Where to start?!
Normally I despise the hot, long days of summer and long for the shorter, cooler days of fall (and the beauty of winter). Normally my summers turn out to be wonderful and my winters become stressful and depressing.
Well, I think I'm literally living my year in reverse now.
I LOVED the heat of the summer (I even seriously enjoyed the humidity in Missouri) and was NOT looking forward to the cold. Ha ha...
It all started with my second trip to Missouri this year. I came back with no back pain (something I'm still trying to figure out...miracles happen!) I was then informed by my boss that people were requesting me at work (something that REALLY makes me giddy happy...if you have to know why, you'll have to ask in person). So, why am I just so dang excited!?
When I got back school started up again and my work schedule went to a slightly more predictable schedule. I started taking a dance class. A little background on that-I am an accompanist for Virginia Tanner Creative Dance here in Ogden. I found out that they offer an adult class Wednesday evenings which I get to take without charge and made the decision to go. Because of the work I've been doing in that class I can guarantee that I feel soooo much better about myself. I haven't seen a scale, but I am pretty sure I've lost some weight. I feel like I'm almost back to my normal...which still isn't great, but it's SO much better than what I was at when I got back from my trip to Missouri. My clothes fit better :) I also feel stronger. I love dancing. It's such an amazing way to express myself.
Now to the crazy stuff.
For some time now I have been contemplating going back to school. It has been a long road trying to figure out what I want to do and what I can actually do. But, I have decided that I want to become a medical assistant. I finally made an appointment to talk to a counselor at the OWATC 2 weeks ago. Later that week I also signed up to be a Mary Kay consultant (something I'll discuss later, but I had to plug that in for matters of staying slightly chronologically organized). Then, today I took the accuplacer exam. Since my ACT scores are no longer worth anything I was required to prove I'm still intelligent. I was actually quite frightened about this exam since I received a study guide and was beginning to doubt my abilities to do anything anymore that I used to be really good at. Well, the study guide was helpful, but not really a good indication of what was on the actual exam. I got in to take my test this morning. I started the reading portion and just before I finished (I hit enter on the second-to-last question) the computer froze up. My luck...even the computers there have it in for me. (computers hate me, trust me on this)
So, after things got fixed, I did the math portion. I know I didn't do everything the way it was supposed to be done, but I did what I could. I submitted my final answer and saw my scores. Yeah, there was some serious celebrating going on in my mind.
My reading score was in the 99th percentile (I scored better than 99% of those that have taken this exam)
My arithmetic score was in the 92nd percentile...
Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good about myself. I NEVER scored THAT high in high school. I was usually closer to the 80th percentiles if I was lucky. I can't express how happy this makes me!!!
Anyways, I still have some final things to do on my actual application to the MA program, so I'm not sure when I'll actually begin the process, but I was told I can go ahead and start one of the classes. I'M SO EXCITED!!! (did I say that already? :))
Another crazy thing going on in my life is the choice that I mentioned briefly above. I signed up to be a Mary Kay consultant. I'm still wondering what possessed me to do that. I prefer to wear jeans, hoodies and wear as little makeup as possible. I'm still not sure if I'm going to do much with it. I can't really so much right now since I'm so busy with work and trying to go back to school.
And one more thing to add to the ever-increasing changes. I got talked into going back to institute choir. I thought I was done. I really wanted to be. But, they are singing for a multi-stake conference at the end of the month and I'm finally at a point in my life where I want to sing again. I can only go on Tuesdays for the most part, and once I start classes at the ATC I won't be able to go at all, but this might be a good last hurrah. They are singing an arrangement of I Need Thee Every Hour that has a good connection for me. In 2005 the institute choirs got invited to sing for a session of General Conference. That arrangement is what I auditioned on to get into the conference choir, which got me sucked into doing my first show with the choirs. My life has been influenced in so many ways and so many times because of my involvement in those choirs. So, I feel like it is VERY appropriate for this to be my last time signing with the choirs. I get to sing the exact song/arrangement of the song I started out with.
Anyways. There is so much more craziness going on right now, but I'm needing to get ready to head to the dance studio to go play for my 'other job.'
Knowing how dark my life was just even a month ago makes this lighter side so much the better. It's so nice to feel happy again and to be getting involved with the things that make me even happier. :)
