New year, new stuff...

Okay. I know I haven't posted in a while but I took some time off before this semester to veg out. While this seems to have helped mentally (we'll get to that in a minute), it really hurt physically. I had been going to the gym three days a week since May of last year but when the semester ended I just stopped going for three weeks and man could I tell it when I started back. My biggest mistake was trying to pickup right where I left off. Seems the human body does not like things like that and it let me know in no uncertain terms.

Anyway, the holidays were pretty uneventful and normal (as normal can be I guess) and now school has started back. I decided late last semester to change my concentration from math and language arts to math and science. I like math and science better and feel I would do a better job teaching science over language arts. Having done that however, put me slightly behind in class credits if I still intended to finish at GTCC this spring and transfer to ECU in August (more on this in a bit too).

So, being of sound mind (after my three week rest) I signed up for the following classes: Calculus, Statistics, Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Art Appreciation, and American Lit. Counting labs that's 11 classes and 25 credit hours. So far it's not too bad. The math classes both build off of previous ideals and I'm pretty good at math and the sciences all play off each other to some extent. This, along with 2-3 hours 3 days a week at the gym add up to a pretty full schedule, but I will be finished in May and I will have the summer to take any classes I'd like.

Then, assuming I get accepted, I'll start ECU classes in August. These will be online so I can work (hopefully) in a classroom during the day. After two years, and more gray hair, I'll be a full-fledged middle school math and science teacher. :-)

I'm not going to promise I'll update everyday or even consistently, but I know that some of you like to see what's going on and I like writing about it when I get time. I will try to be more diligent in updating. Until then, life live to it's fullest and remember not to take it too seriously; no one gets out alive anyway.


MH