Family Day Week-end-February 18, 2012

Our first real snowfall of the season in Whitby. I think we may have gotten close to 5 cm finally. I know--hard to believe here in Canada our first "amount" of snow is end of February. I'm really buried in school work. I got 14.5/15 on my first assignment, which is encouraging, but I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed with the amount of work. I have 2 midterms next week and as4 signments more to do, and I've finished 1 already, and started 2, and there are 2 I haven't started yet. Forget the readings. Thankfully after next week, it's reading week, and I'm confident I will be doing work all week. Group projects out the yingyang, at least my groups are pretty terrific. Great people, no drama. Getting over my winters blahs at least. About 6 weeks worth of as close to feeling depressed as I hope to ever feel, and it seems that many are stuck in it this year. Biggest complaint right now it my back and neck. I think it's probably from my backpack, but a few weeks worth of pain and tension has me ready for a massage.

Snowed in-January 19, 2012

Well my first official "snow day" in Peterborough. It happens to be my youngest childs 13th birthday today, so I really wanted to be home, but my plans and the overall universe plan, are not always the same I have come to realize. We got about 6 inches of snow in about 3 or 4 hours. It just came down like crazy, and I started out to attempt to drive, but the white outs and snow covered roads convinced me to stay. So I'm tucked in my home away from home, with an egg salad sub, and a new book. I am not even going to study tonight. My stomach felt a bit "off" all day, but it seems to have recovered nicely now and I felt like I was running a fever, but that too seems to have gone. Other than the loud noises coming from my stomach, everything seems to ok. Hopefully whatever was bugging me has come and gone. I am glad I woke Christian up at his official birth time of 5:59am this morning to wish him a happy birthday. His two sisters are taking him out for a birthday dinner, and we'll have ours with him and the brothers and grandparents on Saturday evening. All is well with the world.

First Week-Second Semester-January 15 2012

Well, first week down, 14 to go this semester. Getting involved in some student leadership now. Did new student orientation, we had about 700 new students come in last week. I'm also put in to do peer tutoring, and within a few hours had a request for 2 regular jobs. It is going to be a busy semester, and I love my sign language course. I hope to continue it and be able to develop that skill. My 1 year of termination past 11 days ago. It was a tough day to get through actually. I still have some residual feelings that come up from time to time. The more I understand and reflect, the more I am in disbelief about that place and most of the people. Mostly I am just grateful to be free of that bondage and be moving forward.
It is extremely cold right now, but we have had an amazing winter so far. The first real snow of the year is finally on the ground. This past week, I stayed in Peterborough Wednesday night, due to freezing rain and snow. I had to miss a 1 year medallion at my group and the business meeting, which I hate to do since I'm the secretary, however "first things first". Then Friday I started out and got about 20 minutes in and turned around due to the treacherous road conditions.
I think today is a "home" work day. The house is a mess, so cleaning house and maybe a work out are in order. My friend at school Kathy was away last week, and I will be so glad to have her back tomorrow. We had adjusted our schedules so we are in every class together. She is a straight shooter and hard worker, and we have lots of laughs together.

1 year past-January 5 2012

365 days into my new life now. It is 1 year and 1 day since I was terminated without cause. The only regrets I have are some of the people that I thought were friends turned out to be the opposite of friends, and that continues to cause me some occassional sadness and disappointment, but I will keep healing and time will help with that. I am on my true path today and  I am happy joyous and free!

Welcome 2012-January 2, 2012

We had a great ushering in of the New Year at my sisters place. It was a great year of change for everyone, and the company was wonderful to spend time with. A childhood friend, more of my sisters, but fantastic person, Lee and her husband Ron, my sister Linda and brother in law Michael, my nephew Derek and niece Jenna and their child Laurel who I absolutely adore. She is such a joy in my life. Also my husband Will and son Christian. Also the 3 canine girls of the house, Lilly, Rosie and Georgia. All but the 3 girls made it up to midnight for a change! Linda, Derek and Laurel were battling colds, but hung in there. Played some Monopoly and a thinking/feeling/talking game and ate way too much. Hated to leave, but started my workout "resolution" today. Very cold tonight, feel worried about the homeless tonight.

Christmas Vacation-December 27, 2011

Another year is coming to a close. It's mind boggling to me that only a year ago our lives were in complete turmoil and it felt as though everything was slipping away. Now a year later my husband is running his own business, and doing quite well, and I've just finished my first semester as a full time student with a 91.3% average. Yes I did work very hard for those marks, it did not come easy, but it was rewarding for sure. I've made some new friends, and learned who my true friends are. There was some disappointment in those I thought were real friendships and learned otherwise, but I'm ok to release those now, and know that some people are only in our lives for a specific reason and timeframe and it's ok to move on from them. There has been way more good than bad that this past year has revealed to me, even though I would never have believed that 11 months ago, it is so. I am exactly where I suppose to be and it feels great. Christmas was wonderful, probably the best I can remember. I had a full week off prior to Christmas, and this week right after Christmas off, and then another week! I have volunteered to help with new student orientation for the January starters, so I go in for training a week from Thursday and I think I'll be ready for it then. Our commerical business is doing well, we've gotten a new client and another one lined up that seems promising, and our schedule is pretty good now, we work 4 weeks on a rotating schedule and then get 2 weeks off. We will be going out to my sister and brother in laws Linda and Mikes place for New Years Eve. I am really looking forward to spending some time there. I miss spending time with my sister, and her son and daughter in law with my 7 month old great niece Laurel (from birth story in May) will be there. I just love her so much, and feel a real connection to her. Much like her father, my nephew Derek. He was always special to me and has an aura about him that draws people to him and she has the same thing. My daughter told me tonight she's looking at doing an international exchange during her 4th year of university, which is about 18 months away, which will be an excellent experience for her. Well more relaxation for me. Worked tonight, but tomorrow I have nothing booked, except maybe reading and movie watching. Life is good...no great!

Week 13-November 28, 2011

Heading into week 13 now. Had over 20 assignments and group projects due, and down to 2! One is pretty much done, few things to do and just waiting for the day to arrive to present to class, and one I've started and will take me most of the week or week-end to finish up, then finals and done. All is going pretty awesome for the most part. Made 1 really good friend that I plan to keep up with and hopefully will settle in with a few more. I am staying in Peterborough tonight at my room rental place. That has worked out pretty well. Only 5 minutes from school and clean and quiet. Prefer when he's on afternoon shift, then I have the place to myself at night, and usually out in the morning before he surfaces. Tonight he has company of some sort, I didn't interupt, as they are watching Toy Story movie I believe, but he'll be long gone when I get up in the morning, so I'll have the place to myself to get ready. Started volunteer at The Denise House, and I love it. Such interesting people. Life is a blessing, I feel so grateful to be where I am in life.