Brenda’s answer about the cows and chickens is correct. I’ll be posting the answers soon.
Meanwhile, I am still doing documentation for that lesson, figuring 4 Math problems for homework, writing a 2 pager about guitar history for MA class, and have to come up with a topic proposal for Composition, alongside doing a re-write for the last paper, which came back with a ‘Not Ready for Grading’ note on it.
Five pages 3 sources to shuffle and print.
I H-A-T-E college classes. Trying to meet someone else’s idea of what is good writing and train of thought to follow. There’s reasons why this is my Fifth try, and it’s only for an Associate Degree. My therapist says that nothing worthwhile comes easily. If it does, we wouldn’t appreciate it enough.
People keep telling me I’m so smart. Why have I never been good at earning money?
I got my Social Security report awhile back. Dismal and dreary wages over the years.
Six years with nothing at all: big round Zeroes in the little boxes. The best time of my life when I was home with my sons and I didn’t have to worry about meetings on snowy days and could walk the floor half the night with a baby cutting a tooth, and then sleep until Noon.
The salary of my spouse is much better. His generosity with it is legendary. HE already has a Bachelor’s Degree and would Just Love to be taking college classes for a Master’s and learning new stuff and debating ideas with people smart in his areas of interest.
This is a very lopsided partnership, and I’m doing the dragging.
I have 5 pages of typing to do for something else. It has to earn a grade of B, and not turning it in at all (which is my first thought) means I flunk the class. A required class within a podunk community college is about to cause me a nervous breakdown, even after I dropped an Ed Psyche class so I can focus on Composition.
Going round and round like this for days has not helped much. I guess I’ll have a cup of hot chocolate then face this screen again.
Sigh….
It’s a long time until the end of May.
~~love and Huggs, Diane
Does your husband help you with your homework? At least proofread it or give you ideas to make it better?
College sounds too complicated to me. I can barely help my son on his junior high homework. lol
Hope it gets better for you Diane. take care
I feel the same as you do, my hubs SS benefit report continues to grow, whereas mine just seems to sit there, almost stagnant. I’m making a LOT of changes right now, so that should change. And even though I wouldn’t have traded those years of staying at home with my kids for anything else on earth… I feel like I held us back financially by doing so. The guilt just kind of sits there, simmering under the surface.
It’s such a question of checks and balances. I’ve talked to him about this before and he’s always been fine with my decision to stay home with them, he supported it 100%. He was making good money so it wasnt a huge problem, although we did have to watch our spending. But now the kids are growing up and I’m back to having to renew job skills all over again. It is hard to make up for lost time in the job market.
I can imagine school would be kind of difficult for you after all these years! Good Luck to you Diane, and you ARE smart. Hang in there!
Thanks to All.
Husband took me to McDs for breakfast and jotted down some ideas about writing on a napkin. His patience can be overwhelming and he says he doesn’t like it when his wife is unhappy, even when it’s for her own good.
He says I did almost 2 pages just whining about it, so doing the actual job should come easily
The 2 page report on the guitar spilled over onto another page after I got the correct font and formatting, so that made me feel a bit better,too.
~~love and Huggs, Diane
Hang in there! I think I know the frustration level you’re at – but each person has their unique feelings and I don’t want to say that I know exactly what you’re going through. Don’t let the masses bring you down – you have such a wonderful life, and the thing is, you KNOW it. You know that college and academia is temporary – but in the end, necessary. The shining gold key dangling in front of you is the goal line – and you’re making your way to it. Your family is along for the ride – together – what could be better than that?
College papers are not fun. I’m learning it all over again why I got so burned out and frustrated 10 years ago – but, like you, I know it’s temporary pain for hopefully a long reward.
Keep up the good work! And isn’t your hubby a sweetie for breakfast and a pep talk?
I think so! Take care!