27.9.10

Life Right Now

Consists of:
Reading
Writing
Grading

Tomorrow it will consist of:
Reading
Grading
Studying

How is it that I am taking only 5 classes and have 6 exams within the next two weeks? Totally not fair.

But hey, I'm looking forward to conference weekend and my mom and sister coming to visit!

20.9.10

Oh beautiful Northwest

I miss Seattle. A lot.

A portion of it is the longing I have for more free time (which my internship in Seattle afforded me.)  This is funny because when I was in Seattle I wanted more to do.  I wanted structure and work to do.  Now I have more than enough and I just want to sit around and read and sleep whenever I want to.  (Sleep, how I miss you!)  

I think mostly I just miss the area. I miss all of the water: the Puget Sound, Lake Washington, Lake Union. I miss the city being fifteen minutes away. I miss Mount Rainier. I miss the Olympic mountains in the distance. I miss how green everything was.  I miss the hills and the trees. I miss the Seattle Public Library system.  I miss the farmers markets everywhere everyday of the week. I even miss the crows!

I also really miss the families. I think about them every now and then and I wonder how they're doing. I hope they're doing okay. I hope that what little work I did in Seattle this past summer will translate into something good for families in the future.

The families I interviewed this summer, they were the best part about Seattle. Really.

19.9.10

Quote.

"Poor boy, there is no hope for you. I have discovered your great wound; this flower in your side is destroying you."

kafka, the country doctor

17.9.10

BYU owns my soul

What do I need to do this week?
Grade 3 Essays, 1 Assignment
Review a teacher's exam to make sure it makes sense, then make a test review out of it
Give a test review session
Write 4 essays
Read two books

This in addition to all of the regular reading I need to complete for classes.

I still need to start volunteering.

Most of these things need to be done by Wednesday. This weekend Reuben is in town. What do I do? (Stop blogging for one.)

12.9.10

Oh goodness

A new/old thought and option for graduate school has recently come to mind. I'm now exploring MLIS (Masters of Library and Information Science) programs.

Simmons College

University of Wisconsin- Madison

University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee

Dominican University

Indiana University- Bloomington

I should really, REALLY figure this out soon.

(For my own reference= American Library Association)

3.9.10

Fall 2010

This is more of a reference for myself more than anything else.

This semester I am going to:

Take 15 credit hours of
  • HUM 201: Western Humanities 1
  • SOC W 200: Introduction to Social Work
  • SFL 334: Adult Development and Aging
  • SFL 354: Cross Cultural Family and Human Development
  • SFL 480: Moral Foundations in Family Life

Work 20 hours a week as:
A Teaching Assistant for
  • SFL 160: Introduction to Family Processes
  • SFL 290: Critical Inquiry and Research methods

A Research Assistant studying
  • The physiological effects of stress on an adolescent when discussing areas of conflict with a parent
  • The effect of paternal incarceration on a family (very broad right now, we haven't discussed things we want to study specifically yet)

Volunteer 30 hours at Harmony Home Health and Hospice

Apply to social work graduate programs most likely at any combination of these schools:
  • University of Chicago
  • Loyola University Chicago
  • University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
  • University of Wisconsin- Madison
  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • Arizona State University
  • Brigham Young University

Plan a wedding