almost done

Well it's about time.  The first quarter of school is almost done.  Very exciting.  I was able to get all my grades in acceptable standings and am now ready for some vigorous cramming for finals.  Snow is on the ground and the Holiday festivities are among us.  I am ready for break!

11-17-2011

Last day of class befor break!  I'm not going to lie, i'm am kind of excited about this.  I am not telling anybody at work that I have two day's off of school.  Hopefully this keeps me from getting called in to work.  I am in dire need of a break.  This one is deffinatley comming at the right time.

Tough times

Everything is slowly starting to get to me.  School is becoming overbearing, I don't get it.  I feel like i'm doing so well and when I check on my grades I am barley doing avereage.  This is not acceptable to me.  I am not a book smart person, but I do apply myself and normaly do what ever it takes to suceed and do well.  I am finding this is not aplicable with half the classes I am taking and am very disappointed in myself and the overal institution.  Things that add to the pressure are I own and run my own construction company and am in the process of shutting it down.  Not an easy thing to do.  I still work over 50 hours a week on top of a full time school schedual.  I continue to take on large jobs to make contractors and investors happy and am struggling to turn oppertunities and money down for school.  I am suppose to be doing less at work and am finding myself doing more.  I also maintain four rental units that consantly need attention.  I am even remodeling the entire house that I currently live in.  I need to finish this so I can get it in a condition to rent this out.  I am almost thirty and am going to be out of a job soon and living with my folks.  Times are tough for me.

TESTS

Ahh tests!  Today is nothing more then the pure college experience of an entire day of tests and papers due.  I love how all teachers decide to make tests on the same day so you have to crame as much knowledge in your brain in a short period of time.  Sad thing is, nothing sticks.  Hopefully I did a decent job on the paper due in this class today.  I'll just say there is a lot of stress and studying to due in school, but it beats work anyday.

bring back memories

In psychology class Tuesday, I being the oldest student in the class was asked to participate in a test.  The test was to try and answer as many questions as possible that the teacher asked me about my first day in kindergarden.  Since it has been 24 yrs since that day I remember very little.  After taking the test I knew very little.  The teacher informed me that because she had brought up many thoughts about something I havn't thought about in years that it would re-spike my interest, and when a come back to class on Thursday I would remember most of the questions she asked me.  Trying to be a good, participating student, I even tried thinking about my first day in kindergarden just befor I went to bed so I would perhapes unconsciously think about it.  Unfortunatlly as of right know I don't remember any addition things from that time.  I think it is because I have so much more important things on my mind, that my mind never had the oppertunity to bring up meaningless thoughts from so long ago.

Another Day

Well alright!  Here is a perdicament I'm in.  I layed a paver brick sidewalk a couple of months ago and even though it was done correct, we had nine inches of rain in two days and destroyed not only the sidewalk but the backfill around it as well.  So as a favor, I went back this week and relayed all the pavers for free labor.  The homeowner had to supply the materials.  After not only re-doing the sidewalk I even re-excevated the soil around it added a drain and planted grass seed to help erosion.  Now two day's later we have nothing but high winds and soaking rain.  If this guy calls me back I do not want to answer my phone.  I don't know what to tell him other than try to get his insurance company to try and cover it.  Mainly because I've installed it correctly twice and only got paid once.  Shoot. Who knows maybe I'll luck out and it'll be fine this time.

Dang Tigers

So last night I decided to not even watch the game.  Tigers are down 2-1 against the Rangers.  They are playing at home and have the momentum of winning the last game.  But still, I seem to get to emotional when I watch them.  I love to watch them win but win they lose, I feel like it actually hurts me.  I tried to listen to updates as the night went on but it wasn't till this morning I relized they lost.  So all in all, I'm happy I didn't watch the game.  It makes me feel like a bad fan, but I just can't watch my team lose.

10-06-2011

Today is day two of blogging.  School is hard.  I am enjoying being back in school.  But it is HARD!  Never in my life have I studied so hard.  This is a good thing though.  I am enjoying myself and am also proud of my results.  It's amazing to me to see how quickley the mind can be taught.  I recieved a ninty on my first anatomy test and to tell you the truth I was a little disapointed.  I think this is a good thing though.  To expect so much from myself that even doing the best I've ever done, I feel like I should still be able to do better.  Even though it's been ten plus years, I feel I am in the right place being in school at this point in my life.

First assignment

Today, September 29, 2011 I begin my journy into the world of blogging.  As a high school graduate ten years ago I was sure i would not be sitting in a a classroom as a student ever again.  I had a goal since I was a child to take over the family construction buisness.  As I became more familiar, more confident and more successful, I knew I'd be in construction the rest of my life.  To continue my journy in construction I aquired my builders license.  Shortly after this my father retired.  Know at the age of twenty-three I was responsible for running my own buisness.  I became very good at what I did and found myself being what I considered successful.  After six years of doing what I was trained for I found myself at the top level.  After taking a step back and seeing how unhappy I was on a daily basis, I relized I was not doing what I was ment to do, I was merely doing what I've been told to do.  So here I am today.  I am a full time student at Baker College takeing my first step towards a nursing degree.  The complete opposite of what I've been told to do my entire life.  Funny thing is I find myself in a happier and healthier state every day.  Granted it's only been one week, I can't wait to see where the journy takes me.