Last week!

So this is the last week of my blog (woohoo). I learned a lot from this class, but I can tell you honestly that I will not mind one bit that I do not have to write this blog. I assume that the purpose of this blog to get us writing and to teach us something, but I really think that it was counterproductive. Each week I had to remember to write this and I feel as if I did not really get anything out of it. I guess some people enjoyed getting their thoughts out; unfortunately I am not one of them (lol). This may seem negative, but in the directions state write about any challenges you have and this was one. I spent more time trying to figure out what to write for this thing than I did writing for the discussion board and each week I wrote this it still turned into mindless rambling. So since I missed the point of this professor think you can clue me in? I really am unsure what I am supposed to take away from the blog? Anyway on another note finals are done. I did not due as well as I would have liked, but that does not really come as a surprise since I tend to get a little anal about anything to do with school. This was definitely an interesting course. So if anyone is reading this good luck and I wish you the best of luck. Bye!

One to go!

So we only have one more week in this class and one more week to write this blog. I can honestly say that I will not miss this blog. I think it is important to try new things and have experiences that are not our norm, but this is one thing I know I will never do again unless I absolutely have to. (lol)I just turned in my final project and I am totally unhappy about it. It seems that I just cannot seem to get it together this semester. I guess it is because it seems that Murphy's Law seems to be in affect lately. I do not have too much to say this week because I am still running around like a chicken with their head cut off. I still have yet to complete my final project in my other class and that is due in two and a half hours. So hopefully I can get everything done that I still need to do. Hopefully my final project in this class is not as bad as I think it is so I can receive a decent grade. It just seems that every time I went to write this paper I ran into a mental brick wall hard. Well I guess it does not really matter now because everything is already done and since I have another project to get to I will say farewell until next week.

Another week of......

So this was another crazy week. My husband left for some Army training and I feel like I have been running around like a chicken with her head cut off. I had to drive from Kentucky to Maryland a couple of days ago so that my mom could help me while my husband is gone. I have had virtually no time for school and got my days mixed up and missed class. I just started revising my paper and I realized how terrible it looked. It is nowhere near my best work. It is very choppy and I really need to make it more detailed. I also have a final project that I am working on in another class that I need to redo. I do not know what I was thinking when I wrote these papers and I am really disappointed n myself. I guess I will just have to work really hard these next two weeks to improve these. I am running out of things to say this week and I have class in a couple of minutes. I guess for now this is goodbye, but I will be back next week to inform you of my progress.

Grrrrr.....

This week has been very frustrating for me. It started out okay. I was excited to get feedback from my project because I know I needed it. Then everything went downhill. I went to bend down and pick up my son and dislocated my knee and hip. It is incredibly painful and on top of that we found out that my husband is leaving for training on Sunday instead of next Friday. I have a ton of things to do and I cannot even walk. I was hoping to really dig into my project this week since I knew my husband would not be here to help me with my son. Now I am behind on school work and I have to figure out a way to get back to Baltimore so my mom can help me out while he is gone. This semester it just seems that one thing after another is going wrong, but that is okay because it I still have faith that even with all this personal stuff going on that I can come out with a really good grade. Since I have a ton of work still left to do I guess this is goodbye until next week.

This week the first draft of our final paper is due. I am really nervous about this. I have so much going on this month I have not been able to dedicate the time I wanted to for this project. I am really fascinated by my topic and want to do it justice. I am trying to be more proactive by posting my blog and discussion board early this week. I am hoping to do really well on this paper. I have a lot of great points that I would like to use for this paper, but I need to figure out the organization to do this. I plan to write a very detailed outline today and tomorrow. Whenever I write papers I try to write detailed outlines because it just makes it so much easier and less time consuming to write the draft. It also allows me to know the direction I want to go ahead of time and I think makes a better paper. I hope if anyone else is reading my blog from class that there project is coming along well and I wish them good luck. Since there is a lot of work to do I will say farewell until next week.

This weeks topic is.......

This week was an interesting one. I have been working really hard on figuring out the angle for my final paper. The topic I chose was identifying and treating adolescent depression. I am really interested in this topic, but am having some difficultly figuring out exactly what points I want to get across. I believe no matter how interesting or important the topic is the direction the paper takes is what is really going to make or break what your readers take away. I thought about having my paper be a three point paper and making the three major points identifying, treating, and life after diagnosis. With this structure for my paper I figure I will have four sub points for each topic. I figure if I do this the paper can hold its readers entertained while still being informative. I hope to really nail down all the details this weekend since I already found all my research. It seems that this semester is flying by a lot faster than any other semester I have had. It has been trying to get all my school work down with my husband’s deployment looming closer and closer each day. Hopefully I will be able to really buckle down these next few weeks. Well, that is it for me this week. I will be typing to you soon though (lol).

Today is the day....

So today is the day that assignments are due. I still really do not know what to say on this thing, but since it is an assignment I will continue to write. I just finished writing my last responses. Yes, I know that it only an hour before everything is due, but I am a big procrastinator. I feel like I need to be given a topic to write this thing. Maybe I should take a poll on what to write about. What do you think (lol)? As you can tell I do not classify myself as a writer at all. I have always gotten good grades in writing courses, although I have no idea how. I usually just bumble my way around till I finally start writing something that I do not completely hate. Not sure if you notice this the way I do, but two hundred and fifty words is a lot to write when you have absolutely nothing to say. I am not good with writing without a topic. I have to have direction in all areas of my work. If I do not then it takes me forever to pick a direction. As you can tell focus is a problem. Well that should do it for this week. If anyone is reading this have a lovely week.

Still scrathcing my head?

I am still unsure about what we are supposed to be writing this blog about. It says feel free to use this to describe any changes you have made or challenges you have faced. So I guess I will tell you that I changed my major last semester. I was a medical assisting major and changed it to a Psychology with a emphasis in child development. I had planned on eventually becoming an O.R nurse, but due to injuries I received in the army it looks like that is not going to be possible. I decided I wanted to help children with learning disabilities. So that is a recent change in my academic career. If anyone knows exactly what we do with this blog let me know please.

Brand New

I have no idea how to write a blog. I have never blogged before and never really read a blog before either. I know I am supposed to be able to blog being my age, but it never really struck a cord with me. What happened to writing letters or keeping a journal? I know I am doing this for class, but I think it is a little strange to put my life on a page even if it is just ideas on a topic for English. Well I guess for the next ten weeks or so I will put you to sleep with my writing. Enjoy!