I went and picked up my books today. I was so excited that I had to open up my computer book and check it out. Well... I can tell you right now that I am gonna ACE that class!
It's about using Microsoft Office (most of which I am quite familiar with). First of all - I am an Excel Wizard. I use Word all the time. I hate Outlook, but I can work it. I have used Power Point before with no problems, but not recently. I am not super familiar with Access, but I know I've looked at it before. I was actually thinking about looking for the full program so I could make my own database for Polish All The Things. I have all of my PATT info in Excel, but I think a database would be more appropriate. (Yes, I'm a nerd.)
All in all I'm excited about the computer class. I'm glad that I know about most of what's in my book... I'm still a bit nervous about going back to school so I'm not going to complain if I have an easy class to start out on. I'm also excited that I'm gonna get experience with some things I haven't had a chance to play with yet. I might actually still look for Access and get started on my PATT database just so I can have a clue by the time we get to that. 😃 I guess other than that I need to Google One Note. I've heard that name, but I have NO CLUE what it is or does.
Anyway, I've had an exciting few days getting ready for school and I can't wait to go. My first class is Monday morning, but that's just English. I won't get to do computer stuff until Tuesday night. It seems so far away! 😃😃😃😃😃
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Booka just turned on the Xbox.
Booka just turned on the Xbox. What is it with that dog and the Xbox? 😂
I have some big news.
I have some big news. (Well, it's big to me.) I am pretty excited. 😃
TL;DR Version:
I am going to REAL college. I start Monday at Gadsden State.
(I say REAL college because the first college I went to was Gadsden Business College and it was not accredited. So the Accounting Specialist Diploma and 4.0 GPA that I got there count for nothing. NOTHING. AT. ALL. But I know some stuff! LOL)
Anyway, the Detailed Version:
I think I posted before that my first visit with Dr. Hamer was VERY thorough. That was an intense doctor visit - both physically and emotionally. To get to the point he asked me if I had any major stress in my life (because stress can trigger psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis outbreaks). I told him no, but then I took it back. I told him that even though life was generally pretty good I was nearly always stressed about money. After talking for a while longer he told me to go to college. REAL college. And he told me to be a vet.
Well I took that to heart and actually seriously considered for a month or two doing the vet thing. After tons of research I decided that it would not be that good for me. Not only am I getting a WAYYY late start for such a long program, but it's really hard to get into vet school and they tend to have a huge student debt load (which would suck more than usual for me since I would be getting such a late start working in that field), not to mention that vets often have high suicide rates and / or substance abuse problems. So yeah. That didn't sound so appealing. I'm not interested in being a tech, either, so no one even bother to suggest it. If I'm gonna work in that kind of environment I need vet-sized money to pay for all of my therapy bills and bail bonds. LOL (But seriously.)
I'm still not 1000% sure what I will do, but I chose Computer Science as my major. I thought long and hard about doing accounting because since I've already had that it would probably be easy. But meh. Being a CPA means I would have to deal with people and laws and neither of that sounds delightful to me... although auditing some shit sounds super fun. (Yes, really.)
I'm going back with my sole focus being on improving my financial situation which I feel like will reduce stress for me in the long run. I'm looking towards career paths that aren't likely to be obsolete anytime soon. It seems like medical and technology are my two best bets, and I have zero interest in anything medical so technology it is!
Even though I'm 32 this feels like a good time to start back. Shadow will be 15 this year so he doesn't need me constantly. Shaun is amazing and will help make sure Shadow and the ani-pals have dinner on the nights I have classes. Pell Grants have my tuition and books covered for now so that's a relief.
For anyone who's wondering I don't plan to leave my job at SCM anytime soon. I can't afford to not work so I'm gonna be a busy bee for the next few years. I've got my classes this semester scheduled outside of regular work hours. There are two days a week where I will have class before work and then also two other days a week that I will leave work, go straight to class, and not get home until after 9. I'm taking 10 hours this go round and I felt like that was a lot, but maybe I can handle it. Maybe it will all be worth it.
Super thank you to Emily and Laurel for answering all my dumb college questions. Like - I literally knew nothing about how to get started before they helped me. And also thank you to Melissa for the advice and encouragement. I feel like I need all the help I can get!
So now my final question is: Do I show up with a pen and paper or are all the kids using laptops and tablets these days? Does it even matter? (Yes, I'm being dead serious. HALP.)
TL;DR Version:
I am going to REAL college. I start Monday at Gadsden State.
(I say REAL college because the first college I went to was Gadsden Business College and it was not accredited. So the Accounting Specialist Diploma and 4.0 GPA that I got there count for nothing. NOTHING. AT. ALL. But I know some stuff! LOL)
Anyway, the Detailed Version:
I think I posted before that my first visit with Dr. Hamer was VERY thorough. That was an intense doctor visit - both physically and emotionally. To get to the point he asked me if I had any major stress in my life (because stress can trigger psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis outbreaks). I told him no, but then I took it back. I told him that even though life was generally pretty good I was nearly always stressed about money. After talking for a while longer he told me to go to college. REAL college. And he told me to be a vet.
Well I took that to heart and actually seriously considered for a month or two doing the vet thing. After tons of research I decided that it would not be that good for me. Not only am I getting a WAYYY late start for such a long program, but it's really hard to get into vet school and they tend to have a huge student debt load (which would suck more than usual for me since I would be getting such a late start working in that field), not to mention that vets often have high suicide rates and / or substance abuse problems. So yeah. That didn't sound so appealing. I'm not interested in being a tech, either, so no one even bother to suggest it. If I'm gonna work in that kind of environment I need vet-sized money to pay for all of my therapy bills and bail bonds. LOL (But seriously.)
I'm still not 1000% sure what I will do, but I chose Computer Science as my major. I thought long and hard about doing accounting because since I've already had that it would probably be easy. But meh. Being a CPA means I would have to deal with people and laws and neither of that sounds delightful to me... although auditing some shit sounds super fun. (Yes, really.)
I'm going back with my sole focus being on improving my financial situation which I feel like will reduce stress for me in the long run. I'm looking towards career paths that aren't likely to be obsolete anytime soon. It seems like medical and technology are my two best bets, and I have zero interest in anything medical so technology it is!
Even though I'm 32 this feels like a good time to start back. Shadow will be 15 this year so he doesn't need me constantly. Shaun is amazing and will help make sure Shadow and the ani-pals have dinner on the nights I have classes. Pell Grants have my tuition and books covered for now so that's a relief.
For anyone who's wondering I don't plan to leave my job at SCM anytime soon. I can't afford to not work so I'm gonna be a busy bee for the next few years. I've got my classes this semester scheduled outside of regular work hours. There are two days a week where I will have class before work and then also two other days a week that I will leave work, go straight to class, and not get home until after 9. I'm taking 10 hours this go round and I felt like that was a lot, but maybe I can handle it. Maybe it will all be worth it.
Super thank you to Emily and Laurel for answering all my dumb college questions. Like - I literally knew nothing about how to get started before they helped me. And also thank you to Melissa for the advice and encouragement. I feel like I need all the help I can get!
So now my final question is: Do I show up with a pen and paper or are all the kids using laptops and tablets these days? Does it even matter? (Yes, I'm being dead serious. HALP.)
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Three things that made me happy today:
Three things that made me happy today:
1) Tort Baby pooped on a puppy pad. I did not make him - he just did it.2) Shadow woke up from a nap on the couch and tried to talk to me. It did NOT go so well and it was HILARIOUS. 😃 It was not English (whatever it was). He's done that a few times lately. Is that normal? I've heard of slurring speech and mumbling and mixing up words and things like that when you wake up, but this was a whole 'nother level. LOL
3) Shaun was sharing popcorn with Emma and Booka. He was just throwing some from a big tin like people get at Christmas and Em was catching them in her mouth. Well he switched it up on her and threw a caramel piece and she caught it and then spit it out to see what it was. She looked like "What have you done to my mouth?!" and then she ate it and looked like "DO IT AGAIN!!!" 😂 It was so cute. She has the best face. 😃
Woke up at 2:45 this morning because I had to pee.
Woke up at 2:45 this morning because I had to pee. Let the dogs out because they needed to go, too. Then Shadow woke up for the same reason. We are in tune. 😂
Me and the kid were hungry so we went to McDonald's. He got a cheeseburger and I had an egg and cheese biscuit. I don't usually eat there, but I gotta say: That hit the spot.
Shadow usually gets up at 5:30 for school and I usually get up MUCH later than that. Vacation let me screw our schedules completely up so to get back on track we didn't sleep Sunday night and went to bed crazy early yesterday. Now it's weird and early, but we're awake.
We're hanging on the couch watching Family Guy on Hulu. We're all snuggled in with blankets and it's awesome. Yay for hanging with my kid. 😃
Me and the kid were hungry so we went to McDonald's. He got a cheeseburger and I had an egg and cheese biscuit. I don't usually eat there, but I gotta say: That hit the spot.
Shadow usually gets up at 5:30 for school and I usually get up MUCH later than that. Vacation let me screw our schedules completely up so to get back on track we didn't sleep Sunday night and went to bed crazy early yesterday. Now it's weird and early, but we're awake.
We're hanging on the couch watching Family Guy on Hulu. We're all snuggled in with blankets and it's awesome. Yay for hanging with my kid. 😃
Monday, January 5, 2015
I was watching Netflix and...
I was watching Netflix and Booka just turned off the Xbox with his nose. Hint taken, kiddo. I'm going to bed. 'Night, blog land.
Took the doggie meds by the business today.
Took the doggie meds by the business today. The man said he hasn't seen the mangy dog in a while, but that his friend lives near the dog so he'll pass them along. I left him my name and number in case they need anything else. Maybe they'll call and let me know how he's doing. If I find out anything, I'll be sure to post it here. 🙂
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