So right now I am down to taking one online class. Technically I physically go into a classroom two weekends, the first and last weeks of the class, but whatever. I am really enjoying this class. Not only is it giving me something to work on during my boring stints in Menomonie, but it also is keeping my brain nice and sharp and in the flow of being in school. All of that is nice. I have found myself starting to really critically think about the readings for class. Not that I don’t always critically think, but I feel like I am doing it more now. I am not sure if this is due to having extra time to focus on just this one class, or if it has more to do with course content. Either way I am happy with it. Since self-injury is an area of interest of mine I think this plays a huge role into why I tend to think more about the readings than usual. This is all really nice, but I feel like when I write my ‘pearls’ on D2L for class that I need to put something along the lines of “in my experience” or “it’s my opinion” at the beginning of everything I write because I do not want to sound like a know-it-all. It just so happens that I do have experience with self-harming individuals and I have researched a lot into the subject on my own…
I guess a lot of school related matters are on my mind because the next thing that I feel compelled to mention is my internship. So many people have been asking me about that recently! Truth be told, I haven’t put too much effort into working that out. I intern in spring so I rekon I should start looking into it. However, I have been told that if I apply now that places won’t look at my stuff until the fall anyways. I guess my biggest thing is that I have no idea where I want to intern. None at all. I do not really know the area very well in the first place so its hard for me to come up with any ideas. I know I want to do residential and I’d prefer to work with young adults or children. That’s about all I’ve got. Lol. I am not too worried about it, its just been on my mind because everyone keeps bringing it up. I figure that everyone else finds internships so I will too, right? That’s what I am going for anyways.
As I write this, I keep thinking of my sister (yeah Sam, you get a shout-out!) and how she told me last week that all of my blogs are either very mushy, or very slit-my-wristy. I’d have to disagree with that, but I am not gonna lie, it made me think about the message I am sending across to the few people that read this blog occasionally. I really do think a lot about other things that never make it in here. I guess I just blog when I have a lot of extra time on my hands, something that has been on my mind a lot recently, to vent, or if there is a significant update in my life. Since most of the things I listed do not happen often, I guess I am left with mushy thoughts about Alex or artistic things I find that I see as just that and my sister sees as slit-my-wristy. Let me assure everyone - there is nothing wrong with me. I am not obsessed with Alex nor am I depressed. I swear. Not that anyone actually thinks that. But it isn’t exactly a far cry if you base your opinion purely on what can be found in my blog.
Going along with just writing about what I am currently thinking – I am slightly bothered right now that the officer I am trying to call at work’s phone has been busy for the past 25 minutes. I was called by dispatch and given his number, but have yet to actually get through to him. I am not concerned that things are not under control by the officer, I am just kindof annoyed that the call is not going through. Its very odd. Guess I will wait it out.
Ha! Turns out I was given the wrong phone number by dispatch. Problem has been sorted. Also turns out that it was not even a crisis call. That makes 0 crisis calls for me today, 1 call from LE that is out of my control and non-crisisy, and 1 fax….only 5 hrs left. I kinda regret not bringing more to do at work today. Monday night was so busy tho, so i figured it might be a bit consistant. The phone was off the hook and I never even got to finish my dinner. I had 6 crisis calls, and an estimated 10 “other” calls from county individuals changing phone numbers, making shift changes, and making us aware of various client situations. Busy busy night that was.
I wish I had something a bit more insightful, inspirational, or uplifting to write about. I really don’t. dang.
Ohhhh! Something exciting - I have found a new wedding dress! Now anyone who has known me for a long time knows that during my undergraduate I worked at a bridal shop for awhile. I used to try on most of the new dresses since I was close to sample size and modeled them for the employees. I also spent a lot of time steaming all the new dresses. I would try lots of dresses on those days as well. Due to this, I found what I thought was the perfect wedding dress for me. It is a very beautiful dress. It’s modern with a Victorian flare – lots of pick-ups on a big skirt and a corset top. Its taffeta and navy blue. It came in soon after I started working there and not one person bought it while I was employed. I think it came in ivory, but most brides couldn’t see past the color. I loved it in navy and found it to suit me pretty well. So anyways, I have been keeping tabs on this dress for the past 4 years so that I can make sure Christina Wu still makes it when I get married. It is still around and I have recently been able to find it on several bridal sites still.
Wellllll on Sunday I was watching Wetv’s Wedding Sunday at my parents house and, as always, found myself critiquing the dresses that the brides would try on. Not in a mean way, but I would try to see if I felt they were trying on the best dresses for their body types and checking out what is new in the bridal world. This combined with the fact that I am headed to a wedding this upcoming weekend, that a friend recently got engaged and had asked me to go bridal dress shopping with her (sadly I couldn’t), and boredom lead me to explore all of my dress options. For one reason or another I decided to see if I could find my blue dress on a different website for cheaper (it is still listed over $1000 after being around for 4 years!). During that search I found a new dress.
Don’t get too excited everyone. I will not be purchasing a wedding dress for a very very long time. Sadly, I am still a few years away from being engaged (a fact that has taken me awhile to get used to) and, therefore, from even trying any dresses on……but, I found this new dress that I am for sure keeping a close eye on. I showed it to my mom and she loves it too! She actually likes it so much that she thinks I should find a shop that sells it so I can go try it on and then purchase it online for the occasion (it too was over $1000 but I was able to find it on a wholesale wedding dress site for very cheap)
I think it suits me perfectly. Better than the blue one. Since I am short I shouldn’t be in a really poofy dress anyways. This new one is better suited for my body type. It’s still taffeta, which can look cheap if the dress isn’t designed well, and not blue...but not the traditional white or ivory either. I’d go into further detail, but I do not want to risk Alex seeing/hearing about the dress. He had seen pictures of the blue one since it was found when I still worked at the bridal shop, I took pictures that were posted on facebook, and we were not dating yet. I wouldn’t wanna spoil my new perfect dress as well! If anyone wants to see a picture than you can let me know, I’ll send you a link :)
I suppose that is all for now. I do not want to continue to bore anyone with more stories of school, work, and wedding dresses. I think I will move onto being productive and researching a few things...
I guess a lot of school related matters are on my mind because the next thing that I feel compelled to mention is my internship. So many people have been asking me about that recently! Truth be told, I haven’t put too much effort into working that out. I intern in spring so I rekon I should start looking into it. However, I have been told that if I apply now that places won’t look at my stuff until the fall anyways. I guess my biggest thing is that I have no idea where I want to intern. None at all. I do not really know the area very well in the first place so its hard for me to come up with any ideas. I know I want to do residential and I’d prefer to work with young adults or children. That’s about all I’ve got. Lol. I am not too worried about it, its just been on my mind because everyone keeps bringing it up. I figure that everyone else finds internships so I will too, right? That’s what I am going for anyways.
As I write this, I keep thinking of my sister (yeah Sam, you get a shout-out!) and how she told me last week that all of my blogs are either very mushy, or very slit-my-wristy. I’d have to disagree with that, but I am not gonna lie, it made me think about the message I am sending across to the few people that read this blog occasionally. I really do think a lot about other things that never make it in here. I guess I just blog when I have a lot of extra time on my hands, something that has been on my mind a lot recently, to vent, or if there is a significant update in my life. Since most of the things I listed do not happen often, I guess I am left with mushy thoughts about Alex or artistic things I find that I see as just that and my sister sees as slit-my-wristy. Let me assure everyone - there is nothing wrong with me. I am not obsessed with Alex nor am I depressed. I swear. Not that anyone actually thinks that. But it isn’t exactly a far cry if you base your opinion purely on what can be found in my blog.
Going along with just writing about what I am currently thinking – I am slightly bothered right now that the officer I am trying to call at work’s phone has been busy for the past 25 minutes. I was called by dispatch and given his number, but have yet to actually get through to him. I am not concerned that things are not under control by the officer, I am just kindof annoyed that the call is not going through. Its very odd. Guess I will wait it out.
Ha! Turns out I was given the wrong phone number by dispatch. Problem has been sorted. Also turns out that it was not even a crisis call. That makes 0 crisis calls for me today, 1 call from LE that is out of my control and non-crisisy, and 1 fax….only 5 hrs left. I kinda regret not bringing more to do at work today. Monday night was so busy tho, so i figured it might be a bit consistant. The phone was off the hook and I never even got to finish my dinner. I had 6 crisis calls, and an estimated 10 “other” calls from county individuals changing phone numbers, making shift changes, and making us aware of various client situations. Busy busy night that was.
I wish I had something a bit more insightful, inspirational, or uplifting to write about. I really don’t. dang.
Ohhhh! Something exciting - I have found a new wedding dress! Now anyone who has known me for a long time knows that during my undergraduate I worked at a bridal shop for awhile. I used to try on most of the new dresses since I was close to sample size and modeled them for the employees. I also spent a lot of time steaming all the new dresses. I would try lots of dresses on those days as well. Due to this, I found what I thought was the perfect wedding dress for me. It is a very beautiful dress. It’s modern with a Victorian flare – lots of pick-ups on a big skirt and a corset top. Its taffeta and navy blue. It came in soon after I started working there and not one person bought it while I was employed. I think it came in ivory, but most brides couldn’t see past the color. I loved it in navy and found it to suit me pretty well. So anyways, I have been keeping tabs on this dress for the past 4 years so that I can make sure Christina Wu still makes it when I get married. It is still around and I have recently been able to find it on several bridal sites still.
Wellllll on Sunday I was watching Wetv’s Wedding Sunday at my parents house and, as always, found myself critiquing the dresses that the brides would try on. Not in a mean way, but I would try to see if I felt they were trying on the best dresses for their body types and checking out what is new in the bridal world. This combined with the fact that I am headed to a wedding this upcoming weekend, that a friend recently got engaged and had asked me to go bridal dress shopping with her (sadly I couldn’t), and boredom lead me to explore all of my dress options. For one reason or another I decided to see if I could find my blue dress on a different website for cheaper (it is still listed over $1000 after being around for 4 years!). During that search I found a new dress.
Don’t get too excited everyone. I will not be purchasing a wedding dress for a very very long time. Sadly, I am still a few years away from being engaged (a fact that has taken me awhile to get used to) and, therefore, from even trying any dresses on……but, I found this new dress that I am for sure keeping a close eye on. I showed it to my mom and she loves it too! She actually likes it so much that she thinks I should find a shop that sells it so I can go try it on and then purchase it online for the occasion (it too was over $1000 but I was able to find it on a wholesale wedding dress site for very cheap)
I think it suits me perfectly. Better than the blue one. Since I am short I shouldn’t be in a really poofy dress anyways. This new one is better suited for my body type. It’s still taffeta, which can look cheap if the dress isn’t designed well, and not blue...but not the traditional white or ivory either. I’d go into further detail, but I do not want to risk Alex seeing/hearing about the dress. He had seen pictures of the blue one since it was found when I still worked at the bridal shop, I took pictures that were posted on facebook, and we were not dating yet. I wouldn’t wanna spoil my new perfect dress as well! If anyone wants to see a picture than you can let me know, I’ll send you a link :)
I suppose that is all for now. I do not want to continue to bore anyone with more stories of school, work, and wedding dresses. I think I will move onto being productive and researching a few things...
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