Autumn & Jerry

As finals week creeps up on me, and my work schedule does not play nice, I am scrambling to complete all the assignments that the end of semester presents. Two papers, done. Three finals and one presentation to go, and then I am a free woman! Wheee! This semester marked my return to college, and [...]

After about 4 days of a sharp pain in my right heel, aggravated with nearly every step, I got it checked out at work last night (just one of the great perks of the ortho floor! lol) and yep…it’s plantar fasciitis. Boo. Often caused by an increase in physical activity, especially running…check. Standing and walking [...]

While I see a lot of sadness at work, I am a very fortunate person otherwise to have lost a fairly small number of people that were truly close to my core. I lost my grandfather when I was still a bit too young to really understand what was going on. Losing my cousin, Kraig, [...]

This is why I didn’t get anything accomplished last weekend when it came to being productive with schoolwork. As you can clearly see, the sun was out and the flowers were in full bloom. It was warm but not hot. The sky was clear & blue.  The Cherry Blossom Festival was in full swing. It [...]

Can you imagine a society that is free of labels, particularly the staunchly divided political party labels? I try to, and in my imagination, it would be something beautiful. Potentially beautiful. The members of this society would have to use their brains, and judge information based on facts and content rather than who said it, [...]

reading: Howard’s End by E.M. Forster, textbooks of the Sociology, World Lit, & Biology variety, Coastal Living magazine, J’s blog, and this blog for some great running inspiration. watching: The Marriage Ref, American Idol (yeah, yeah…I resisted for years but got hooked!), music videos (my constant love), The Office, Tosh.0, and a stream of Netflix. [...]

I am currently obsessed with Solid Gold…and maybe a little in love. <3 I first found them on one of my fav MTV projects ever, You Rock the Deuce, and then last night on Subterranean, where I learned how to find & download this song – finally! iTunes, you disappoint. You should have all of [...]

Today was a very productive day – after waking early for a dental appointment, I resisted returning straight to bed and broke out the books instead. I made some major study progress with biology, and feel better about my upcoming test. I have a sociology test on the same day, but at least there is [...]

This is where I spend my afternoons on campus. Twice a week I go to the Macon State College Wellness Center between classes, and I work out as hard as I can – I burn fat, I release energy, and I cut stress. I sweat…I mean glisten. I gladly enter my hard-earned data on DailyMile [...]

As previously noted, 2010 is a big year for me – especially because it brings me back to the classroom! I took the plunge and registered to return to MSC in pursuit of my BSN. This semester I am taking Sociology & Biology, and relearning to balance school with working full-time. It’s been a challenge [...]