We had to write blogs in this class. I never considered myself a blogger and I really don't read other people blogs. With it being a direct affect on my grade, I made up in my mind that I would do it. I actually found myself enjoying writing blogs in class and actually reading my classmates blogs. It was my way to vent and get those quirky thoughts in my head out. Reading my other classmates blogs let me see a side of them I did not see in class.
Will I continue to blog outside of class????
I would like to think so. However how many times have I started a journal and not kept up with it... A few dozen times.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Monday, March 16, 2015
Using Google + in Class
I have never really used Google + before this class. I had initially signed up for it but only because it was the new social media "thing to do" . I never used it. With it being a requirement in the class, I used it frequently and found myself enjoying it. I have connected with several pages on Google + and I post articles to my page from time to time. I have connected with more students with Google + and some co-workers.
I know I will continue to use Google + after this class.
I know I will continue to use Google + after this class.
Monday, March 9, 2015
Do Not LEND Your Friends Money
My mom always told me to never lend money that you can not afford to miss. I kept this saying near and dear in my mind and have used it time and time again. I recently bought concert tickets for the a concert coming in August for my friends and my husband. I bought 6 in total. 2 for my and my husband 2 for my two of my friends, and the other two for one of my friends and her boyfriend.... Everyone has paid me back except for the one friend and her boyfriend. We have been friends for years!!! And I do consider her like family! We rarely ever argue and have had minimal disagreements.
This issue is slowly becoming a wedge between us. I don't want it to but like anyone in this world, I don't play about my money either. When I told everyone the price of the tickets, she chimed in with the okay and said she would pay me that weekend. That weekend was 2 weeks ago. She informed a week after ticket purchase that she was tight financially and I was somewhat sympathetic to her issue. I was more baffled than concerned. My friend and her boyfriend both work full time jobs with GREAT salaries, no kids, and her house was inherited. But still I was a tad sympathetic. That sympathy left my body when she went and spent $300 on a tattoo that covers majority of her thigh AND had the audacity to send me like 15 pics of it.
Did you ask me can you spend my money on a tattoo??
I have nicely told her this weekend that I would need my money by the end of the week or her tickets would be sold. I do not think I am being unfair. Who doesn't pay for their stuff??? No one likes owing anybody anything. She knows I have a new house, two kids, etc. etc. Am I hurting over the $200? Not at all. But I do want my money. It is mine!
Am I being mean??
I don't think so!
This issue is slowly becoming a wedge between us. I don't want it to but like anyone in this world, I don't play about my money either. When I told everyone the price of the tickets, she chimed in with the okay and said she would pay me that weekend. That weekend was 2 weeks ago. She informed a week after ticket purchase that she was tight financially and I was somewhat sympathetic to her issue. I was more baffled than concerned. My friend and her boyfriend both work full time jobs with GREAT salaries, no kids, and her house was inherited. But still I was a tad sympathetic. That sympathy left my body when she went and spent $300 on a tattoo that covers majority of her thigh AND had the audacity to send me like 15 pics of it.
Did you ask me can you spend my money on a tattoo??
I have nicely told her this weekend that I would need my money by the end of the week or her tickets would be sold. I do not think I am being unfair. Who doesn't pay for their stuff??? No one likes owing anybody anything. She knows I have a new house, two kids, etc. etc. Am I hurting over the $200? Not at all. But I do want my money. It is mine!
Am I being mean??
I don't think so!
Friday, March 6, 2015
My Love to Read
I read a classmate's blog on his passion for reading and it inspired this blog topic. I love to read. It is one of my favorite activities. When I do actually catch a moment to myself, which is kinda of hard these days, you will catch me with a book in my hand or my tablet. I never had a problem readings but my passion for reading started when I was right out of 5th grade actually.
The summer camp I was going to that summer before my 6th grade, started participating in the D.E.A.R program. The D.E.A.R. program was getting used in schools around that time and to be honest I do not know if they still do it. Its the Drop Everything And Read. You had to bring a book everyday, and 30 minutes was blocked out for reading. If you didn't bring a book, they had the most boring and dull books to read. My mom was already big on reading and you could catch us at the library at least three times a week. One day I forgot my book and asked my mom for a book. It was my first adult novel. I was reading teen books , my baby sitters club, goosebumps, etc. I will never forget it. It was The Maintenance Man by Michael Baisden. I was so intrigued. I saw the people, the places they talked about, everything. I finished the novel in two days.
After that, I was hooked! I had to read. It became an hunger to read and consume more. I become my mother; reading partner. We would read books, and discuss them. We talked about the characters in the book as they were real people and we knew them personally. I got so hooked where I would stay up late reading. I would tell myself just one more page, one more chapter, and so one and so forth. The passion stayed with me till this day.
While I have been afforded to travel to a lot of places and different countries, I tell people I have been all over the world in books. I love all categories; Romance, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery, etc, etc, etc
The summer camp I was going to that summer before my 6th grade, started participating in the D.E.A.R program. The D.E.A.R. program was getting used in schools around that time and to be honest I do not know if they still do it. Its the Drop Everything And Read. You had to bring a book everyday, and 30 minutes was blocked out for reading. If you didn't bring a book, they had the most boring and dull books to read. My mom was already big on reading and you could catch us at the library at least three times a week. One day I forgot my book and asked my mom for a book. It was my first adult novel. I was reading teen books , my baby sitters club, goosebumps, etc. I will never forget it. It was The Maintenance Man by Michael Baisden. I was so intrigued. I saw the people, the places they talked about, everything. I finished the novel in two days.
After that, I was hooked! I had to read. It became an hunger to read and consume more. I become my mother; reading partner. We would read books, and discuss them. We talked about the characters in the book as they were real people and we knew them personally. I got so hooked where I would stay up late reading. I would tell myself just one more page, one more chapter, and so one and so forth. The passion stayed with me till this day.
While I have been afforded to travel to a lot of places and different countries, I tell people I have been all over the world in books. I love all categories; Romance, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery, etc, etc, etc
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Google Drive vs Microsoft Word
So I have never used Google Drive before this English course. I have always used Microsoft word, I am certified in Microsoft programs. It is my go to and I love it various functions. I think what I love most about it, is the fact that I am GREAT at utilizing it. When my professor first introduced Google Drive to me, I thought it was a waste of time because I knew I would never use it. With the professor making it a requirement, I just thought I would write in Microsoft then copy and paste it to Google Drive.
I have slowly started to really like Google Drive. It has so many nice functions. I have come to love the not having to save anything. Everything is recoverable . This proved to be one my favorite functions after I lost my 10 page legal brief when my computer decided to shut down on its own. There goes 4 hours of my life and an extra 25 minutes of verbally abusing my computer, and 15 minutes of almost deciding to quit school that I would never get back.
I have started using Google Drive at work, and it really is great. The links and search functions are pretty great as well.
So all in all, what I thought was pretty useless has become a staple in my everyday life.
I have slowly started to really like Google Drive. It has so many nice functions. I have come to love the not having to save anything. Everything is recoverable . This proved to be one my favorite functions after I lost my 10 page legal brief when my computer decided to shut down on its own. There goes 4 hours of my life and an extra 25 minutes of verbally abusing my computer, and 15 minutes of almost deciding to quit school that I would never get back.
I have started using Google Drive at work, and it really is great. The links and search functions are pretty great as well.
So all in all, what I thought was pretty useless has become a staple in my everyday life.
Monday, March 2, 2015
You Reap what You Sow....
My four year old is currently driving me crazy!!!! His attitude and behavior is getting a little out of control. As sweet as he can be, he can be just a sour!
Have you ever see the commercial for Sour Patch candy? Where the piece of candy is doing something demonic and then flips the script and immediately becomes a sweetie? That commercial could double for a PSA about 4 yr. old children. He can be my little angel and then turn around and turn into Damien. Everyone looks at him and think he is the sweetest and his behaves so well in school. Its when he comes home that the crazy comes out.
The irony of it all is that he acts just like I did when I was a child. I was horrible. I put my parents the some things! My mom always told me I was going to reap what I had sowed when I had my own children but who is really thinking about children at 14 and 15 years of ago.
Now when I call my mom and tell her what craziness her first born grandchild is putting me through, she listens to the entire story, chuckles, and says , "You Just Reaping".
It drives me crazy but only because deep down, I know she is right!
Have you ever see the commercial for Sour Patch candy? Where the piece of candy is doing something demonic and then flips the script and immediately becomes a sweetie? That commercial could double for a PSA about 4 yr. old children. He can be my little angel and then turn around and turn into Damien. Everyone looks at him and think he is the sweetest and his behaves so well in school. Its when he comes home that the crazy comes out.
The irony of it all is that he acts just like I did when I was a child. I was horrible. I put my parents the some things! My mom always told me I was going to reap what I had sowed when I had my own children but who is really thinking about children at 14 and 15 years of ago.
Now when I call my mom and tell her what craziness her first born grandchild is putting me through, she listens to the entire story, chuckles, and says , "You Just Reaping".
It drives me crazy but only because deep down, I know she is right!
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