Difficulties

Yes, I definitely seem to be having difficulties writing daily right now. Not entirely sure why.  I do have an idea however as to why work’s really getting to me this week – it’s period week.  I’m always more susceptible to depression during my period and in the few days leading up to it.  It arrived this morning, so that definitely explains why I’ve been so depressed about work this week.  I’m watching Criminal Minds now – pretty good episode thus far, considering I wasn’t expecting much from the previews.  I’ve discovered a few new authors to read at work though of course I’m about to not need them anymore.  The biggest one I like is Sheryl Woods.  Her stories take place in the South and they’re romance novels, but they’re more character driven than some of the other romance novels I read.  I like her just as much as Nora Roberts  I’m mostly in a pretty good mood tonight.  I’m ready to put my notice in at work.  Of course, it’s still going to be 4 1/2 months until I can put my notice in.  And that’s still assuming I get in somewhere.  At this point, I’m still waiting on LSAC to receive the certified letter I sent on Monday and then process it.  I suspect they’ll receive it tomorrow, but we’ll see.  Once they do we can get the ball rolling on Northern, Minnesota, and Florida Coastal.  I’m definitely more interested in Northern.

In other news, I’m starting incoming training next week, so I can say goodbye to the down time at work.  No more down time – I’ll be on incoming all day and talking all day.  Definitely need my voice to get better (I’ve been having issues again with coughing today and losing my voice from time to time).  I’m also going to take some codeine tonight to help with the coughing and to help me sleep. In terms of incoming, I’ll spend the rest of my time at work on incoming.  I say that because by the time I put in my notice, I won’t yet be considered "fully trained."  I’ve already decided that when I put in my notice, not only will I tell Brad, but I want to make sure to pay a visit to Bridget too.

This weekend I need to do my lesson on Friday or take it with me in the car on Saturday. We’re spending Saturday in Illinois for my grandmother’s birthday next week.  And then I have a music committee meeting at 9am on Sunday.  We’ve not had one in awhile, so I’m actually looking forward to it.  It could possibly be my last in the ward, as I’m hoping to no longer be in the ward in a few months, but we’ll see. 

In more news, my badgers won last night – woo hoo on that one! They beat Michigan State at the Kohl Center. As I read today, the Kohl Center is becoming one of the toughest places to play in under Bo Ryan – my Badgers are something like 162-10 at the Kohl Center under Bo Ryan. 

This is a thought I’ve heard referred to about marriage but I think it applies to me too.  The idea normally is that when you want to spend the rest of your life with someone, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.  In terms of law school and generally moving forward with my life instead of being in neutral, I’m well aware that it’ll change the course of my life.  That being said, I’m ready for the rest of my life to start as soon as possible.  Unfortunately, there’s no way to move up the timetable.  I just have to wait (and hope that I get in somewhere).  I’m hopeful but there’s no guarantees.

"Life is measured not by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."