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Long Week Revisited

by Megan on September 25, 2009

I am so glad the weekend is nearly here. This week was the first week of the outage at work, and though I’ve worked my normal hours (7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.), I’ve been somewhat stressed. I have a couple papers to write (history and English), a test to take, some assignments to finsish, and discussions to participate in. It’s really not a lot, but I become anxious being at work all day when I know have things to get done.

Next week, I’ll be working a different shift (3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m), and even though I would rather be at home during the evenings, I’m looking forward to sleeping in an extra hour or two. Not only that, but I think I work better in the mornings with school things.

After the outage (which should be over in less than a month, but they have been known to last longer), the company I work for is losing their contract with the place I work at. So. That means they’ll either transfer me to a new contractor here, or I’ll be on the search for a new job. I’m hoping it’s the former, obviously. I hate not knowing 100%, but I’m trying not to let stress overwhelm me, so I’m remaining optimistic.

In other news, we took Loki to the vet yesterday for the first time. He seemed a little stressed out, but they gave him two shots, and then we got him home quickly to relax. I was feeling anxious for him! He also has ear mites (poor baby!), but they gave us medicine that should clear it up in about a week.

Also, I’m so very glad that Grey’s Anatomy is back on. It’s the only show I watch regularly, so I’ve missed that little break from reality.

How has your week been?

P.S. I attempted a vlog the other day, but I feel really awkward talking to my computer screen. Any tips? (I even thought about getting Husband to vlog with me a la KylaRoma, but we all know that won’t happen. He just doesn’t “get” blogging.)

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One of those Life Updates

by Megan on September 15, 2009

In a couple weeks, the outage at work begins. Every other week, I’ll be working my normal hours; on the other weeks, I’ll be working 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Even though I’m not missing the night shift, I’m welcoming the change of pace. For a while now, I’ve felt like my life has fallen into a routine, and it’s tiring.

During the week, I wake up at the ungodly hour of 5:00 a.m. I ready myself for work, and I arrive at my office around 6:00 a.m. Being able to leave work at 2:30 p.m. is nice, but I wouldn’t mind sleeping an extra hour or two. On the days I’m working at three, I plan to wake up by 8:00 a.m., which is still “early” to some, but it will feel like sleeping in to me. Plus, I don’t want my entire day wasted away with sleep.

I’ve been enjoying school lately. Organization is a necessity when it comes to online classes, and luckily, my classes are pretty straight forward.

My history class has been simple so far, consisting of a weekly activity based on the lesson; my first test will take place next week, and though I’m nervous about it, I’m put at ease by the fact that I’ll be able to use my book.

My English/Lit class is okay; though I love English and writing, I’m not a big fan of some of the reading we have to do. I’ll get through it, though, and the next module is poetry, so I’m excited about that.

Child Growth & Development is probably my favorite of the three. So far, I’m doing well with all of the assignments. Next, I have to take part in a discussion in which I summarize an article from a Scholarly journal that has something to do with child developmental research. I found an article titled, “Improving Social Initiations in Young Children with Autism Using Reinforcers with Embedded Social Interactions.” I’m hoping it works for the discussion. Other than that, my first test for this class is Friday.

My brain is ready for the extra sleep I’ll be getting in the coming weeks.

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