So am feeling pretty proud of myself.... I just finished reading tina fey's memoirs "Bossypants" after I finished reading Chelsea Handler's book "My Horizontal Life" - yep I read two whole books in the last month!!! I know pretty f-ing impressive right? Okay, I know in my heart of hearts that this is not an achievement which is on par with winning a gold medal at the Sochi Olympics however it is a personal achievement for me as I feel I am becoming a person again slowly but surely I am at times regaining my identity or at other times I am finding my identity. (to put this in a bit more context I used to be an avid reader then I got all messed up in the head from drugs and alcohol and stopped reading, I then eventually got pregnant and while I was no longer doing drugs/alcohol my hormones were making me crazy and retarded and reading a book that wasn't about pregnancy was a bit out of my ability level in that period of time, next I had a baby (this typically results from pregnancy) and because of said baby I wasn't reading a lot..... so the long in short of it is I am finally reading books again!!!!) I have also taken to reading these books aloud to my son while he plays (he is 10 months now and has no clue that what I am reading him is not in fact an excerpt from "Goodnight Moon").
Basically my brain is working again! Finally!
In other news I also really stepped outside the box by working as a volunteer naturalist and leading 5th grade snow shoe hikes. Say what? I know right? Completely out of my comfort zone. And.... it went pretty well and I am pretty proud of myself!
Also in the last month I got to have 1 night out which was pretty cool and I also travelled with my mom and the baby to Washington state to sight see and see family (if you are ever in seattle the underground tour is a must!).
Finally, it has become clear that the phd programs have indeed passed me over for other applicants with far more interesting resumes (presumably as mine was somewhat unimpressive). Its a good thing that Adams State has a couple rad masters programs cuz otherwise I would be in deep S-H-I-T trying to figure out where I fit in in this world! At Adams I am torn between their school counseling masters program and their exercise science masters....... tough choices tough choices we shall see
Basically my brain is working again! Finally!
In other news I also really stepped outside the box by working as a volunteer naturalist and leading 5th grade snow shoe hikes. Say what? I know right? Completely out of my comfort zone. And.... it went pretty well and I am pretty proud of myself!
Also in the last month I got to have 1 night out which was pretty cool and I also travelled with my mom and the baby to Washington state to sight see and see family (if you are ever in seattle the underground tour is a must!).
Finally, it has become clear that the phd programs have indeed passed me over for other applicants with far more interesting resumes (presumably as mine was somewhat unimpressive). Its a good thing that Adams State has a couple rad masters programs cuz otherwise I would be in deep S-H-I-T trying to figure out where I fit in in this world! At Adams I am torn between their school counseling masters program and their exercise science masters....... tough choices tough choices we shall see