Jana < Algebra

So one of my biggest (and most legitimate) fears of doing this is that I have to pass COLLEGE ALGEBRA. Not only do I have to pass it, I have to get a B or higher.

I still have nightmares about math classes growing up.

It just doesn't click for me. I made it to trig in high school and dropped the class after being lost on day 1. I didn't need it... not really sure why I signed up for it in the first place. But the point is, I've never done well in a math class before. Hand me the guidelines to a massive research paper, and BAM! Done. And with an easy A. But math? This shiz is for the birds.

As sad as it is, I started with Elementary Algebra this semester. I could've taken Intermediate because once upon a time I took a "Business Math" at the same college and it qualified me for it. But lezzbereal here.....
I would've been shooting myself in the foot.

I needed to start FROM THE BEGINNING, square one, where stuff is spelled out and familiar. I got through some Algebra classes in high school, but that was like, um... a bajillion years ago. Furreal. So Elementary it was, and I'm not regretting it one bit!!

This was my unit 2 test. Granted, you can see that the first couple problems weren't hard, but I STILL GOT AN A!! That's really all that matters. Oh, and out of the 100 points, 2 that I missed were a very stupid addition error. Der. So I'm proud of this, despite how simple it is to others.

I'm currently holding onto an A in this class, and our unit 3 test is this week. After that, we'll have a comprehensive final (yes, this makes me nervous). There aren't any requirements for this class... if I get a C, I'll still move on to the Intermediate. But I want to try REALLY hard to understand every little thing, hoping that it will spill over into the next semester, and the next.

So I just wanted to take a minute to brag. I know, for a fact, that there will be tears at some point next semester. I know that I won't always pull As from tests, but I had to celebrate the moment.

I'm actually doing okay in a math class. For once.

It's Official.

Moving day has been decided upon.
 
It was one of those things where I didn't wanna think about it, and the parents were too busy with their house being remodeled. But one day it occurred to me that It's APRIL and time to start thinking about it.
 
After much deliberation.... June 1st is the big day.
 
This day is more convenient for me than it is for them, but I don't think they realize how little they will be involved. I'm an insanely organized person, and have full intentions of documenting what goes into which box, and where each box is going (this is going to require a storage unit-- sigh).
 
All I can think about is how much I'll miss my stuff. I know that sounds materialistic, but you get used to having access to all of it, whenever you want it, and that's suddenly taken away. My kitchen stuff, in particular, will be missed.
And yeah, I can go dig out whatever I want when I need it, but that's not as convenient. In fact, it sucks.
 
So until then, I get to decide what HAS to stay with me (scrapbook stuff, my tv-- duh, skates, etc.) and what can go away for a few years. *sniffle*


Oh, and a moving plan for Cottonelle. She's such a high-stress traveler, even if it IS only 3 miles away. Lots. Of. Meds. Poor kitty.

....this time?

The question, "What are you going to school for THIS TIME?" drums up some feelings for me.

I'm not mad, let's make that clear.

But I feel like people think I'm turning into one of those "professional students"-- you know, the people who just keep going back for more because they don't really wanna work or pay off student loans.

And that's simply NOT the case.

I AM A CHILD (PRODUCT?) OF THE RECESSION: Times are hard and life hasn't gone as planned. It also doesn't help that I'm single

Some of us are forced to do things based on necessity. Do you think I really WANT to be in this lengthy process of a situation? If  things were different back in the day, I might be settled into a career that wasn't threatened by the economy. Or, maybe I'd be right where I am because of unforeseen happenings. Who knows.

The point is, I hope this is the last time I have to "go back" to school. I'd love to be comfortable in a job, and heck, even have some benefits! When you've had to figure financial things out on your own since the beginning, like me, you may have made some decisions based on what was best at that time rather than what would be best forever. That's another blog for another time.
Here's to hoping this is what's best forever (or a long, long time!).