*Crosses fingers*
December has been kind to me! I just got an email from a real state company where I interviewed months ago, saying my fees had been approved, so I will be their external Interior design consultor! I have high hopes for this job, I hope it'll open doors and help me maintain better finances!
I am also super super thankful that I put in all the work, no shortcuts, on the one class that wasn't shitty this last trimester of the MBA. Two weeks after classes were done I checked grades - knowing I had done well, I hadn't bothered before- aaaand... I had failed that class. Which made no sense! The only thing I didn't have graded before was the final exam, and I knew I had done well. Except...
I never saw the "next page" button at the start of the exam. So. I answered only one third of the questions.
Cue a total freak out because now was TOO LATE to try and talk to the teacher or do anything about it, except cry and take the class again next year. I quickly logged in to see my kardex only to see I had been graded a 9.4/10. The teacher didn't say anything, but used what I did of the exam as my totality of the exam, instead of the actual grade I got from the automatic grading from the platform. I am so thankful!!! That he took the time to see why I had failed and that he decided to help me out. I almost passed out from the fear out and the relief, it was the stupidest of mistakes.
I am also super lucky and very happy to say I'm pregnant! I'm currently 7 weeks along, so it's still very early, but I'm feeling queasy and sick mostly every day, so... Hormones are doing their thing! I went to the doctor last week to confirm the home test, and everything looked okay. Next week I'll be there again to look for a heartbeat, so I'm hoping all goes well.
Cookie was rather surprised, since he thought we were safe. I thought we were trying for a baby, so we had a big misunderstanding there :S he was surprised and maybe not super excited at first, but he's gotten around the idea and think he's happy. Baby Peanut is being very possessive of mommy, more than usual, and I'm really tired these days, but I think he's gonna be excited as things start to progress.
Things I forgot were very annoying about being pregnant: people touching my stomach. I am not showing at all!! Ugh, it's so uncomfortable :S my family telling everyone they know and their neighbor. I am not going super public, I did tell my family, but.. I don't know. I don't feel comfortable sharing so much right now. But here I am! With the blog! But still.. Also: the nausea, the swelling (why so soon??), the low blood pressure and the reflux. I don't remember feeling quite like this like last time around, though I am also a lot more positive right now. I am cautious, but I will try to enjoy the experience as much as I can, since I was so freaked out and obsessed with what could go wrong.
I hope 2017 keeps on with the good fortune! Have a great new year, everyone!
viernes, 30 de diciembre de 2016
sábado, 10 de diciembre de 2016
The end of the MBA!
I am incredibly thankful and happy to declare the trimester is finished! Last week I turned in the last final projects, and with that I have finished all the credits of the MBA! All that is left is doing the English accreditation, which I should have done forever ago but I haven't, and the thesis. I have a few options to do the thesis, which is my current dilemma, but that is not taking any joy from the fact that I AM DONE!
I'm so thankful to Cookie and my parents and my brother, who helped me get through this. It never felt like it was ever the right time, I never had enough time or enthusiasm, was never fully in an academic mode. I suppose that wasn't a realistic expectation, but I had thought I would be the kind of student I used to be in college. I did my best, but it wasn't just hard, it was a sacrifice. I had never felt like that before. It probably sounds super dramatic, but I honestly feel like it was a great weight on my shoulders, that eventually became Cookie and the baby's burden as well.
The dilemma right now is, there is a virtual seminar being offered by the teacher of my last class, based on our final project, to turn that into the thesis. It sounds like a good idea, except the class was awful, the teacher was crap and the project sacked. I... I really want to finish, but I don't know if I want that. I don't think I can write the thesis on my own without a structured class or aid, so I'm worried about taking the "high road" and just not finishing.
I would like my thesis subject to be the feasibility of a glass recycling plant in my city as a business venture, mostly because I feel shit about throwing glass bottles to the trash and because it's kind of a entrepreneur dream of mine. There used to be one, but it moved to a much smaller city in the state, and we wonder why. In any case, glass is not collected here because it's not cost effective to drive it to the plant.
Work is okay. November was insane, since my partner had a freak accident and everything fell into my hands. She's now fine, thank God, but it made everything really hard and packed.
I continue to struggle financially. Nothing new there, though I feel a bit less concerned at the moment. For no particular reason, really! I had a nice talk with one of my brothers about affording a house and how I never see myself having the financial security my parents have. And he made me realize that's dumb. One, because we keep growing and doing better in our jobs, no matter how gradually. And two, because we are not in a void. My parents built their life on the foundation my grandparents help them build, and that legacy didn't end when they graduated or married or whatever. They helped each other every day of their lives, and they he'll their brothers and sisters, and into that legacy of love I was brought up and will remain until the end of my days. And I will pass that on. We are very blessed and we must remember that, so we can give to others even when we feel overwhelmed. Because it's never as hard as we think.
I also found a new home for Ahri, he dog I rescued! Right on Thanksgiving, too! She was adopted by three roommates, they seem to be happy with her and her crazy ways. I miss her but now my dogs are both back home and everything is back to normal! I'm so glad we found her a good home!
Baby Peanut is a delight, though he has been sick this past month. Nothing serious, but he hasnt been feeling great, the poor thing. He is loving Christmas this year, all the lights and the tree and my parents Christmas train, my in law decorations, the stores... He is so gleeful! I'm loving this time of year with him.
Cookie and I are also now trying for another baby. It's mostly just not preventing at this point, since it's hard to keep a much more active love life. Baby Peanut's schedule remains the best birth control we have. But we'll see! Maybe! I'm excited! I mentioned that if we want three kids before I turn 35, we should probably get on the program. And he said yeah, we probably should, and then just stopped preventing. And here we are! I either get my period in the next few days or we got really lucky, so we'll see. I'll keep you posted!
I'm so thankful to Cookie and my parents and my brother, who helped me get through this. It never felt like it was ever the right time, I never had enough time or enthusiasm, was never fully in an academic mode. I suppose that wasn't a realistic expectation, but I had thought I would be the kind of student I used to be in college. I did my best, but it wasn't just hard, it was a sacrifice. I had never felt like that before. It probably sounds super dramatic, but I honestly feel like it was a great weight on my shoulders, that eventually became Cookie and the baby's burden as well.
The dilemma right now is, there is a virtual seminar being offered by the teacher of my last class, based on our final project, to turn that into the thesis. It sounds like a good idea, except the class was awful, the teacher was crap and the project sacked. I... I really want to finish, but I don't know if I want that. I don't think I can write the thesis on my own without a structured class or aid, so I'm worried about taking the "high road" and just not finishing.
I would like my thesis subject to be the feasibility of a glass recycling plant in my city as a business venture, mostly because I feel shit about throwing glass bottles to the trash and because it's kind of a entrepreneur dream of mine. There used to be one, but it moved to a much smaller city in the state, and we wonder why. In any case, glass is not collected here because it's not cost effective to drive it to the plant.
Work is okay. November was insane, since my partner had a freak accident and everything fell into my hands. She's now fine, thank God, but it made everything really hard and packed.
I continue to struggle financially. Nothing new there, though I feel a bit less concerned at the moment. For no particular reason, really! I had a nice talk with one of my brothers about affording a house and how I never see myself having the financial security my parents have. And he made me realize that's dumb. One, because we keep growing and doing better in our jobs, no matter how gradually. And two, because we are not in a void. My parents built their life on the foundation my grandparents help them build, and that legacy didn't end when they graduated or married or whatever. They helped each other every day of their lives, and they he'll their brothers and sisters, and into that legacy of love I was brought up and will remain until the end of my days. And I will pass that on. We are very blessed and we must remember that, so we can give to others even when we feel overwhelmed. Because it's never as hard as we think.
I also found a new home for Ahri, he dog I rescued! Right on Thanksgiving, too! She was adopted by three roommates, they seem to be happy with her and her crazy ways. I miss her but now my dogs are both back home and everything is back to normal! I'm so glad we found her a good home!
Baby Peanut is a delight, though he has been sick this past month. Nothing serious, but he hasnt been feeling great, the poor thing. He is loving Christmas this year, all the lights and the tree and my parents Christmas train, my in law decorations, the stores... He is so gleeful! I'm loving this time of year with him.
Cookie and I are also now trying for another baby. It's mostly just not preventing at this point, since it's hard to keep a much more active love life. Baby Peanut's schedule remains the best birth control we have. But we'll see! Maybe! I'm excited! I mentioned that if we want three kids before I turn 35, we should probably get on the program. And he said yeah, we probably should, and then just stopped preventing. And here we are! I either get my period in the next few days or we got really lucky, so we'll see. I'll keep you posted!
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