Looking Forward

I just read the new catalog for Nature U.  Dean Dharma has completely redone my major, so I'm not sure if I'm going to have to take all different classes or not.  She added credits to almost every major.  I'll be going to school forever at this rate. Well, I was going to go to school forever anyway, now it'll be forever and a day!  It looks really serious, with big words and the same rules.  I reread them anyway.  I have good news!  Good for me at least.  I turned in the paper for this unit of Ancient Rites.  I didn't wait until the deadline, July 31st, but got it in early.  Must be a fluke or the lingering effects of the Full Moon or something like that. 

I went to a dinner party tonight with my NAMI friends.  Jean Jeanie brought her fiance/boyfriend.  That was kind of a shock.  I didn't realize they planned on getting married.  It seems like she just met him, but they have known each other for many years, actually.  I'm friends with Star again, yay!  We've been best friends for so long, it's rough when one of us "goes off the reservation" and writes something stupid.  Email is not the best way to communicate. I've been kind of lax with my blogging this summer.  I'm supposed to go to town tomorrow with my mom.  We'll see. I'm not sleepy and it's what, 3:20am.  I will have to order yarrow sticks for I-Ching class in the Fall.  The class runs all school year.  64 Hexagrams, that's a lot to learn about.  I wonder if I get to write poetic responses to each one.  We'll see!

Emotions, thick and heavy as salt water

I've been pretty upset lately.  I screwed things up with my best buddy, Star.  She helped on her end, but it was mostly my fault.  :(  I'm praying for her whole family at this time, as her brothers are in the hospital today.

This weekend the motorcycles come to town.  I wonder if any of the bike riders will be at church on Sunday.  I'm telling my Faith Story that day.  It should be interesting as my story is quite different from any I've heard so far.  It doesn't help that I'm the youngest person in church.

I've posted some questions for Ancient Rites, but that's about it.  My mind has been on other things this summer than school. What an understatement!  I've been listening to this body-image conference for the past 5 days or so.  You can check it out at:   http://thebodyimagerevolution.com/

Just checking in!

The Man or the Monster

I screwed up my life recently.  I don't even know why I did it.  There was a lot of miscommunication going on, but half of that was mine.  It takes two to tango...  Tonight I had dinner at Mom's and afterwards my brother came over and we watched The Wolfman, the new one.  A classic tale told well.  Plus there were some really great transformation scenes.  I went to bible study last night and it was pretty OK.  I helped Reggie order some business cards on the internet.  He doesn't have a computer.  I'm going to a NAMI conference on the East Side in August.  Reggie and Donnie are going with me and Jean Jeanie.  She is going to drive my car as I'm not up to interstate highways yet.  Maybe someday!  It is going to be really hot there.  I'll bring my credit card in case we end up in a hotel (with A/C).  I signed up for Adult Bible School during the last week in July.  Hopefully I can go.  I also signed up for a tele-seminar for 12 days in July on body image issues.  That should be interesting.  The recordings are available for 24 hours after.  I've only made two posts (now three) in July.  This month is kinda messed up.  I hope things return to normal soon or improve.  "Any improvement is an improvement." - Denver, one of my chat buddies. 

Gratitude

I feel like a few things are finally moving forward in my life, although that may be an illusion. This might sound dumb, but I like a guy and I think he likes me.  I'm getting trained for a new job tomorrow, although I probably won't start working until August.  I have some of my bookmarks for sale.  I'm being optimistic, although I could be wildly wrong.  I even went to church today and had a good time.  I might start bible study on Wednesday.  I've been going to this church on and off for years and finally starting to feel comfortable there.  I'm not the most social person.  I would say my social skills are a bit rusty, if I had any in the first place!  Not much is happening on the school front.  I've been appreciating my unemployed lifestyle and having fun, doing my own thing, etc.  If there's anything I've learned about this year, it's gratitude.  I'm so grateful for my home, my kitties, my friends (on or offline), my family, my computer, just being alive.  I had a two and a half hour nap tonight after walking on the beach.  I feel pretty good!

The Day After the Party

I had an Independence Day party yesterday.  My brother and Donnie were both sick so it was just me, Jean Jeanie, my mom and Reggie. (it's kind of fun making up names for people!) Star didn't call or show up.  She just called and had to cat-sit, as her cat, Speed, was going nuts because of the fireworks going off.  The party was a success!  We all talked for hours.  There was grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, macaroni and potato salad, baked beans, watermelon, 4th of July Cake and pop, lemonade, and ice tea.  Mom and I did a little decorating too, plus she helped me clean up beforehand.  I have to play catch-up today.  I started a Happiness project and I haven't been doing much with that.  I have four things to do every day for the month of July, which is the Energy month.  1. Go to sleep earlier. 2. Walk, swim or bike today. 3. Tackle a nagging task. 4. Take a nap.  Needless to say, I haven't done #2 yet. One day at a time. :)  I picked a life category for every month for a year.  Seems kind of a crazy thing to do, huh?  Oh, Star and me started a self-help book club.  Last month it was The Happiness Project.  This month it's Life Makeovers.