Another week of waiting for classes to start went by a lot faster than I thought it would. I painted the bookshelf from my parents. I picked it up from them for free and got a reject can of paint at Fred Meyer. Even though my dad doesn’t think it’s legal to paint a bookshelf with flat pain I think it looks pretty snappy. And I know it’s strong enough to hold as many books as I could fit…the parents were using it to store (full) cans of paint.

I would have done a lot more in the yard but because of last week’s garbage strike there was no room left in the yard waste bins. I did clear out some dead bushes, which Melissa assures me grow back every year after they die. I got to plant my garden! So excited about that. We have two Early Girl tomatoes and two Sweet 100s, two hot peppers and two sweet peppers as well as some green beans. Now the key will be remembering to water them while I am going to school.

I think I am a little more stressed out about school than is healthy at this point, since I haven’t even started. I have been having nightmares for the last several nights and I am convinced that there will be no free time in the next year. I suppose there is no way to get over this but to see what its really like.

Emily out.

Hurry Up and Wait

Not much to report this week. We finished up orientation on Monday, and now I know enough to know that I am going to want to bring Ben’s tiny computer on a fairly regular basis. I can hardly believe the technology situation. There are enough computers for us all, but the move at a snail’s pace and often freeze up for no reason. At least there is wireless.

We got word a couple days ago that the first week of class has been pushed back. We’ll be taking one class at a time (so Mon-Fri on one class, and then it’s over and on to the next). So, with this change in schedule we will have two classes the first week. And they were going to try to ease us into things. Bah. My biggest problem with the whole situation was that I was so mentally prepared for things to start on Monday that I am completely lost right now. I timed the ten days of yoga so it would end just in time. I stocked up on on-sale grocery items so I wouldn’t have to think about it much in the coming weeks. I got my little office all ready, did the laundry, made frozen baggies of carrots and celery for soups. Now that I have another week I have no idea what to do with it. I can’t get any ready-er.

Orientation Day

I’m back blog. Did you miss me? I missed you too.

It’s funny, events do so like to pile upon one another in life. I had like eight days of nothing to do. And then Whamo, whole days in a row of busy-ness. Yesterday I made my first cake from scratch. Took it to Julie and Tony’s new place. It was yummy. And today I am making a triple chocolate cheesecake for my dad’s birthday tomorrow. He’s about to be officially old.



More important than baking is school. After thinking, planning, hoping, and telling everyone that I am going to go back to school it’s finally here. We had the first of two orientations today. Three hours of more information than I think brains are meant to hold. Luckily there are few bits I can ignore for now. So here’s what I am in for: 64 credits in four quarters, Monday thru Friday 8-5, a few Saturdays, getting to know my 14 cohorts REALLY well.

Here’s what I am nervous about

• Time. Will I have enough? Will I be able to still do the things I love? Will I die of heat stroke trying to finish assignments upstairs this summer?
• Money. Nuff said.
• Stress. I think I can technically stress now about upcoming stress.
• What if I can’t make it?
• If everybody else buys lunch every day, how awkward will it be when I break out my nifty tin lunch box. Any how can anybody paying this much money to go to school afford to buy lunch every day anyway?

Oh, there is so much more to worry about. I did find out that most everyone in my cohort has to take the same math class as I do, so I won’t be alone. But it means that Summer Quarter is really 24 credits, not 19. Eek.

I am off now to bake and clean the car and generally enjoy a weekend of freedom.

Tah.

Long Lost Blog, I have found you.

I totally fail at this blog thingy. From here on out I will endeavor to update every week for a while. Let's see how that goes.