hello from the land of overtime

Been working my tail off to rack up the comp time and a little extra dough for the holidays. decided i am going to take that abnormal psych class if only for enjoyment. who knows where I'll be in 2 years so might as well keep my options open. i scored a pretty sweet schedule at work starting in 2 weeks I'll have Fridays and Saturdays off! It only took me a year to get a piece of the weekend. not bad. Life's been crazy lately, hoping it'll calm down soon and looking forward to going to my parent's house for the holidays. the weeks are flying by and in 26 days it'll be Christmas.

Happy Turkey and Shopping Day

The biggest shopping day of the year and I have it off! The real question is: Do I want to be part of the madness? Probably. Prepared and cooked my first turkey with Dre. We had a lot of fun, worked well together and worked on Thanksgiving dinner from the minute we woke up until we ate at 5pm. Then dishes and stripping the bird were just as labor intensive as the preparations. I broke out in the hives. nice. we ordered our Christmas cards this morning, enjoyed some coffee from our fabulous coffee maker that has a timer to brew when you wake up, and I'm looking forward to the Christmas Tree lighting. It won't be the same as last year, my parents aren't here for it, but every year is different and that's Ok. Possibly the first Thanksgiving I did not spend with my family. Hitting up 'Beans and Target at the very least today. Looking forward to going home for Christmas. All my overtime will pay off in a month when I can go home for a week straight. We are going to get a small Christmas tree today of tomorrow, since I took tomorrow off. I love this time of year. Still not sure what I am going to do regarding classes next term. I'll figure out life issues soon I hope. I am so very lucky to have such good friends and a wonderful, loving family. Thank you!

purpose

currently highly motivated to find my purpose. someone is looking out for me from up above. today in developmental psych our paper topic involves career development. finally a homework assignment that will make a difference in my life. it only took 8 years.

community service vs. art therapy, the next battle i must fight.
event planning and helping people or helping people through art.

this paper is going to decide my future. i can't wait to finish it.

the missing (art) link

Trying to figure out what to do with your life is kinda hard! and such a long process. I've decided I miss doing art, even just sketching JW in dance moves. "I wish I could go back to college....I'd sit in the Quad and think oh my god, I am totally gonna go far!" Yeah, how quickly dreams get replaced with paychecks and bills. Signed up for Abnormal Psych for the Spring semester. Hopefully after that class I will know if art therapy is something I want to pursue. Otherwise I spent $700 for nothing this year. I was a different person when I was doing art. I miss that person. A part of me is in hibernation I think. Suggestions always appreciated.

soup

Tried my hand at some cooking today in between doing psychology homework. Two soups and a coffee cake later and only one fire. not bad. a great day for soup. the first soup was Italian meatballs with veggies and noodles, the second, an apple chicken curry (reminds me of a chutney) and a simple apple coffee cake, which only burned slightly on top. apparently, when they say 9x9, they don't mean or whatever pan you would rather use. pot holders should be fire retardant, don't you think? that's just dumb. and who knew that a burner was like fire. i thought it was just a hot contained coil. not so much.

25 and holding...

who is this for...me?
...I am not off traveling or seeing the world. I am just living a "normal" life with abnormal days off. taking everything one day at a time currently. trying to get my life in order before I turn 30. is this feasible? we'll find out.