You know you are doing enough when:
you are writing to-do lists just to keep everything straight,
when you stop everything and load the dishwasher,
when someone gives you a hug you actually stop and hug them back,
when your body is tired and takes on a cold as well,
when all you want to do is finish an grad assignment,
when the high for your day is toasting a beer over the phone with an old friend.
And you know you are doing enough when you have to say to yourself, “Hey that’s enough for today. Work will always be there. And you know you are rocking there! Relationships, grad school assignments..now those need your focus, passion and fun energy too.”
Hello, we’re here too!
Woohoo, we’re like totally blogging now! Hello everybody! A while ago we made all sorts of signs for Victoria and here’s a picture! Stitch snuck into Victoria’s laptop while she was sleeping and cracked the codes, and now we can upload it. Cool!
Just in: Grad school webliography finished
Hi everyone! I have finished my grad school assignment Annotated Webilography for my Legal and Ethics class. It is published under the Grad School section of my blog. You will notice it at the top next to About. There are 50 different links for research topics such as risk management, FERPA, information technology and more. I want to thank Matthias for his help on formating the page. I am looking forward to using the web resources for future assignments. I hope they can help you too.
TESTThank you
Sometimes being a grad student, life can be very stressful, exciting and unknown. One day you feel like you have it all under control, and then the next day you are wondering how are you going to get all these assignments done. If there is one thing I have learned, it is the importance of letting others around in on the action. Take time to lean on family, friends, partners, cohort members and co-workers for support and encouragement. Here are a few thank you’s I want to share:
- Matthias, thank you for making me laugh, and giving me a hug when I most need it.
- Missy, thanks for always listening to when I call and for being the best sister I could ever ask for.
- Mom and Dad, thanks for believing me and checking in on me when I most need it.
- Maria and Marta, thanks for always asking me “how are you doing?” because, i know you really care and mean it.
- To my awesome cohort: Tira, Heather, Shawna, Liz, Susie and Eirn. Ladies, thanks for being part of this amazing experience. You all rock and are going to finish this program with me!
- I want to thank my students who follow through on their responsibilies. It makes it so much easier on me as I balance work and school.
- I want to thank my health body and my car. Without you two..I could not do it!
- Universe, thank you for all the beauty that surrounds me and the life you have provided for me.
I pick Jimmie Johnson for my team
Have you thought to check around your work lately to see who really is on your team? Make sure it is not Brian Vickers. As NASCAR fans witnessed on Sunday at Talladaga, Mr. Brian Vickers in the #25 car, who is Jimmie Johnson’s teammate, “oh accidently” (yeah right) bump drafted Johnson right into Dale Jr. in the 3rd turn on the last lap to create a crash that sent Johnson and Dale Jr. down off the track and into the dirt. This allowed Vickers smooth sailing into 1st place. Let’s just say, Vickers is no team player. Don’t worry Jimmie, I would of helped you out. I mean..come on Vickers..you are not even in the race for the chase, yo! They should now start running commercials that instead of saying “Let me ask Jimmie Johnson”, they should now show people picking teams and everyone says, “I pick Jimmie Johnson!”
TESTSharing student stories
I realized today that lately I hardly share stories about my students with friends or family. If I do, it’s usually a stressful one. So, here is some fun stories about my current group of students.
- Today, I went to Home Depot with one of my students to buy wood to build a closet for next tuesday’s event: National Coming Out Day. The best part about the trip was fitting 2 96 inch long and 37 inch wide sheets of wood through the trunk of my Acura. And of course, having to tie down the back because the wood was hanging out the trunk. Hillarious. Only a Student Advisor would attempt to do such a crazy thing.
Downtime: T.V. and Music
For T.V. shows, I am currently watching:
- Sunday:The Amazing Race (love it! First time watcher)
- Monday: 7 Days on Speed Channel
- Tuesday: Sex in the City reruns on TBS
- Wednesday:The Daily Show
- Thursday: Til Death on Fox.
For music, I am currently listening to:
- Dashboard Confessional’s new CD Dusk and Summer
- The Wreckers
- Carrie Underwood
- Kenny Chesney’s prior CD When The Sun Goes Down
- and Ani Difranco’s new CD Reprieve.
A college campus
This week at my college campus there was: voter registration, a visit from the local agency Sexual Assault Victim Services passing out information in honor of national RAINN awareness day (Rape Abuse and Incest National Network), the Student Government met in the ASB office instead of their usual student lounge (all 18 of them), more rental listings were posted on the housing board, the new president of the Inter-Club Council lead his first meeting, a good friend who is a spanish instructor turned in a book proposal to a publishing company, and I finally got my club advisors’ September newsletter out just in time to work on the October one.
TESTZadie Smith “On Beauty”
Today’s high: Reading “Time is how you spend your love” written by Zadie Smith. I just started her book. On Beauty was recommended to me by a woman at Readers Books in Sonoma. I was returning a novel that I just could not get into and the woman recommended On Beauty. I love being part of local bookstores. I also love it when a line in a book stops you. Wakes you up.
TESTToday’s college students
I work with communtiy college students. So far this fall semester, I have noticed that some of today’s college students:
- Buy daily parking passes because they do not have enough money at the beginning of school to buy a full pass. At my college: $27.50 per semester. Just think…we are in the 8th week of classes. By now, they have paid more for parking.
- Love being on MySpace!
- Really are balancing working, raising a family, homework and still making it to class. Imagine this, there are no dorms on the campus. So, they can’t just crawl out of bed and go to class. They have to get in their car and drive. Some are coming from as far as 25 minutes away.
- For many, English is their second language.
- Are willing to wait for their first choice university, even if it means putting off transfering for another year.