Week 15 - My Final Famous Last Words!

This is it y'all. It is THURSDAY! I have one more final and one more paper and I am done for this semester. It is completely bittersweet. I loved this class so the fact that it is over makes me really sad. I wish I could take it over and over again for credit hours just for fun.

This class has taught me a lot about myself and how it is completely possible for me to be a writer. I just have to sit down and start typing. Of course, practice makes perfect and that's what this class was able to do for me. I have thoroughly enjoyed the readings from the Untextbook ( which was also fantastic) but also reading other stories that I didn't think I would be able to! This way of getting ideas and finding out my creativity is still intact in my olden age of 20 is mindblowing.

Laura if you read this - THANK YOU. You have been an incredible professor (more like ally). You have been encouraging, kind and a helper. If I ever write a book, I am coming to you first to help me edit and be my partner.

To everyone in this class - I loved your stories. Never lose your creativity and talent.

And to me, you are better than you think. Never lose your spark.

 ( from my webcam) 

My plans are for this week to eat a bunch of delicious food ( I am looking at you, FROZEN ORANGE CHICKEN FROM WALMART), play my new expansion packs on Sims 4 (GET FAMOUS!!!!!!!!!!), and watch all of Ugly Betty and maybe Friends too since I have never seen that. Signing out for one of the last times - Goodbye Mythology and Folklore! 

Famous Last Words: I AM SO COLD

Hello anybody and everybody reading this! It is a Sunday afternoon and I am freezing. I am tired. I have four finals this week. I want to drink spiked hot chocolate and watch Christmas movies. Please send help and maybe a bottle of peppermint vodka for my hot chocolate. Maybe 100 boxes of macaroni and cheer so I have a healthy diet of noodles and cheese so I can get a healthy diet going on this week.

This week is dead week, but I am not sure that my professors know what that means since I will only have one final on the actual finals week. That final is on Friday at 1:30 so I can't even go home early. I am trapped at school with almost nothing to do except cry, study, test, and repeat. My goal is to stay hydrated, live at the library, try to drink more than coffee, find a way to have tasty coffee without 100 pounds of sugar and survive. I am planning on making a mental health schedule. Just small things throughout the week that personally make me feel good so I don't get too discouraged. Things like facemasks, getting my nails done, watching a movie, playing games with my boyfriend. I plan on doing simple things that may not take a lot of time, but it will make me happy and feel better about myself.

In conclusion, I am struggling this week but I will make it. It won't be fun but I can do it. The less I dread it, the easier it will be to get through. One day at a time - one test a day! I can do this - I just have to believe in myself.

Finals this week:

( Me pretending I am okay) 

• Public Relations Research Final (online anytime)
• ASL part 1 Monday
• ASL part 2 Wednesday
• Sociology of Religion Thursday
• Finish Mythology THIS WEEK!!!

Famous Last Words: Week 12

Here I am again, waiting until the last minute to finish my work... I had a really quick weekend of sleeping all day every day and just didn't have time to do homework like I should have. I am a little disappointed in myself but I was recovering from a stomach bug all week so here is the weekend to be better!

Today it is cold and snowing, I was extremely tired but I have still made it to all my classes today! I am really proud of myself for going. It has been a pretty good day even though I had to take a test. I only have two classes left and I am looking forward to the time I can eat. I really am enjoying my American Sign Language class this week. It has been fun and hopefully will only get better.

This week I will go to all my classes. I am speaking it into existence so I can fix my sleep schedule and really get things done. I know I am so tired right now, I wish a nap was in the books for me.

Here is to being better this week!  Also maybe eating better, working out, getting enough sleep, seeing my family and going to a therapy appointment.

To end this, here is a list of my goals:
1.) Sleep better and longer
2.) Wake up at the same time every day this week (DO NOT OVERSLEEP)
3.) Eat a vegetable every day
4.) Stop drinking wine - it makes you sick
5.) Get caught up and AHEAD on Mythology - it is fun!
6.) Try to do a lot of extra credit, you need it girl...
7.) Maybe try to finish the class next week? That would be fun.
8.) Enjoy yourself. Only one year left of college!

 (of me, by me doing work this week) 

Famous Last Words: BE BETTER

Last week I said I would make it to all of my 9:30 classes..... I made approximately 0. I really wasn't doing well this week but I am hoping for a better start this week. I am hoping that my new found motivation and weekend of rest will help me for this trying week.

This week I am trying a new thing where I set goals for myself.

Goals:

• Go to class (especially ASL) 
• Finish all homework in a TIMELY manner
• Be productive this week - no sleeping all day again
• Try to go to the gym at least once
• eat healthier 
• Practice ASL every day! 
• Get on a sleep schedule - up everyday by 9 and in bed at 11:30 

I think with these new goals, I will be successful. I love to complete goals so maybe setting some for myself is the way I need to go about getting them done. I know I can be successful if I just try hard enough I can do it. 

This past week has been really trying for me. My depression was flared - I slept all day everyday and I had no motivation. I want this week to be better so I am starting off by going to be early and limiting my screen time. Starting tomorrow instead of playing on my phone before bed I will start reading or listening to a podcast. I used to love reading for fun but now I just do not have the time. I am hoping this is a better week and reading will make me happy again. 

If you read this - thanks for keeping up with me. I am always open to talk about anything and everything. 

(https://memesbams.com/funny-motivational-memes/) 

Famous Last Words: We Are Half Way Done!

It is the halfway point of the semester and reality is kicking in... My first class has ended and midterm grades are coming out. This hasn't bee n my best semester but this week I got my second wind and have more motivation than ever to do well!

My first class ended with a B which is okay... but I am striving for better. I am doing worse in my sign language class than I would like, but I am struggling so hard with it. A level three language is really hard but I am getting it done!

I am a known procrastinator and sleep inner so from this point on I have made the promise to myself I will go to ALL of my 9:30s for the rest of this semester - this will suck because the weather is cold and I hate doing anything before 10:30 AM, but I will survive and I will do well.

I am not exactly where I want to be in this class. I have made the extra effort ( even though it is past midnight and now I am in the grace period.. Bless the grace period because I would struggle without it. I have been so busy I have not taken part in the extra credit but it is super fun - I have really enjoyed it so far.

I am also having an internal debate on if I want to graduate a semester early. I do not think I am ready to go out into the real world but maybe I need to. Should I double major? I have it declared but I am not sure if I will stick with it. If I do that I would be on a normal track to graduate in four years, meaning I would have about a year and a half left of college. I have had so much fun at OU and really love what I have done with my time here. I have experienced and learned so much that I never want to leave, but I know the time will be coming soon. It is heartbreaking for me.

Until next time - I hope I have a great week !

(motivation cat)