Education


27
Dec 08

Ending the Navel Gaze & Other 2009 Resolutions

I’m a bit of a navel-gazer, that’s so true right. People often ask me how I am able to write so much, I tell them note most of my writing is about me, me, me, my life, my viewpoint on this and that, and so forth. I’ve been committed to personal growth for a while now and as I grow bit by bit I’ve come to see how self-centered and ego-bound I am. At one time it would have hurt me to even acknowledge this to myself, so even just writing this shows me how far I have come. (but still have far to go! note the self-congratulation LOL). I have decided that in 2009 I will reduce the navel-gazing. In order to broaden my horizons, I need to look up, feel me. I’m learning nothing new by navel-gazing, my growth is hampered by always being so focused on myself.

Other resolutions! go back to school and start my road to getting a doctorate. I’ve had so many people tell me how hard it is going to be, I am now terrified. but! I will ignore those people cause truthfully I think they are just haters and want to put fear and doubt in my head because of their own issues. I am going to tell people from now on, Don’t put that hard on me! I will be fine.

Lessen my shyness and try to talk to people more. I finally figured out my shyness is based on my slowness to establish or clarify my personal boundaries with people. So I have a hard time talking to people because part of me thinks they will invade my personal space. There are so many cool people in my area I want to meet and who want to meet me, but I’m so shy I get all weirdo around people often.

Exercise, exercise, exercise. It’s no longer a choice for me, it’s something I have to do for my health. Thank god there are so many activities I enjoy, like running and yoga and biking. I am working on changing my mindset to think of exercise as self-pampering :)

Money! My main money goal for 2009 is to pay all my bills on time. This is a huge mental block for me, HUGE. I think I can do it though, I have managed to close out 2008 without a single checking overdraft fee, which is HUGE for me. Also, save more money. I finally figured out that the money I will save on late fees means more money I can…save. ultra duh!

There are more, but I will stop (see navel-gazing above ha ha). What are your resolutions for 2009?

This blog entry written by Trula. Thanks for visiting Seed & Flame!


25
Nov 08

Going Back to College: Step 1!

Going Back to School: Step 1 November 18th 2008

I’m going back to school! in January. I’m entering a post-baccalaureate program that will allow me to enhance my degree (BS in business administration) with the specific courses I need to get into the grad program I want. My prior physics course work is so old (I started college in 1989) I most likely will have to take and/or test out of most of the requirements to get a physics undergrad degree before I qualify for entry into a grad program, but that’s ok.

My goal is to get a doctorate in physics and do research, teach college level for a while. I have kept up somewhat sporadically in the field but there is so much going on now that I was not aware of…there are so many opportunities, especially in robotics, semi-conduction, biophysics, optics, etc. It’s really exciting, I am looking forward to jumping in. my youngest baby T-bop is now 11, so I figure by the time I’m done with the doctorate all the kids will be done with school, out of the house.

This was step one. I went to the university to apply, talk to admissions reps, and take a tour of the school. A lot has changed since I last attended Cleveland State….they’ve torn down a major building and added onto others, just revamped the school. it’s awesome :)

Work-wise I can change to part-time, currently I work 4 10hr days during the week. and then weekends I do my bookstore, which is great for studying time also once I’m back in school, during slow times.

Going Back to School: Step 1 November 18th 2008

This is the bookstore, I actually had S-bop here in 1994. I went into early labor, went into the bookstore for help, and out he came! moments later. Then we got rushed to the hospital. I declined to be interviewed by the news, but they did write about it in one of the student papers :)

Going Back to School: Step 1 November 18th 2008

This empty spot used to be a huge building, University Center. it housed the Student Union and the lower half of it was called The Cage. Part of the ceiling and back wall was all windows, it was really nice. Mercury Man and I met in this building, and we used to hang out here with our friends. Mercury Man was a photographer for a few years for one of the student newspapers, the Vindicator, which shared an office with the other paper, the Cauldron in this building. We were down there all the time. Big part of our history as young college students…now it’s gone.

Going Back to School: Step 1 November 18th 2008 Going Back to School: Step 1 November 18th 2008

I used to ride the train and buses all the time to school when I lived in the city. Now living in a suburb I don’t get much chance, as the rapid doesn’t come out our way. This was nice, it bought back so many memories. The trains haven’t changed at all but now there are these new double-buses.

This blog entry written by Trula. Thanks for visiting Seed & Flame!


12
Nov 08

Back to School

I’m going back to school! in January. I’m entering a post-baccalaureate program that will allow me to enhance my degree (BS in business administration) with the specific courses I need to get into the grad program I want. My prior physics course work is so old (I started college in 1989) I most likely will have to take and/or test out of most of the requirements to get a physics undergrad degree before I qualify for entry into a grad program, but that’s ok. My goal is to get a doctorate in physics and do research, teach college level for a while. I have kept up somewhat sporadically in the field but there is so much going on now that I was not aware of…there are so many opportunities, especially in robotics, semi-conduction, biophysics, optics, etc. It’s really exciting, I am looking forward to jumping in.

This blog entry written by Trula. Thanks for visiting Seed & Flame!