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Im sick. Ugh.

Hey guys.

I've been a really bad student this week. I vowed at the beginning of this week that I would go to all of my classes since I missed all of last week being sick.  Yeah well, it just didn't happen that way for me.  I went to all of my classes on Monday and Tuesday, but then I skipped Spanish on both Wednesday and Friday, and I skipped sexualities on Thursday. I didn't even go to campus today.  I slept through Spanish, then Michael and I got up to go to stats, but realized that we were just getting our tests back today. I really don't even want to know what I got, a bad grade would've just ruined my weekend. 

I don't know what it is this semester, I just can't get my ass to class. Of course I always complete all of my big assignments and do them well, but I hate having my time wasted in classes.  I think my get up and go got up and went.

I think I already mentioned this, but Michael and I are moving into a new apartment complex at the end of this month.  This week we've been looking at apartments and trying to decide where we're headed. Today we finally decided, and I'm pretty happy with the decision.  Our new apartment is the same size as the one we're currently living in, but rent is $60 less a month. On top of that the stove and heating are both gas, and the complex pays for all gas.  We're also super excited because there's actual central air instead of the stupid evaporative cooler we have at our current place.  The icing on the cake is that they pay for basic cable, which we have now, but are paying $45 a month for. Basically we're about to be saving ourselves a lot of money :)

The only problem is we only got one application and then realized we needed two, so we have to wait until Monday to put in our applications and deposit.  We're gunna rush over there Monday morning to make sure we get the apartment- it's the only one bedroom left on the complex, and we want it.  I'm not too worried though, I think we made a good impression on the manager and he knows we want it.  I'm really glad to be getting out of our current place.  We were totally unfamiliar with Las Cruces and inexperienced at apartment living when we moved here, but we really knew what to look for this time.  I think it's going to be a much better fit for us. I'm still not looking forward to the actual moving part of moving, but I'm more at ease now that we've picked a place.

I have more to write, but it's so unrelated I think I'm going to make it a second post.  I freaking love blogging, I don't know why I ever quit.  It's good to be back :)

My thoughts have been overwhelming me these days. And I finally was able to talk out loud, with someone whose opinion I value very much. And even though she didnt tell me what to do or what decision to make, talking to her about still helped me immensely. 

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While sitting around the table in the conference meeting during our 2.5 hour afternoon session with our behaviorist, principal, counselor, my staff, and the assistant Special Ed director for the district, we began to talk about people thinking about their schedules and when they might have a half hour or 45 minutes to relieve me so I could do some testing on kids or lead small groups about socializing (aka, what my job was supposed to be from the get-go).  Someone else said "or go to the bathroom".

Is it wrong that I was able to joke, "Nah, that's what 3 o'clock is for!" and Nathan (the ass't director of Special Ed) quipped, "3?  That seems a little early ....".  I actually kind of loved that moment...but it also kinda sucks realizing that my first minute to myself where I can do things like go to the bathroom USUALLY don't happen until 3pm...which is when the school day ends.

I think progress shall be made.  I have good feelings about this.