Monday, January 25, 2016

I'm getting less sleep than I want tonight...

I'm getting less sleep than I want tonight, but I've been totally lazy all day. I didn't even do homework because when I looked at it I realized that we weren't there yet. I also didn't do my nails. 

What I did do was hang with my guys and ani-pals on the couch most of the day... and eat. I washed a few loads of laundry, but that's about all I can say for myself. 

Monday is my long day so I'm off to get some sleep. I'm SO not ready for the weekend to be over. 😕

Saturday, January 23, 2016

I've been mostly useless today.

I've been mostly useless today.  For no good reason, which makes it even worse.  😂

I got the animals fed.  I did my taxes.  I went to Wal-Mart and bought Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix.  I swear I thought that frozen brownies were a thing, (like frozen cookies definitely are), but I could not find any.  I loaded the dishwasher, did ONE sad little load of laundry, made tea, brownies, and mozzarella sticks, and finished one section of Trig homework.

... That sounds like a lot more than it felt like.  Weird.  😵

I'm about to clean my litter boxes and call it a night.  I still need to finish another section of Trig homework tomorrow and study other stuff if I can, but I think I'll have time.

I kind of desperately want to fight sleep like an angry toddler.  It would be super fun to hang out and do my nails.  But I need to not screw my schedule totally up so I'm trying to be good.  Maybe if I get everything else done that I want to I can reward myself with nails tomorrow.  I was super pumped to find that the last ones I did hung in there until Friday.  😃

Goodnight, Internet land!

Friday, January 22, 2016

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!

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

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.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

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.  😃

Monday, January 18, 2016

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!