Having Quite A Time and Not A Good One

I haven’t posted much lately–I’ve been busy and dealing with other stuff. I’m the type when something happens I don’t want to talk about it right away and just sit in my den licking my wounds.

Well I started my classes in September and on the 15th I get a call from my sister informing me that they found our younger brother in his apartment. He had been dead for nearly a week before his employer called for a welfare check. The coroner figured it was from a heart attack. He didn’t socialize with us much and had some serious issues but it was still a shock and we were both very sad about it. Then the task of going through his apartment and sorting out through all his junk. It was horrible–his place was a mess and that awful smell just hung in the air.

So the start of my new venture isn’t starting out too well. That has been heavy on my mind for some time and still is. Most of the stuff is done and my sister is handling the legal stuff. It’s just blows me away that he’s gone.

I continue on with my classes and college life is going along as it usually does–the deadlines, the papers due and the usual stress that comes with it. The last couple of weeks were particularily stressful–had numerous quizzes to take, a mid-term, and two papers that were due. All this around my birthday and it wasn’t exactly a ‘happy’ birthday. Afterwards, I felt really, really tired. Oh, I was also on antibiotics because of a slight urniary tract infection to add to everything.

Last Thursday was the last day of the antibiotics and I was feeling very tired and just not feeling well all together. I was able to go home and sleep for the rest of the day and woke up with a headache and noticed a rash starting on my legs. I still don’t know what that is about and will probably go to the student health department Monday and let them know. I don’t think it was an allergic reaction to the antibiotics because that night was the last night for me to take them and usually, you have a reaction two days after.

I’m feeling like crap and have a slight fever, not hungry and the rash isn’t going away. It wasn’t until this morning that I started to feel better. Still have the rash but it isn’t as bad. I was at least able to clean up a little and get some bills paid. I even began to wonder if all this was really worth it since I’m no where near getting my certificate. Started thinking I’m too old for all this. But I am doing well in the classes and still feel that it will be all worth it–if no other issues come up.

Then I have problems with my desktop–don’t know what is the problem and never had problems with it before. I had it tuned up last month and it was working fine then all of a sudden it started to crash and freeze on me. I’d start it up and couldn’t open anything. So it’s back in the ‘shop’ to see what’s wrong with it–like I really need this expense. So right now, life is kinda of sucking for me but I hope it gets better.

Just sharing the misery.

Well things are getting a little better but I’m just plain frustrated right now. The college I attend has a Re-Entry program for us older folks coming back to school. They do have priority registration and that helps because I can get the classes I need. The program emails the registration office to let them know who is part of their program and to give them priority registration dates. Well they keep messing up with me–I have yet to see them do this for me and it’s been a week and my date should be tomorrow. My counselor e-mails me this afternoon saying that she talked to someone in registration and that they would do this by the end of the day. I want to ask which day because nothing has been done. Like I need more frustration in my life right now! 🙄 As far as I’m concerned, that woman lied to my counselor. So I have to go down there tomorrow and see if I can get this straightened out. Like I need something else to do. Just plain frustrated with everything right now–I want to see the sunny side of things for once! 🙄 :shout:

It seems like life is getting the biggest thrill yanking me around. Finally and I do mean finally, the college admissions got things right and I was able to register for my classes this morning. Paid for them as well and got my books on order. I can do amazing things when someone opens up the door. I’m only going to take two courses this Spring–one to not stress myself too much–as you get older, stress is a killer–literally! Two–I’m hoping to find part time work and so need to have time for that as well as the tons of homework I know I’m gonna have.

I picked up my computer from the tech guys but I think I’m gonna take a nap before I start into things this weekend. I’ve had enough stress in the past month. It’s now chocolate time!! :yum: I got my collector’s edition of Avatar–don’t have a DVD player but maybe if I let that be known someone who does around me might invite me over to watch it. 🙂