrilled that I only have to go through that one more time before graduation.  Midterms are always a bitter sweet time for me.  First of all, they're midterms, so that’s never fun, but they do signify that these courses are half way done!  However, they also mean it is time for ...

     Yesterday the final grades for the term where finally posted (a day late) and it was not pretty.  Thankfully, I did well with my lowest grade being a B+ but others in my class were not so lucky.  Many students just barely passed this term and they are understandably rattled.  Unfortunately, three of my ...

     Every time you get a group of people together for an extended period of time there is going to be drama.  This applies to families, work settings and even school.  At first the drama can seem fascinating, like watching bad reality tv.  Every week it builds and builds and everyone else is just rooting for the ...

     I know I have complained about the work load for my classes before.  I’m sure everyone feels overwhelmed with classes and homework from time to time, but next week is different for me.  I cannot bring myself to even look at my planner because it gives me a panic attack.  Next week I have 6 papers and a ...

While I was out of town for my conference, I received one of those automatic email updates from my daughter's school - which mentioned that the science project of solar system models was due on Tuesday. I didn't know anything about a science project and wouldn't be arriving back home until midday on Tuesday, so I forwarded the email to Thomas, ...

     Next week is finals week and it really can’t come at worse time of year.  I was thinking about this earlier today and finals for the fall term are just so inconvenient!  Granted, finals are no pleasure at any time of year.  All the studying and stressing on top of finishing up class projects and assignments ...

It happens every sememster, regardless of the class load or subjects, inevitably I get burnt out.  This semester it happened last week.  I have been completely unmotivated this week which is unfortunate because I have had a lot to do including a my first home evaluation that is due tomorrow.  It's almost done.  This has ...

As the time gets closer that I will be finished with my academic work I am getting more and more nervous about fieldwork. Even though I have been working as a COTA for almost 8 years I wonder if I will make a good OTR. I wonder if I have learned enough to be competent, I wonder if I will remember everything I learn when I get out into ...