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So here I sit and write one month after having been hit by a car at U of L. I've healed well, so all is good.
Here is what has been up with me in the past month...
Grad school is not nearly as much fun as one might hope it would be. There have been several occasions where I have gotten to the point where I am so frustrated that I just want to quit. I have even gone so far as telling my mother that I was going to quit. She told me plainly, "Nope. You have (a lot of money) invested. You might as well stick it out." I think it will get better. I hope. I hate being young and stupid. And that's how all my classes make me feel. I really hope this feeling doesn't last. Because if it does, I need to find a new career.
I started my new full time job, complete with benefits! (I'm an adult now!) I work at Brooklawn Child and Family Services as a Residential Counselor, in case you didn't know. (It's a boys home.) I have my good days and I have my bad. I work on the unit with the kids and then with them in the school. These guys amuse me so much. I have already been asked out several times, told that I was attractive many, many times, and I even had two marriage proposals. I don't know if it is because I am female or because I have huge boobs, or what, but it is funny. I am now SCM (Safe Crisis Management) trained, First Aid certified and CPR certified. My job is difficult, but never boring. Sometimes I come home and never want to go back, and other days I feel pretty good and confident. Today was a good and confident day. I hope just as much for tomorrow. I imagine that I will have more stories to come.
Andrew and I have been together for 17 months as of yesterday. What an achievement. I am amazed with myself every single month. And I miss him a lot. Him not being in Louisville is very hard for me. I call him a lot crying. He's such a great support for me.
Hmm...I think that could be about it. It's sad that all I can talk about is work, school and my boyfriend.
Oh yeah! And I am going to have a baby niece in February. Her name will be Ashley Nicole Burbrink. How cute is that?
Wow. It's almost 10. I need to go to bed.
Here is what has been up with me in the past month...
Grad school is not nearly as much fun as one might hope it would be. There have been several occasions where I have gotten to the point where I am so frustrated that I just want to quit. I have even gone so far as telling my mother that I was going to quit. She told me plainly, "Nope. You have (a lot of money) invested. You might as well stick it out." I think it will get better. I hope. I hate being young and stupid. And that's how all my classes make me feel. I really hope this feeling doesn't last. Because if it does, I need to find a new career.
I started my new full time job, complete with benefits! (I'm an adult now!) I work at Brooklawn Child and Family Services as a Residential Counselor, in case you didn't know. (It's a boys home.) I have my good days and I have my bad. I work on the unit with the kids and then with them in the school. These guys amuse me so much. I have already been asked out several times, told that I was attractive many, many times, and I even had two marriage proposals. I don't know if it is because I am female or because I have huge boobs, or what, but it is funny. I am now SCM (Safe Crisis Management) trained, First Aid certified and CPR certified. My job is difficult, but never boring. Sometimes I come home and never want to go back, and other days I feel pretty good and confident. Today was a good and confident day. I hope just as much for tomorrow. I imagine that I will have more stories to come.
Andrew and I have been together for 17 months as of yesterday. What an achievement. I am amazed with myself every single month. And I miss him a lot. Him not being in Louisville is very hard for me. I call him a lot crying. He's such a great support for me.
Hmm...I think that could be about it. It's sad that all I can talk about is work, school and my boyfriend.
Oh yeah! And I am going to have a baby niece in February. Her name will be Ashley Nicole Burbrink. How cute is that?
Wow. It's almost 10. I need to go to bed.