November, Day 6 - It Has Been So long!

I apologize profusely for leaving you in such boredom with a lack of updates on my life! Well maybe not. I'm sure I wasn't missed. :P but just so you should know, I missed you! 

  I think the biggest reason that I haven't been posting is because I have banned myself from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram because I would literally check them all every few minutes. It was disastrous! And then I would post consistently which, as you may have figured out, prevented me from focusing on school work. It was just a horrible black whole.

  I banned myself from them in September so it has been over two whole months! How do I feel about that? Horrible, actually! Well... I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I'm going crazy from not being able to see everyone's updates and from not being able to easily talk to anyone and everyone. On the other hand, I have been much more productive than I have been in years! It's so weird! Like I actually have time to do stuff with my life now. I've done a bit more reading. I actually bought a nice hardcover copy of Sherlock Holmes stories. It's pretty good so far but it shocks me to read about how he gets most of his answers while he is in a cocaine daze. Not exactly literature for children... Also I feel like I should mention that I finished chemistry!! *happy dance* I feel so accomplished for actually completing it. I also finished the personal finance course. I think I just have to do the final quiz for it. Oi. So that is 2 subjects down and 10 left to go!

  I feel rather encouraged over that. To actuall be making progress with my school work in a way that I haven't been able to do in a very long time just excites me. The biggest problem I have now is pacing myself. I have this tendency to over exert myself and do a whole bunch of school work for a long time during the day and then I'm left mentally exhausted which can take up to a week to recooperate. Not ideal if you ask me. So I have to make sure I give my brain a bunch of breaks. 

  Something new: I've started taking piano lessons! I have wanted to play piano for a very long time and I'm finally able to do it and I enjoy it so much.  It is one step closer to getting my "Jane Austen" education. ;) speaking of which, I should get an iTunes card so that I can finish downloading the rest of the "Pride and Prejudice" soundtrack. I love it so much. That will be on my to-do list. 

  Speaking of to-do lists, I should start constructing up a goal book for myself since Walmart doesn't sell the ones that I normally use when it isn't August. Such a rip off if you ask me. What if some kid accidentally pours milk on their day planner/goal book? They have to be stuck until next August to get a new one? Preposterous! Absurd! I have a problem with it. I wasn't able to get one when they were on sale and mine lasts only until this December. So I shall use my creativity and make one up myself. Perhaps with Microsoft Excel. 

  That should be all for now. I'm going crazy here, not having a social network life so I will most likely post again of my dreadful and uninspiring woes. I hope you're excited! :p

  Love, Mary xoxo

August, Day 25

   From the get go I should probably mention that I didn't complete my goal of finish module 15 in chemistry by Friday. Recently our cat ran away or got eaten by an owl and her five kittens have been left to our care so I have to feed them like every two hours with an eye dropper. They're only 4 weeks old and soooo cute. It's a bit of a pain though. So I have been busy these past few days playing mommy cat.
   I have really been getting excited for winter. As soon as December comes, I get to buy myself Adobe Photoshop! I am so excited for it. I wish I had a better job and then I could get it sooner. After I get it, though, I know I'm going to want a new camera so that I can take pro pictures and edit them. So my older sister, who is also a graphics enthusiast, said she will buy a good camera and we could share our goodies. We will take pictures with her camera and edit them with my Photoshop. Eeeks! It excites me so much! The opportunities that will come with that is just so high! Maybe I should calm down about this.
   I really miss autumn a lot. When the leaves turn orange, it is the most inspiring time for me, especially for writing because the story that I'm writing takes place in autumn. It's not a really good story but I enjoy writing it. I have been spending a lot of time adding autumn pictures on We Heart It. I love that website because the pictures always have that vintage looking tinge to them. Oh and I have added a new page to the blog. If you look at the top of the page, there will be a link that says "Contact Me." On that page it has links to my social networks, including We Heart It!
   Oh, speaking of my story, I am currently doing a 100 for 100 challenge. It is hosted by the Go Teen Writers blog. You have to write 100 words for your current novel that you're working on for 100 days. It's really good for keeping myself consistent with writing. Do you write? Do you have any goals for yourself in writing?
   Sometimes I feel like no one will ever read the things that I write on here. Do you ever get the feeling of insignificance? I really hate it. I sometimes wish that bad feelings would just go away but I realize that without the bad feelings, how could we enjoy the good feelings?
   Now to work on writing my Back-to-School-Apps post.
   Love, Mary xoxo

SCHOOL UPDATE - Chemistry and Regency

Hey!  So last night I did finish my chemistry test. Only 2 more modules to go and then I'm done forever! This excites me very much. I should almost be back on schedule. I just have to finish module 15 by Friday. I'm not sure if I will be able to manage it because today is Wednesday so that is three full days I have to finish it. Thursdays I work though. Friday I usually spend it cleaning for Shabbat on Friday evening. I will have to try and finish half of the module today and the other half tomorrow and then study and test on Friday. Sounds almost doable.
   I also want to get some algebra in today. I believe I just have one lesson and then a test which should take only 2.5 hours maybe.
   I should probably tell you about something I do a lot. I am constantly reading classic books. I've finished all of Jane Austen's books, Wuthering Heights, Anne of Green Gables, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and many more. I do this partly for school and partly because I just like reading older books. They have more meaning than those vampire and werewolf books that teenagers are gobbling up... Also I enjoy school, so anything I do for school I typically enjoy. The current classic book I'm reading now is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and I have finished chapter 4. So far it is pretty interesting though I actually already know a bit about the story because I watched the movie adaptation. I didn't like the movie but the book is so far off to a good start.
    That is about all for this school update. I will post again when I have more!
BYE