university

guys! i’ve gone back to school!

it’s pretty scary, intimidating and did i mention scary???

years and years ago i started my women’s studies degree at the the local university here in town. i loved the program. then i became pregnant with bear and took some time off, returning part-time when bear was about 18 months old. i completed almost half of my degree when the university stupidly discontinued the entire program. it was devastating for me as a woman, as a mama and as a student. when i was pregnant with lion i took my last course at the uni towards my degree.

i always knew i would return to my studies when i was ready. it took me a while to find the courage to head back. the thought of sitting in a lecture hall with 21 year old’s really intimidated me. plus, i wanted to get my health back in order after dealing with my pituitary tumour for a few years. now that the boys are both in school full time i have decided to gently enter the world of academia myself. i was accepted at athabasca university where i will be completing my women and gender studies degree online. to easy my way in i am only taking one class; an english composition course. it’s mandatory for me to complete in order to graduate. i’m not looking forward to all the homework i’m going to have to do, but i’ve been told by friends that sites such as edupeet can really help me if i get stuck on any assignments.

for fun, i thought i would share my first piece of homework. lotds of people are curious about my back-to-school life! i had to read about paragraphs and write my own introductory one to share with my prof.

Paragraph 1

It is a miserable November Friday here in south western Ontario. The furnace is pumping away trying to warm up the house my coffee is brewing in the kitchen all the while our two cats, Leo and Poppy, have found cozy, warm spots to curl up for their usual morning naps. My kids are at school hopefully enjoying whatever fun kindergarten and grade 2 have to offer. My husband is off in the big city today enduring work meetings, while I putter around our home completing homework assignments and various household tasks. Our life looks and sounds like the lives of so many other families, but it is unique, because it is ours. The routines we struggle through, the adventures we enjoy all make our little family unit special. We have survived another week of morning wake-ups and nightly bedtime shenanigans, of meetings with teachers and anxiety inducing specialist appointments. Now, the weekend is rolling in with the cold rain, blowing the fallen leaves around like empty thoughts. We are all ready for a few days without routine, without alarm clocks and the warmth our family and home create.

it’s not going to get graded, it’s for an assessment to see that i capable to complete this course.

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this weekend the kids and i have been busy crafting, crafting, crafting so keep checking back to the blog for all the fun pictures and tutorials!

and, we had our first real snow fall!!!! WOOHOOO!!!!

this weekend the kids and i have been busy crafting, crafting, crafting so keep checking back to the blog for all the fun pictures and tutorials!

As summer starts to wind down, I tend to get a little introspective about my life. it’s probably the smell of change in the air; the new routines, different clothes, the stewy recipes I so adore! transitions can be tricky, but this year I think for us, for me, it’ll be one of the simplest falls yet. kids are both eager to go back to school, to see their friends, and dive into that familiar life.

This will be my second year alone at home, but this year things will be different for me. Previously, I thought of taking my degree from some college in Georgia and looked at a list of HBCU colleges in Georgia. But that didn’t somehow work out. Now, I have applied to go back to school and finish my women’s studies degree via distance education. it’s a huge leap for me having been out of school for a few years. I finished my second year of uni, while bear was 2 years old, lion was still in my belly and I had a terrible tumour growing in my head! in hindsight i am amazed that I was able to do all of that!

Now, I will have two kids at school, better health, and peace at home to do homework and complete whatever academic demands are thrust upon me.

I am feeling very inadequate, however. my mommy’s brain has left me terrified about writing essays, studying for exams, and generally participating in the world of academia. my insecurities seem to have all risen to the surface in the last few weeks. some may tell me “oh, that’s silly. you’re gonna do great”. sure, I guess, but that doesn’t make me feel more confident, that can only come from within me and with time. I have been looking at Assignment writers to help me with my work because sometimes you hit this wall and you don’t know which way to turn! Hopefully, they can help shed some light on how to do things and the best way to set it out and get me to the stage where I can achieve the marks that I need.

Now I wait. I am waiting to see which credits are transferable from my previous college and university experiences. I completed an honors diploma in addiction and mental health counseling many moons ago. I loved that course working hard to achieve that honors standing. I have about a half of a women’s studies degree, but the higher-ups at the university I was attending decided to cancel the program. it was a very upsetting, ironic and stupid! Maybe I can find something like the clep exam prep documents on that program to help me boost my credits if some of them aren’t applicable anymore…

anyhow, now I have found this university that specifically caters to online learning, which is perfect for me and my big ol’ bag of insecurities. it will be easier for me to complete the work without also having to attend lectures. i am trying to do what’s best for me, while also fulfilling a promise i made to myself I WOULD FINISH WHAT I STARTED!

so… here we go! i have to print these positive affirmations and post them around my house! haha!

wish me luck friends!

my kids and DH are all very excited and supportive of me!

i will keep you posted!

my homework.

wish me luck: it’s also back-to-school for me, eeeeek!!

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