Nothing to Complain About

I was thinking that I wanted to update this and post about something, but I could not think of anything to write about. Nothing dramatic, extraordinary-good or bad-has happened recently, everything is just going; so why not write about that?
I am extremely busy.
*I have my thesis work to do, which involves individually scoring 90 surveys that have been taken over the last month or so. Although, it is tedious and will take a while, it isn't hard, which is refreshing.
*I have a lot of reading to do, but it is all pretty good reading-books I got to choose myself for Children's Literature-which happens to be my passion and I hope to have a career with Children's Lit someday, Lord of the Rings for my seminar class, and even the psych we are reading is interesting.
*I have portfolio work for my Pre-Student Teaching Portfolio, but it is pretty easy; again tedious, but not hard.
*I have "work". I put this in quotes because I babysit for a family and I love it. Sure I get paid, but I don't do it for the money. I love the kids and the parents, it gives me a nice break from school and I know it is great experience for me. I do work hard while I am there; feeding, changing diapers, coloring, painting, making and decorating the occasional batch of cookies, ya know the usual. :)
I have a lot of work, but nothing is terrible. As I was thinking about what to update about, I realized that my life is pretty good right now. Apart from missing Mike terribly and being a little disappointed in Mother Nature's decision to cloud over and either drizzle or rain a lot here, I have nothing to really complain about. And I like that feeling. :)

It's hard to believe this is a real picture

Or, a compilation of many pictures taken in a row. This picture of Saturn was taken while it was directly in front of the sun, so it is perfectly backlit. I was almost speechless when I saw it. It is beautiful and I thought it would be nice to share it. :)

Accepting the fact that, yes I do have to grow up...and being OK with it

I never really wanted to grow up. I liked being a kid and I wanted to stay a kid forever. But slowly I began to realize that all those fun kid things I used to do I didn't do so much anymore. I had more responsibility. I had to keep track of my own money. I had more homework in school. The realization continued through the beginning of college. I am changing though. I know that I am no longer a kid. At heart, maybe, but in reality, I am growing up. Now, I am ready to be that grown-up. I want my own place to live. I am getting tired of sharing a bathroom and a bedroom. (Yes, I love my roommate, but we are still sharing a tiny room). I am tired of not having a kitchen and having the extent of my cooking be heating up something in the microwave. I am ready to get a job and normalize my life a bit. And I know I can still keep the coloring books and crayons nearby just in case.

208 days until graduation. Then my life will be changing. Until then, although I am ready for college to be over, I am going to continue to enjoy my fabulous roomie, great friends and have a great time. :)

The Year of Surprising Productivity

I woke up at 8am to my alarm this morning and was wide awake. This rarely happens! I went to bed at midnight too. It was a great feeling though! I got up, took a shower, made a cup of coffee, worked on an assignment due later today. I was pretty proud of myself for that. :)

In addition, I am finding myself being much more productive than I have been in the past few years. In high school, I was an OK student, I did my work, but I did not give it my all. When I started college, I still procrastinated a lot still, but I did most of my work. Every now and then I would not do my homework, but I was pretty good. This year, however, I have found myself much more motivated to do my work and I am doing it earlier and I am much more productive overall this year. I think it is partly because I actually enjoy most of my classes and so I don't mind as much to do my homework.

Anyway, it's a good feeling :)