Happy New Year, a bit late, but still Happy. The year started off on a good foot since I have my new life plan to work on.
I started taking classes at DMACC on January 10. My classes, Intro to Anthropology, Medical Terminology and Developmental Psychology, surprisingly so far have related to each other nicely. The first chapter of psych had information that was in the second chapter of anthro, and some of the words I am learning in med terminology are in each, so I can practice what I am learning. So far, I have been ok keeping up on all three, but I know I can't slack off, or it would be easy to get behind. My brain is doing nicely with the challenge of having to learn again. It's been 22 years since I graduated from college, so I'm a bit rusty in the learning department. It is nice to have something to work towards again. Although I am getting impatient with my job and I really want to be doing more towards doing what I want to do instead of sitting in my cubicle for 40 hours each week waiting!
For summer semester, I am going to only take 2 classes, hopefully at least one that has a lab. That way, I'll have more time for gardening, which I want to do more of this year than I have in the past. I have been trying to eat more fruits and vegetables regularly, and would like to try my hand at seriously growing some things to use around here that I haven't in the past. Kale, for example, and peas. Some zucchini and yellow squash. More herbs this year as well. I want to use my dehydrator and juicer more as well and put some of the extra up for the winter. Maybe make tomato juice, dry a lot of the herbs and tomatoes, etc.
So, where does this leave my businesses? I stopped doing La Bella Baskets. I am still with E foods Global but only because I bought into it for 12 months. After that I will not renew, and I stopped the monthly food packages from coming, I just wasn't that impressed w/ it, and we got way too much. I do still have my Barefoot Books and Etsy businesses. I will keep them, but not sure how much I will work them. I want to keep my blog, and the focus will start being on OT, eating better, living life and not just waiting for it, and other things I'm doing currently in life.
My focus now is on my classes and when the weather gets nicer so I want to be out more, I want to see about starting volunteering at different places and shadowing Occupational Therapists in different settings so I can get a hands on feel for the job. Next fall if all is going well, I plan to take the GRE and then if I do well enough on it, to start applying to a couple schools and see what the outcome is. This train is up and rolling, I need to keep momentum and stay focused since I often lose interest and let things slide. I really think I can do this if I keep my mind positive and continue to work forward towards it. Some of the logistics, such as paying off current debt, curbing my insane habit of buying books and other non needed things at thrift stores, and wondering how we will live on student loans alone for three years while I am going to classes for OT will have to all work out as we go. I'm very fortunate to have a significant other who is with me on this and willing to go with me wherever I end up going to grad school at. I love him!
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