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Omgeeeeeee! It's me!

Yea... wow. It has been forever...I am kind of sad, because I enjoy blogging and I wish I would have kept up with this. So much has happened since I last posted, so it's pretty much impossible to update on everything that I originally wanted to. Maybe I'll fill you in a little here and there, but I may just have to start fresh and write about whatever comes to mind. Excuse me if this ends up going all over the place. I am a bit scatterbrained right now.

I moved twice since my last post, and I am currently living in the basement of a house about a mile from my boyfriend's school. He is an RA again this year, so he lives in his own dorm room. I am so much happier living uptown and being closer to him. It is definitely more convenient, and I can walk over anytime I want. It takes 20 to 30 minutes, but it's really not bad at all and I love the exercise. Walking really makes me feel better and it also makes me feel more like my old self.

It has aided my weight loss a bit too. That is something I always meant to write about! I had made a post about my ever expanding "cornucopia" and mentioned how I was starting to eat better, but I didn't really talk about my "diet", if you want to call it that. To me, it isn't a diet at all. As cliche as it sounds, it really is a lifestyle change. It is simply common sense to me now. I started this back in February actually, and managed to stick with it. I was fed up with the way I looked. What I saw in the mirror didn't seem like me. I didn't look like myself. I might make a separate blog post sometime about exactly what I did to lose weight, but for now I will just say that I met my first weight loss goal of 20 pounds by the beginning of June. I have since met my second weight loss goal in September! I have lost 30 lbs overall, and I am so very proud of myself.

I am also proud of myself for another reason. School! I didn't take any classes last spring, and I didn't even know when or if I would be able to finish my degree, because the classes I needed were only offered onsite in Vermont. Then one random day during the summer, I decided to browse the college website and out of curiosity, I looked through the fall course schedule. Lo and behold, there were some new communication courses offered online. What?! wow! I felt a glimmer of hope. I went to check what remaining requirements I had, and sure enough, these new classes fulfilled them. I was excited, but still pretty nervous. I hadn't filled out my FAFSA for that school year or anything, so who knew if I could still get funds. It was a hectic time for a while getting everything sorted out, but thank goodness it worked out in the end.

This semester so far has been very busy and at times, stressful, but I am so grateful for the opportunity to continue my education. This has been a long, long road, with all sorts of twists and turns. And all I will have is my Associate's Degree after this semester! Still, I am so excited, and that is something other people may not understand, but that is okay. I have this dream in my mind. I still would love to be a Zoologist, or any kind of Biologist. That is still my passion, and everyday I realize that more and more. I have fears about it, but I realize I can't let those hold me back any more. Someday I will get my Bachelor's Degree or even my Master's. It would be really fun to study ornithology more. I love birds, especially owls, hawks, eagles, and other raptors. :) Ah the smiles inside...

Anyway, I am taking my three final classes right now. Effective workplace communication, Seminar in Educational Inquiry, and World Mythology. World mythology is the most laid back of the three. Our books are really fun and interesting too. Seminar in Educational Inquiry is probably the most demanding, just because the professor is pretty...um... he's the type that puts a high value on the "A", if you know what I mean. I know it is a good thing, but it can be frustrating because I never really know if he is going to like my work or not. I really don't want this to be the class that ruins my 4.0... well I guess technically it is 3.966, so oh well. I will try my best, and that's all that matters. Still, whyyyyyyyyyyy. Haha just kidding....

Effective Workplace Communication was the class I initially feared the most. I actually like it now, though. I am learning a lot, and well, working on my biggest weakness, so that can only be a good thing. Oddly enough, everyone seems to like me in this class. I get a lot of positive feedback on my video presentations and have even been elected as a leader for our upcoming team project. Who knew?
(In case you're wondering how on earth a communication class can be taught online... there are a lot of useful technologies these days! It has been an interesting experience so far)

That is pretty much what's been going on lately. Fall is here and Halloween is on its way! I am pretty excited! At one point, I thought I would be a circus girl for Halloween, since I learned how to juggle :), but I just changed my mind randomly one day. I've known what I want to be...I think since August or maybe even July... but I'm not telling! I don't know how it's going to turn out, but if it's anything like I picture in my head, it will be very fun :-)

Well, that's all I can think of for now. I can't promise when my next post will be, but I have some ideas, so hopefully it won't be too long!

Thanks for reading. Have a great day!