I'm Loving IT!

Hello dear friends. I started back to school on Monday. All I can say is that school  IS AWWWWEEESOME! I am so thankful to be going through this journey. Let me tell you, when I received my bill from school this summer with the amount of tuition that was still due, I freaked out because I did not know how I was going to come up with that money. I thought my journey was about to come to a fast halt. Like a night in shinning armor, my husband cashed out his 401k to pay for my college. He said to me , "Na' (that's what he calls me) this is no joke! You are going to have to get serious and succeed at this!" I wanted to cry because I did ask him to do that nor did I know he was going to do that! I have to say how blessed I am to have a MAN who literally would give the world to make my dreams come true. So a big shout out to my husband for making sure that I continued on my path of success.

I want to quickly remind people to make sure that they give back to their community in any way possible because I am thankful that I received an scholarship from the Paul Olge Foundation here in Indiana (I wrote a blog entry on the amazing organization last year. If you have the time please read it because the history of the foundation it truly incredible.). I also want to thank the Catherine Spalding Foundation for their scholarship this school year. Enough of the Grammy Thanks You's.

I have been trying to upload pictures from my first day as an Occupational Therapy student; however, the email isn't posting to my blog. Hopefully I can get those pictures up soon for you to see how fun it was! I must say I have also been blessed to have fun, focused, and successful people in my cohort! One of my classmates said to me that we have already did the hard part with trying to get in the program, now we need to start feeling like each and everyone of us deserve to be here because we were chosen out of hundreds of people. That's when a light bulb went off! She was right! I tend to freak out about if I am good enough to stay in the program since I have heard that people get dropped for grades? After watching that TED Talk broadcast of Fake it Til You Become it (it's one of my blog entries if you would like to watch it), I feel like I am getting some good energy everywhere I turn now. It's like BAM in you face! BAM in your face! THIS IS YOUR JOURNEY! THIS IS WHERE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AT THIS TIME IN YOUR LIFE! All I can say is how thankful I am that I am keeping my eyes wide open and I am willing to receive all great opportunities in my life! Have you ever felt just so thankful for something that your heart just feels moved by every great opportunity that comes your way? I just feel too blessed to be stressed. Literally! I did some studying last night. Normally I panic about making sure I remember it all for the test, but I just feel like everything I am learning is meant to be. So why should I stress about the test when I should be enjoying this moment right now?

I know this was a long post but I had soooo much to say. I want to THANK YOU for reading this and those who have followed me, THANK YOU for believing in me. Even though I may not know you personally, you gave me good energy to succeed too. THANK ALL OF YOU!

I am hoping the best for all of you out there!

Fake it til you become IT!

Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are #TED : http://on.ted.com/hgno

I did not know anything about TED talks until my Communication class I had a few sessions ago. Since I have had the summer off, something has been calling me to watch it. Today I took the time and watched some videos. I am the type of person who believes in the meta-physical world, which is, we create our lives by our belief system, the conscious AND the unconscious. Watching this talk, something clicked within me! "If I believe I create my world, why am I not confident about my decision? Why am I  doubting myself and my path?" Boom! Because that is how I am ACTING! By no means am I saying to someone that you nor I deserve bad things. I am saying if I don't like the way it is now why don't I change it? I thought to myself, "because I do not know how to act differently." These behaviors are basically habits that I have created. So know that I realize this, I know something has got to change.

Needless to say...... I'm about to fake it til I BECOME IT! I do deserve self confidence, which for me is a foundation for everything else that I want to personally achieve. It's a great talk!

I hope you enjoy it and I am hoping the best for all of you! ; )

Summer Off

I finished my last bachelor classes on the 17. Thank goodness. I will have no more classes until I start the program August 26. I ended with a B in both classed. All these B's are affecting my GPA. From what I calculate, if I want to graduate with a GPA over a 3.6, I need to have A's in 85% of my OT classes. So here is to hoping.

I finished my CPR certification last Saturday. All I need to do is to complete my Medical Terminology course. I am hoping to get to it next week. I still have my last Hep B shot to get in October; however, I can load my titre results and other shot records up to school. I need to join my school's OT association and get  shirts that have my schools logo on them. I met two students in K.I.T.E this week that said they will give me their shirts to use. So I am happy that I am saving money on that.

This week I am volunteering for K.I.T.E again. K.I.T.E is a program that my school's enTech offers kids with disabilities throughout the year. I am actually working with two kids. One in the morning and one in the afternoon. My kid in the morning has autism and my afternoon kid has ADHD and sensory processing disorder. Both of the kids are soooo smart and loving. My afternoon kid told me yesterday that he loves me so much and kissed me on my shoulder. Then he asked me, "who is my big girl?" I said, "Me." Then it hit me.... why did I just answer this 6 year old? I was in shock at my  reaction. I just answered this little kid. He is the sweetest kid! I find myself not wanting this week to end. :(

I am hoping the best for all of you out there. If any of you have an instagram and would like to follow my journey, you can make a request to blaquedimondgmailcom.

I miss you guys

I have been seriously slacking the las few weeks. There has not been a thought in my mind that I have forgotten to blog and to keep my fellow friends update. I do have some really food news. I received two Scholarships that will help me pay for my $29,0000 tuition for new year. I felt and am so thankful for that . All together I receive $7200. Just typing it makes me want to sing praises. I am so thankful for that. I have also reached my loan age rate limit so now it have to really get my credit together now. Because I am calculating another $52,000 to finish the program. I am praying that me goal in becoming a Occupational therapist is in god's will.

I just rescued a cane corso for the shelter and I am planning to make him a therapy dog. His first train to be a good citizen is next week! Yey Jimmy. He is 7 and has the best temperament. My 18 month old lays on him. He is as sweet as what ever your favorite sweet thing is.

My classes this session have been soooo fun. I have been able to look at English in a way they want I would not have thought of before with my Textually class. Poetry and smooth writing in same story. AWESOME! Very nice and entertaining. Then my art class, which I thought would be art has turned into a performance class. Boy do I love drama and skits. It has been so fun. Next week is the last class for art and next  Monday the last class for my English class. I have to admit.... I love this journey that I am o ,and I am thankful that I get to experience this with the ones I live, my family.

Hoping the best for all of you out there.

THE END OF MY BA CLASSES!!!!!!!!

I finished my last session with a B in my Dram class and an A in my Communication class. I felt like I need to pick up my pace a little, so I started a new aromatherapy regimen called Brain Power from the Planet Therapy series. I have dibbed and dabbed in aromatherapy and I really like. I need to stay consistent with it though. I do it for a week and then get bored of doing it and then I am ready for the next adventure, a new change, even though I resent change. LOL. I know that in my new profession I need to become more focused so that my patience will be focused in their therapy and get the results that I would be looking for. 

This session I am taking Time Based are, which was very interesting last. We talked about conceptual art and how it was time based. Then we got our first assignment of making a flip book or an artist book. I think I am going to be making the artist book. I was thinking of using film I have in the kid’s keep sake box to represent how fast time goes by. Not just in the age of technology but also with growing into adulthood, just a thought. I am also taking Intro to Textuality which has no clear definition about what it is. The stories we are reading are interesting. I know I have to get an A in both of these classes because these B's are lowering my GPA and I can’t have that! No! No!

I started my Medical Terminology course that I need for the program. I am a note taker. There are lots of notes that I have for the 11% that I have completed. The goal is to get to 100% by Aug. 10. I do not see that as a problem. I go take my second Hep B shot tomorrow. My last one will be in Oct. I have to mail out this money order for my CRP class that I am dragging my husband in to take with me. I was thinking," Hey, he is a soccer coach and works are people all the time. He needs to know how to preform CRP if necessary." He just gives me the "Yes honey" Look. LOL

Oh and I realized how much school is going to cost for me….. $35k for 1 year. I only have $19k in aid. That includes the $7000 worth of scholarships I have gotten. I was denied a loan thought Sallie May and now do not know what I am going to do. L Any suggestions PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks all the updates I have for now. Oh and I have decided to start do yoga, looking forward to getting that on crack n'

I am hoping the best for all of you out there. Make sure to take care of yourself first because there is only one you! ;)