I spent the weekend working on a 5 page paper for my Developmental Psych class, analyzing two children's shows (Blues Clues and Caillou) according to dev psych theories and looking at how they relate to children, how appropriate they are for the audience, and the cognitive ability of a 2 year old versus a 4 year old (since I had them handy). Fun assignment, actually! Answer: as annoying as Blues Clues and Caillou are to me, they are appropriate and beneficial programming for my kids. Caillou is not "educational" but it teaches morality and he is an appropriate model for a 4 year old. I also had to analyze commercials that play when these shows are aired. Thanks to how I killed our tv, we only watch those shows via dvd or Netflix so we don't have to see commercials but I know from my textbook and memory that they are AWFUL so that was an easy part to write. That paper hasn't been graded yet and I also got a 96% on an open-book quiz in that class over the weekend. How do you miss one when the answers are Right There? Because the questions are analytical, not rote. And I don't have the luxury of reading undisturbed! Anyhow, I've checked that class off the to-do list and moved on.
On Tuesday I took an exam for my Nutrition class and got a 90% on it. The ones that I got wrong were dumb mistakes and I guess I just wasn't focusing.
On Wednesday I took a big exam for Anatomy and Physiology that I have been studying for since the Primary. It hasn't been graded yet but we went over the answers in class afterwards and I missed some but generally did well. I was too tired to mentally keep track of points. It's over, that's what matters. On to the next thing.
I'm really enjoying school but bummed that studying does not equal success like it used to! I guess my mind has more holes in it than it did 10 years ago. That makes me even more amazed for the really old people that go to college!
But I study anyhow. At red lights and from notecards while eating. My friend Darlene caught me studying/playing twice this week- I was taking the kids somewhere with a distraction so that I can study! (once at a playground and once at storytime at the library, peeking at notecards in my pocket) I haven't been to the gym in 3 weeks because of my broken toe (still broken but healing) but I think I'll be going again soon so I can put the kids in childcare and study on a stationary bike or even just in the locker room. Wherever I can get some quiet!
I've lined up babysitters for every Mon and Wed night through the day after the election so that Jeremiah can do campaign stuff while I go to class. I am so grateful for my awesome friends for helping me out like this! So far I've had help from my mother-in-law, sister-in-law Janessa, sister Cecylia, and two great friends- Jenny and Amber. There are others lined up to help out too. Last night Jenny babysat and I know I left my house in utter disgrace. Filthy AND messy (I usually stick to just one). She cleaned up the kitchen and did the dishes by hand and cleaned the sink. THANK YOU JENNY! I got to sit down when I came home last night and read a book for fun before bed instead. I'm grateful to the point of tears.
Which brings me to my last point before I have to go get ready for work (sigh.). I need a housecleaner. I've always needed one but I was able to ignore or clean things just enough to get by. But I just can't do it right now. Jenny clued me in to a friend who just started cleaning houses again and I got Jeremiah's reluctant silent eyebrow raise (which I take as approval) so I'm going to get her in here for a "fix it!" cleaning. If she could just dust, clean the bathroom, and find the kitchen floor again, I could take it from there. I would prefer an anonymous person who I'll never have to see again, but this friend is wonderful and sweet and I want to give her my business, as weird as that is considering it's cleaning my filth. And if she goes home and shakes her head and tells a friend that my house is atrocious, well, that's probably no different from any other house guest that I've had, particularly in the past 2 months!
Ok, gotta get up. My new motivational mantra: "Onward!" (although I toy with the phrase "To the horse!")
I'm so proud of you and living vicariously through you. You are doing a wonderful job! If Jeremiah agrees to letting you hire someone to help with the house can you have him talk to my husband and convince him to do the same for us? I'm feeling the same way about my house..if someone could do the "fix it" cleaning, I'm sure that I can maintain it, right? Love you! You're doing great!
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