Just spent 2 hours making flash cards for Biology and History.

Just spent 2 hours making flash cards for Biology and History.  I downloaded an app so I can have them with me ALL THE TIMES on my phone.  I'm gonna get this stuff into my brain one way or the other.  Writing it / typing it / looking at it often will help.

I spent an hour or so looking at math videos online yesterday.  I think that helped.  Everything I looked at that was Trig was WAYYY past where we are at the moment.  When I Googled "triangle" videos that was better.  I guess we're doing the very basics and that I'm trying to make my homework harder than it has to be.  😂  I just need to CALM DOWN.

I think that since the weather sucks this weekend I'll probably not leave the house so I'll have plenty of time to study and feel ok about what I'm doing.  So that's my very interesting and totally not nerdy plan for the weekend.  😝  I hope everyone stays safe and warm!

I am trying to not freak out just yet...

Ok.  I am trying to not freak out just yet, but I am literally afraid of what this semester holds.  I am already worried that I might be in over my head.  The thought of dropping a class has, (for the first time since I started), crossed my mind.  🙁

I feel pretty good in History, but in Biology the teacher doesn't do study guides or word banks or multiple choice on tests.  I know, I know - guess it's time to grow up, but seriously I'm worried about my ability to just recall stuff out of my head.  I've been asterisking my notes every time she says "That's on your test." so I can try to remember everything about it.  😳

I sat down and did some of my Trig homework tonight.  DUDE.  It looks fun and I feel like maybe I could like it, but the book is nothing like my Algebra books were.  In Algebra we were doing problems in class then our homework would be basically the same problems with different numbers so we could get used to the steps of the problem.

Trig?  Trig so far is like, "Hey, this is the information you have.  Now figure out this other shit with what I just said."  There are some triangle rules, which help... but some problems I have solved with just subtraction and division and I'm just like, "Am I doing this right?"  I am getting the same answer as what is in the back of the book, but I'm wondering if there is some formula I'm not following.

I mean on the one hand it's like I'm making my own Algebra problems with triangles and that's pretty cool, but on the other hand I'm worried that I'm missing something and I don't want to do that.  I guess I'm just gonna get through it as best I can and see if the teacher can give me any pointers on Monday.

Anyway.  Heading to bed.  Y'all wish me luck.  Or if you know anything about Trig - soothe my brain, please.  I just want to do ok.

I helped my first student with Algebra today.

Today was pretty good.  I slept last night and then ACTUALLY felt like I slept when I woke up today.  Woohoo for that!  😃

I helped my first student with Algebra today.  It was fun, but I was nervous and I had to think about stuff more than I wish I did.  I can do a lot of things, but figuring out how to tell other people to do it is less easy.  Maybe I'll get better at that the more I do it.  I could hear the other math tutor talking to her student and she sounded like she'd been teaching for years!

Regardless, she said that I helped her and that was the whole point so that was awesome.  😃  I see her again on Thursday.  😃

Last night...

Last night Shaun treated Storm's ears by himself.  He went into the room before me and I assumed he'd just play with him until I got there, but when I got to the door I saw that he had just finished.  Didn't have to hold a treat in front of him or anything!

After that OF COURSE he did get treats for being awesome, but he also got his first belly rub since he's been here.  I think he likes Shaun a lot.  He bounces to see him and jumps up on him and when Shaun was petting him last night he just kind of went from standing up to sitting down to melting on the floor in a furry puddle at Shaun's feet.  😂  I was like "Uh oh!  Is it belly-rub time?"  It was!  😃  He seemed to enjoy that a lot.  He just laid out and it was adorable!

Anyway.  On that sweet note I'm heading to bed.  Goodnight, Internet.  I hope you all are doing well!

In news about medication...

In news about medication I think I'm gonna have to take my Methotrexate on Thursday rather than Friday from now on.  I float through every Monday really tired and in a fog and I just need to be on top of my game on Monday since it's a long day and I have 2 hard classes.  I hate that it takes me almost half a week to get over taking it, but I don't think there is anything I can do.  I'm taking my folic acid and getting enough rest, but it's just really not enough.  I'm kind of at a loss.  🙁

Anyway.  On that note I'm heading to bed.  Goodnight, Internet.  I hope you all are doing well!

I've had a pretty good weekend, so yay!

I've had a pretty good weekend, so yay!  I got to see my friend Shauna yesterday.  We see each other so rarely, but it's always nice when we can manage to get together.  I got to paint her nails, which I've done so little of lately, but that made my day.  I probably talked her freaking ear off, but maybe she'll hang with me again one day.  LOL

Later, Shaun came over I watched Grease for the first time. OMG, it was HILARIOUS.  I know I've seen some of the singing / dancing parts at least partially, but I didn't know I hadn't seen the whole thing before.  So now I have.  John Travolta had some really nice teeth back in the day.  😃

Since I was having company over, that gave me the motivation to do some things around the house that I'd been letting slide, so I feel happier just from having those few things not tugging at my mind-strings.  There is nothing like the zen that a clean house can bring you.  I'm finishing up laundry and that's about all there is to do right now.  Woohoo for not feeling behind!

Shadow is with a friend today, and Shaun is SUPPOSEDLY going to clean his house and do laundry.  He's been sick and sleeping weird hours, so I'm hoping he's able to get some stuff done instead of just crashing out again.  Maybe we'll hang later, but I'm having a selfish day so far.  The kid isn't here hogging up the TV, so I'm having a much-needed Blu day.

I let Shaun come over earlier, but I was like, "I'm watching Roseanne and that is what's happening.  You can't change it."  LOL  He's good, thank goodness, so he messed around on his tablet while I watched what I wanted to and cleaned up my email.  Now I feel like getting up and doing things around here.  Go me!  😃

We're not super in-sync today which is why he went home, but that's ok because everyone has those days.  I'm just thankful that we have our spaces to go to instead of forcing the hang out and making each other miserable.  That is the dumbest thing ever and one major reason why I think I will always need my own house, no matter what.  LOL

Anyway.  I keep saying that I'm going to do my nails, but I haven't yet.  I've got an ass-ton of new polish from my birthday and Christmas that I haven't put away yet, and most of it is like, amazing.  I feel like I can't even decide what to do because I have too many beautiful things to choose from.  LOL  What a big problem that is!  But seriously, unless I just tire completely out, I'm committed to sitting down and painting on myself in a while.  As soon as I'm done with laundry!  😃

In the meanwhile, check out Shauna's Mario Brothers nails!  🙂

I just signed...

Just signed my tutoring paperwork and met my first student. We start next week! How exciting! 😃