Thought for the week - first week down

i have not blogged much at all this week.  School started back for me on Monday and, needless to say, it has been a very busy week.  Getting back into the routine of going to class is exciting and exhausting at the same time LOL  But, over all it was a great week and i enjoyed it.  Except for being sick.  i'm ready to be done with this summer cold!

i like all of my classes so far.  The professors all seem very enthusiastic, which is great!  It's going to be a lot of work, though.  i already have a good amount of homework to do.  Oh well, such is life.  We had our BSW Field Seminar on Thursday.  It was great to see my fellow students and get lots of good information.  However, there were over 150 of us in an un air conditioned gym which sucked.  Luckily we finished up early.

Michael and i had plans for the weekend, going camping and tubing with friends.  i really was looking forward to it, but this cold has kept me down.  i was feeling better throughout the week, but when i woke up on Friday, did not feel so hot.  So, i had to forego this trip and send Michael on without me.  That's totally fine because he can use some relaxation with friends.  Not that i couldn't, but camping is not always the best option when you don't feel well.  And my stomach is grateful to be near my bathroom...oh well.  i am feeling better today, though and that's good.

Anyway, i am looking forward to all of the challenges that lay ahead of me.  It's going to be an extremely busy semester and no doubt that i will, out of necessity, sharpen my time management skills.  That will be a good thing for me, definitely.

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"How far that little candle throws his beams!  So shines a good deed in a weary world."

                           William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

Thought for the day

Today has been a good today.  It was...hopefully...my last first day of fall semester as an undergraduate.  It has been a LONG time coming, but i'm so proud to have made it this far again.  This semester is going to be incredibly busy but i am looking forward to the challenge.

i only have one class on Mondays.  It's a Gen Ed class, but i think it's going to be fun.  The professor knows his stuff and seems to be enthused about the class.  Plus, there is not a text book for this class, only online readings that he will post.  Whew!  Books are so expensive.  i stopped by the bookstore after class to look at other books i'm going to need for my social work classes and they came to almost $300 for 3 books, one of which was used.  That's kind of ridiculous!!  You'd think that since we're future social workers that they would give us a break...it's not like we're in this for the money LOL  Oh well.  i have a feeling i will be shopping at Amazon this week!!

i sat for awhile outside of the EUC while waiting on a friend, listening to music and just people watching.  The temperature today has been mild, so it was nice out.  And people watching is so much fun, especially on a college campus because there are all types of people!  i enjoy seeing that freshman energy so many of them have.  i wanted to say enjoy it while it lasts, but didn't want to burst anyone's bubble LOL

Anyway, it was a great first day and i am really looking forward to the rest of the week and the rest of the semester.  i have worked hard to get here and will work hard to keep going until that degree is in my hands!!!!  That is all!

Cheers

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"I suspected, however, that I wasn't homesick for anything I would find at home when I returned.  The longing was for what I wouldn't find:  the past and all the people and places there were lost to me."

Alice Steinbach, Without Reservations:  The Travels of an Independent Woman

Thought for the day

Even though i'm still sick, better but still sick, i am quite looking forward to going back to school next week.  i have some interesting classes to look forward to, both  major and non major (finishing up gen eds) so it should be exciting.  i am also looking forward to being back in a regular routine.  i do better when i have a routine.  Of course, with work, there will not be as much downtime as i have had this summer, but so it goes.  And i won't be able to work as much as i had been just because of my class schedule.

Tuesdays and Thursdays i will be at my internship from 8-5 every week, both semesters.  i still have no clue as to what i will be doing there exactly, but i am looking forward to the challenge.  It will definitely be a good experience for me.  And on Wednesdays i will have class from 8 am until 9 pm.  Now that's a long ass day!  Oh well.  i can handle that.

This year, i am definitely going to have to find a good way of balancing everything.  i will work hard in my classes but i need to find time for other things as well.  Life goes on beyond school.  And it's important to do other things and have a more well rounded life.  i have work and church, but i will add more to my list.  Some things need to be done just for the joy of doing them, if nothing else.

Either way, it is going to be an amazing year and i can't wait to get it started.  Now, to get rid of this cold!  LOL  Oh well.

Cheers!

An old family photo - Grandmother Bivens and her children

i chose this picture today because it's one of the few pictures i have seen of Grandmother Bivens and all of her adult children.  In fact, it might be the only one i know of with just them in it.  And the fact that it's a color picture taken sometime in the early/mid 50's by a non professional photographer (at least i think it's non professional) is pretty cool.  This was taken at the back of the family home, Edgewood Farms.  They are standing behind the kitchen.  You can see the beautiful bay window, which was removed after we sold the house, to the dining room on the left side of the picture.  From left to right there is Sara Orr, John Bivens, Jane Carroll, Grandmother Bivens, Billie Snipes Hinson, Mary Lee Tyner and Dorothy Laney.

Antique of the week

This belonged to Grandmother.  She always called it the book press.

i'm not sure if that's what it would be, but that's what it was always called.  It has the 2 rods that can lower the center piece all the way down.  The back of the piece opens up as well.  It's an interesting piece, but i just would love to know more about what it is and how it was used.

For as long as i remember, this sat on one of the book cases in Grandmother's den.  Like everything else i own, it definitely needs some cleaning!  Otherwise, it's an interesting conversation piece.  Any information would be much appreciated!