I need advice. It's about career / school stuff.

I need advice.  It's about career / school stuff.

When is it the right time to look for another job when you are planning to switch careers?  I haven't had any major computer classes yet - so far it's only been stuff that I already knew how to do.  It looks like I won't get TOO into the computer classes until I transfer.  I will have a couple eventually at GSCC, but I'm not sure which ones yet.  I'm still covering basics, basically.

I don't know why, but I'm kind of freaking out about the transition - both from GSCC to JSU and also from SCM to whatever new job I get.  I know that technically I don't have any good reason to worry about that stuff just yet, but I feel like it's all gonna be upon me before I know it.  I've been so busy this year that it has just flown by.

Kind of, what I am thinking (and Shaun agrees) is that I should not worry about the job stuff just yet.  Because I feel like so much is changing all the time right now with a different schedule and classes every semester, and learning a new job would just add more stress.  Plus, my current boss is flexible with me and my school schedule, so I worry about switching things up and not having that.

I just don't want to ruin my chances at a great job when I'm out of school by not doing more now.  I don't really know what future employers will be looking at or thinking when they see my resume.  I just don't know what to do.  Seems like a lot of companies want experienced people.  When I get out of school I will have experience holding a job, but not necessarily in my new field.

So.  What do you think I should do?  I feel like my life is tricky right now.

Feels nice and crisp outside.

Feels nice and crisp outside.  Like actual fall.  I've kind of been looking forward to it.

But my hips, tho...  🙁

A little over 2 weeks until I see my new rheumy!

I will survive.

It is weird.

It is weird.

I slept for most of the day.

I slept for most of the day.  (Seriously, I didn't get out of my bed until 3:30 this afternoon.)  I probably needed it because I slept like crap all week.

Shaun worked on moving my modem around the house until we could get a better connection in the back room.  Then we ate dinner at Los Arcos and came home and watched Mockingjay, Part 1 on Hulu.  I haven't really done anything else aside from feed the animals.  LOL

I think I'm gonna do homework until I get sleepy, and then call it a night.

Yay for a (so far) restful weekend.  I feel like my stress levels are in check... at least for the next day or two.  😛

I feel really excited about my life today. 🙂

I feel really excited about my life today.  🙂

I met with my adviser and asked her an ass-ton of questions.  She believes that I will be ready to graduate GSCC in the Spring of 2017, so that's awesome.  I will have a General Studies degree with a concentration in Computer Science.  Woohoo!  😃  Then it's on to JSU!

Registration for classes isn't open yet, but I am eligible for Priority Registration this time, so I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get the classes we planned out.  Even without being eligible for Priority Registration in the past I've always gotten what I need.  Probably because I'm a freak and I get up as soon as registration opens and add my classes like I'm opening presents on Christmas morning.  LOL

So... I'll be taking Trig at the Gadsden Campus.  That's a hike.  One the bright side and also the dark side, the class starts at 7.  Wait, let me clarify - 7 PM.  That's ok with me because my brain will be awake and ready for that, but it's a LONG class - ending at 9:45.  Thankfully, it only meets one day a week.  I will also be taking biology and another history.

So you would think that would be enough excitement for one day, but it wasn't.  I was concerned about having money for summer classes next year since my Pell Grant will be used for Spring and Fall.  Thankfully, Student Support Services has my back.  They have a scholarship that I will be eligible for, and it sounded like it was a pretty sure thing that they would help me.  So that is awesome.  😃

But, that's not even the end of my school day excitement.  I had seen a job posting for math tutoring a while back and briefly considered trying it, but chickened out.  I didn't mention it, but my adviser did and asked me how I felt about it.  I told her that I wasn't sure if I would be good at it, but that I'd considered it.  Well, she took me to meet the tutoring coordinator.  We talked for a while and she wants me to come fill out the paperwork after I get my spring schedule secured.

Yes, I already have a job, but we slow down during the spring and summer and usually only work 4 days a week.  If I tutored one day a week that would help make ends meet, and (even though I'm not really a people-person), I do like to help others.  I think I'd just be tutoring the other Student Support Services students, but I'm totally ok with helping SSS out after all they've done for me.

All in all I'm feeling pretty excited about school and life in general.    This morning was unexpectedly awesome and I'm so glad it was.  I feel like it renewed my energy supply for a while.  😃  Yay!

I had an Algebra test this morning.

I had an Algebra test this morning.  I made a 98!  I'm excited!  😃😃😃

I wasn't on here much yesterday, but that's because I was studying and also doing very important work around the house.  Since Pomona passed away I decided to move Nom into Pomona's large and empty old house.  Then I moved the turtle into Nom's old place.  Everyone got an upgrade.

I did that purposefully so that all of my good habitats would be occupied.  Really, the last thing I need is to take in more animals right now, so I figured that would be a good deterrent.  Maybe not, but it's worth a shot.

And for anyone who was worried about Bruce, he's cool.  His breathing is fine, his nostrils are clear and cute as ever, and he's had no more scary, giant, noisy snake farts.  I need to get some new photos of him soon.  I swear, he's so big and beautiful!  ❤

Oh my gosh. Bruce just nearly gave me a heart attack!

Oh my gosh.  Bruce just nearly gave me a heart attack!

So I'm just here at my desk going over my test review, and he starts making these gurgling sounds.  He's opening his mouth and kind of pushing backwards with his upper body and I have NO CLUE what is happening.  I am thinking "Is he barfing?  Is he sick?  Is that a snake cough?"  Like, a billion thoughts go through my head, and I have NO IDEA what to do for him.

Then I heard the nastiest, wettest, louder than I would have ever expected fart sound come from him.  I look around at his back end, and he has pooped.  Now he's just chillin'.

Emily, Jennifer, Laurel, Janet, Chris - is that normal / ok?

Shaun.  Ya boy is stinking up my room over here.  o_O

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I mean, do they open their mouths and look all happy when they shit? Because DAMN. If I hadn't been so scared at the moment he would have looked straight JOYOUS. LOL