I've spent the first 4 weeks of this semester sick as a dog. S-I-C-K but not the normal kind of sick. Instead, over Christmas I discovered that my life would be changing once again by a fourth child and final addition to my family! Yes, I am pregnant! However, even before I found this out I was keenly … Continue reading Diary of a Mom in College: The Announcement I Never Thought I’d Be Making Again
One of the cool things about being a nontraditional student is my "place" on campus. Many nontraditional students have a difficult time because of their older, working, parent status and that is understandable. I, too, used to feel invisible and out of place, but I have come to this "middle" that I really like. … Continue reading Diary of a Mom in College: Stuck in the Middle with You
I have read articles based on the power of saying no but it hasn't been until recent that the idea of saying no has become real and necessary. As a mom, college or not, I often find myself saying yes to everything. Maybe that isn't even a mom thing, maybe it's a woman thing? I … Continue reading Diary of a Mom in College: The Power of NO
Disclaimer: this blog post is a diary entry and may include emotional outbursts! The description of my feelings seems wordy but any fans of English Romanticism will totally get it. I am not necessarily having a Wordsworthian overflow, but I am having one all the same. Why? Well, because after being a college student for … Continue reading Diary of a Mom in College: Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Emotions
Max and I started off as colleagues on the Pearson Student Advisory Board. To be honest, I didn't really take the time to get to know him personally in the beginning because I was incredibly intimidated not only by him but by all my co-board members. After all, I was the only one in my … Continue reading Friends with Max: Bridging the Gap Between Traditional and Nontraditional Students
I've had this dream for quite a few nights in a row. I dream that I am in a race with a large group of people, most of them people I know: from present-day friends and acquaintances at school to friends from when I was younger. I start the race off pretty good, a nice … Continue reading Diary of a Transferring Mom: Recurring Race Dream
All I have heard is how bad it is to be an overachiever -- to resist the temptation to procrastinate, to always want the best grades, to do the very best I know I can do. I have read countless "lists" of ways to spot an overachiever as if finding one is somehow a prize … Continue reading Diary of a Transferring Mom: I am an Overachiever
When dropping off my youngest son, David Jr., at the child care center/preschool on campus a few days ago he did something he has never done before: he held on to me and came back to hug me 4 times. He didn't want me to leave. Having seen him ditch me within seconds on his very first … Continue reading Diary of a Transferring Mom: Moms for Moms
It's weird, I have never considered myself to be a member of Slytherin. Some of you are now wondering if you are even on the right blog, I assure you, you are! At my university there is an English class that is titled "Trends and Movements in English Literature." During the fall semester the class … Continue reading Diary of a Transferring Mom: The Sorting Hat
For the greater part of the last month I have been apprehensive about the coming semester. Would my classes end up being what I expected them to be? Would my professors be good, if not great? Would I find a parking spot on the first day? Would I feel like I belonged? It is only … Continue reading Diary of a Transferring Mom: I Belong
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