Back to School Time

Well, it's that time again. Getting ready for school.

Last week I went to school to pay for my fall tuition, and to get my school book.

I am taking a class called culinary math, on Monday mornings. Math is my worst subject, and I am not looking forward to taking it. But, it is a required class, so I figured I would get it out of the way as soon as possible.

I skimmed through the book a few times, and I will definitely be needing help with this class. There's a lot of fraction and decimal work, and this form of math truly confuses me.

One of my brothers is very good with numbers, so I will definitely be going to him a lot this coming semester.

So, we'll see how this class goes.

I Still Want to Be a Special Education Teacher

Even after all this time, I still want to be a special education teacher. I tried going for my special education degree in 2005, but I wasn't doing well in my classes, so I switched to a different degree.

Yet, I'm still feeling drawn to special education.

There are a few things stopping me from really going for it again. One is that I am an extremely shy person, and hate talking in front of a group of people.

I really want to get over that, though, as I hate being so shy. It prevents me from doing some things that I really want to do.

Another reason, is that I have a learning disability, and don't do well in classes without a lot of help.

My worst subject is math, so I am not looking forward to that aspect of schooling, both in going for my degree, and in teaching. But, I'll figure out how to work with it.

For awhile, I have been looking at ideas on Pinterest, for teaching stuff. There is a lot of great ideas on there, for teaching. It makes me even more determined to become a special education teacher.

Hopefully, if I do decide to try again, it will work out better than the last time. I don't want to fail again.

New Friendships

When I started volunteering in the library's children's area in May/June, there was a temporary summer reading program librarian who was hired for the summer.

Her name was Dianne (the same name as me, just a slight difference in the spelling), which I thought was kind of funny, but cool.

We instantly hit it off. Our personalities are pretty different. She is outgoing, and I am shy.

Now that summer is just about over, she is leaving on Thursday, as the summer reading program is over.

Last week, she had given me a card and some jewelry she made herself, after I had given her a note saying how much I truly appreciated getting to know and talk to her over the summer.

What's great about that is that she remembered my favorite color, purple, and incorporated it into the jewelry. I absolutely love them (a necklace and a pair of earrings), and was touched that she did that for me.

I am going to miss seeing her at the library, but we had exchanged phone numbers and email addresses, so we can stay in touch. Which I hope we can do for many, many years to come.

Dianne has helped me come out of my shell a little, which is something I wanted to do.

Seeing and talking with her over the summer has made volunteering much more enjoyable this year, and I hope to be able to see her in the future as well.

So, thank you Dianne, for all that you have done. You have no idea the impact you have made on me! You are the best, and I wish you all the best in the future!!

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My Resolutions

I just wrote a post on my Wordpress blog on this. Here is the link to my post.

By Being Yourself

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Fun-Filled Weekend

Last weekend, I had gone on vacation with a few friends, as there was a festival going on.

It was so much fun!!

There were a lot of games, food, music, and rides. I checked out some of everything.

One of the games they had was the goldfish ping pong game. In their game, if you got five ping pong balls in bowls, you could get a hermit crab instead of the fish. That's what I decided to do when I played.

Besides going to the festival, I went swimming a few times with my friends, and just hung out a bit.

The day we were going back home, my friends did a Christmas in July celebration. They didn't tell me they were going to do that, so I didn't get anything for them, and I wasn't expecting to get anything myself.

But, I got three different presents, which really surprised me.

I got four different sizes of knitting needles (two sizes of which I already had), some yarn, and a baking book.

I am really into knitting and baking, so I was (and am) very happy with what I got.

The friend that gave me the knitting stuff said that if I wanted to, she could take me to the store to exchange what I didn't want or need for something I did want or need.

I decided to exchange the needle sizes I already had for ones I wanted/needed.

She also got me more yarn, some sewing needles (for sewing in the ends of the yarn for when a project is finished), and a bottle of lavender and vanilla scented lotion.

All in all, I had a wonderful time with my friends!!

Words Are Free

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Craft Circle With Friends

Earlier this week, I went to a craft circle at a friend's house. Besides my friend and I, one other person was there.

I had a good time, and I'm glad I went.

We decorated and ate cookies, ate pizza, and worked a bit on our individual projects.

With my project, a shawl, I hadn't worked on it in over a year, so I forgot how to do the stitch pattern used for the shawl, but was able to figure it out after a few minutes, which I'm really happy about.

All in all, it was a good day, and I'm glad my friend invited me. I love doing crafts, so this was perfect for me.

Do For One What You Wish You Could Do For Everyone

                   
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