Tis the new year and new resolutions!

So what's the number one resolution? Weight Loss!  But it's not my first resolution.  My 1st is to stay focused on school.  My 1st year is almost complete, and I can honestly say, I didn't think I would make it this far.  However, I am tired of comments about Kaplan not being a real school.  So frustrating.

So my 2nd resolution is weight loss!  It's something that has to be done.  I can't stand looking down and seeing fat around the middle of me.  It's not a pretty sight.  And I know that if I don't feel good about me and like the way I look, then how can I expect my husband to like it.  So tomorrow, I will begin a healthy life style.  I gotta work out and I gotta eat healthy.  It's not just for me but the kids need to live healthy.  I don't want them to grow up (like I did) and wonder why their mother never taught them how to be healthy.  Plus with the husband's new "desk" job, he has to eat healthy.  Or he will balloon up to 250 in no time. 
Since I am a gadgit type of person, I now want the "BODY BUG"  but I can't afford it. Oh, well!  Maybe a reward for the 1st 20 pounds I lose.

Unit 8 of my College comp 2 class

Here it is week 8 already.  The "project" that I am writing for this class, is something that I think can help everyone.  I did enjoy reading the feedback from my fellow classmates regarding my rough draft.  Silly me, posted the wrong one, so none of my citations where there.  OOPS!  The classmates did have some valid points and I will be using this this week as I try to finish this "project" (aren't projects suppose to be fun?).

I would like to say I will keep up with this blog once class is complete, but I can't answer that.  It kinds feels like "Facebook" and I don't care to much for that sight.  It's hard to describe.  I DID enjoy learning how to do a blog.  My therapist would love to know that it's her.  She enjoys listening to me and my wacky kids (wait, isn't that what she is paid to do). 


My daughters 9th birthday is coming up soon.  I asked her the other night what kind of party she wanted.  Ok, ready for this one?  She wants to get a hotel room, for 4 of her girls friends and do make-up and hair, and order room service.  Just where does a 9 yr. old come up with that idea?  I blame Disney.

Reading my fellow classmates rough draft

I gotta say, thank goodness I am not a teacher.  All that reading and no pictures?  Who does that these days.  As my husband would say "can't you read it to me?", or my favorite "isn't there a movie we could watch instead of reading?". 

Seriously,  I have read a few (or tried) of my classmates papers.  But of course it's an assignment so we have to do it.  I found it hard to give criticism that was usable.  I am not one who like to "rock the boat".  I would rather make lite of the situation and move on. 

Because of the way my brain works, I now have some more of what I call "useless knowledge" stuck in my head.  If I actually had to learn it, there's now way it would get stuck.  But what am I going to do?  I can't reboot myself.  Or can I? 

I know what you're thinking.  I need serious mental help.  Oh, trust me.  I am in therapy, and she hates it when I try to joke my way through our session.  But jokes on her.  All I have to do is get her started talking about her husband and I'm off the hook.  She does all the talking and I just get to listen.  There are something that a person just shouldn't know about their therapist....

After the holiday...

Ok, sitting on the couch watching tv with my daughter.  I have a ton of things to do and to finish (my paper for school - most important).  However, I can't seem to wrap my head around anything.  I have it all in my head it just won't "unwrap" on paper. 
I am trying not to sink any further into my stupid depression.  Yet, I find myself feeling it.  One of my major issues is my weight.  I can't seem to get my butt off the couch to do anything about it.  Maybe I should utilize my membership to the YMCA.  But I don't want to go alone.  Who likes to do things alone?

The last 6 weeks of my life....

as a college student has been rather interesting.  I have had my ups and downs.  From the usual stress of juggling life and school.  Trying to decided if I should go get a part time job or not.  Wait! I actually got a job, and for 3 days prior to starting I spent those days having anxiety attaches.  How was I going to balance, mother, wife, student and part-time employee?  After so serious conversation with my self, I decided, at that time, a part time job wasn't the answer.  I think that having "flex" seminars was also something else I was so worried about.  But know that I am aware of how these work, I think I can handle a little job. 
I have also struggled this whole college thing.  Am I only kidding myself?  Can I really do this?  Can I actually get through school and then go on and get a job?  Then to be successful at the job?  Is becoming a nutritionist really what I want to be when I grow up?  Is 39 a good age to be a grown up (that's the age I will be when I, fingers crossed, graduate)?
Oh, the stress!!!!!!

Writing at Kaplan

From what I know I am a somewhat organized freestyle writer.  I have done bullet points on the key ideas that popped into my head.  I have taken on the subject of body image and self esteem in adolescent males.  Not an easy topic.  But I am hoping to learn something so that I can help my son.  I might help myself along the way.  I know I have low self esteem.  I think it comes from moving to much as  a kid and never fitting into any "group".  I blame my parents.  I blame them for a lot.  So maybe having to grow up at 14 had something to do with it.  See, my brother died when I was 14 and he was 21.  Accidental self inflicted gun shot.  Maybe it has something to do with my parents never supporting me in everything since I have graduated high school (14 yrs ago). 
So building self esteem in my son, and any one else I can help.  Nothing hurts more then knowing that I could have done something to "break" a child.  The stress!!!!

Citing and Plagiarism

Based on what I have learnt for my many of months attending Kaplan, plagiarism is very bad.Unfortunately it probably happens way to much, and people go unaware of this very bad thing.  It's not something that I think many people do intentionally. 
Thus the reason for citing.  We have to cite the work of others in our papers so that we can give credit were credit is due.  Nothing would be worse then finding out that after you put so much hard work, sweat and tears into a research paper, and then someone else comes along and takes credit for it.  I would probably break down and cry.  Worse would be the person who writes a paper and finds out after the fact they didn't cite their sources and very bad things happened to them (bad grades, or worse, failed the class). 
Now it comes down to knowing how to cite, who to cite, and when to cite.   The stress.....