Where Have I Been?

I know it's been a very long time since I last posted and the promised pictures never came, but no one really reads this so it doesn't really matter much anyways. I have been busy with school and work. I am taking 20 credits this quarter, have 3 research projects plus a bunch of other papers and projects due. I am swamped in writing. Work is basically the same old. Still fun though. Nothing much new except the Olympics are in full swing now. Not so surprisingly for me, the borders have been completely empty. Everyone was all worked up about it, but it's been totally fine and I expect it to stay that way. I think there's a possibility of it being a bit more backed up in the days after the Olympics, but not much. I'm not a huge fan of the Olympics, but I would like to say that the USA is once again in the lead for overall medals. (cough cough) :P

Life is going on, God's answering prayers, I'm falling more and more in love with Him. I've made a few drastic realizations but things are still going the same, no major changes yet.

Oh, I totally forgot.....it's practically Spring time here! You wouldn't believe it unless you were here. While the rest of the country and a good portion of the world is suffering under feet of snow (all thanks to that Global Warming I'm told), we here in the Pacific Northwest are enjoying surprisingly Springtime weather. Temperatures up to about 60 have already been had. The sun has been very present. These two have caused flowers and vegetation to grow. Trees are blooming already. Flowers are sprouted and starting to bloom. It's totally crazy, but fabulous. I've been praying for nice weather since last year and I think God is granting us a gorgeous year because of our horrid summer last year (it was nearly non-existent). Unfortunately, that means there is no snow for the Olympics and the mountains have had to make some adjustments. Kind of funny, both times Canada has hosted the winter Olympics, the weather has been terrible. Makes me think they are not meant to have them.

Ok, enough rambling. If anyone reads this, I hope you have a fabulous rest of your February!

Color Career Counselor

I found this on MSN the other day and decided to take the test, not thinking much of it. I was shocked to see how accurate the results were.

The Dewey Color System® is now the world's most accurate career testing instrument.
This report based on your personality traits indicates your two most enjoyable day-day-day occupation skills. It’s a summary of the full report, the Color Leadership Evaluation 5.0.

“Studies indicate workplace enjoyment is the key to success. So as you read, consider only “Was I mostly having fun at work?” Disregard your present and past employer’s environment.

Best Occupational Category

You're an ORGANIZER (Oh so true. :P)

Keywords

Self-Control, Practical, Self-Contained, Orderly, Systematic, Precise, and Accurate

These conservative appearing, plotting-types enjoy organizing, data systems, accounting, detail, and accuracy. They often enjoy mathematics and data management activities such as accounting and investment management. Persistence and patience allows them to do detailed paperwork, operate office machines, write business reports, and make charts and graphs. (I do things like this a lot.)

ORGANIZER CAREERS
Suggested careers are Administrator, Secretary (I do this at the SO), Printer, Paralegal, Building Inspector, Bank Cashier, Private Secretary, Statistician, Operations Manager, Financial Analyst, Bookkeeper, Medical Records Technician, Developer of Business or Computer Systems, Clerical Worker, Proofreader (Love doing this), Accountant, Administrative Assistant, Banker, Certified Public Accountant, Credit Manager, Store Salesperson, Actuary, Dental Assistant, Business Education Teacher, Food Service Manager, IRS Agent, Budget Analyst, and Underwriter.

ORGANIZER WORKPLACES
Your very careful, conscientious, conservative nature gives others the confidence to trust you with handling money and material possessions. Structured organizations that have well-ordered chains of command work best for you. (Yes to these.)

Suggested Organizer workplaces are large corporations, business offices (Currently work in one of these), financial lending institutions, banks, insurance companies, accounting firms, and quality control and inspection departments.

2nd Best Occupational Category

You're a DOER (Not bragging, but someone told me I was this the other day. I like to do things, not wait.)

Keywords:

Emotionally Stable, Reliable, High Energy, Practical, Thrifty, and Persistent (Mostly all true.)

These adventurous types prefer action-oriented, concrete problems rather than dealing with thought-provoking, ambiguous, abstract dilemmas. Fields of interest include mechanical, construction, and outdoor careers. They might also enjoy working with machines, tools, and equipment to repair or build something. (These fit too. I'm a good mix of this plus the first one.)

Happy New Year!

This month has flown by! It's rather crazy. I have no idea how time can fly by so fast. I have so much to do still, and I'm applying to schools for grad school. That is scary. I could use lots of prayer!

A little update from this month:

I have had some lovely days of vacation. I've spent a lot of time with my lovely family and some dear friends. I took the GRE and I believe I did well. I volunteered a bit at the hospital. I have not worked at the SO for a couple of weeks because my financial aid was reduced for some unknown reason. I'm still confused about it. I have lots of prayer requests in this post. Pray that I somehow get the money back. I really need it. Hm...not much else new. I have some pictures to post but don't have them right now so I'll do a photo update my next post.

Nothing else exciting in my life lately except I am deleting my Facebook.

Ok, are you done fainting now? I know, it seems crazy but it has been taking too much of my time. I love it because it's a great way to see people's pictures, keep in touch with friends and family from all over. Nothing is really wrong with it, but I spend too much time on it and I really need to focus on more important things. So, it looks like I'll probably be updating this more often. I'd like to keep things on here as anonymous as possible. I like to post pics but is there a more secure way? I guess I could change my blog to more private. Any ideas? Feedback? Anyone read this? :)

Hope you have a very Happy New Year! May God bless you richly in 2010!

Guess What Kind of Monday It Is...

You got it! It's a "Not me" Monday!

It is not me who hasn't posted in 6 weeks.

It is not me who has had ear problems for 5 weeks.

It is also not me who hasn't been able to hear out of her right ear for a week and who got up late because she couldn't hear her alarm because her good ear was in the pillow.

It wasn't me who almost missed the bus this morning. I'm not irresponsible enough to almost be late for my final, even if it was a PE final.

I am not behind on my studying, despite the fact that finals are this week.

I am not pretending to be done and wasting time blogging and fiddling around with my blog background. I have much more important things to do, like study!

It is not me who has nothing interesting to blog about because I haven't done anything besides work, study, and go to church for the past 6 weeks.


Have you not done anything this past week?

Not Me Monday

The weeks just keep getting faster and faster with more to do. What have I not done this past week?

I most certainly did not miss the bus and arrive to lab 15 min. late, and leave an hour early. Consequently, I did not stay at school until nearly 10 pm at school to finish that lab.

I did not nearly miss the bus every single day last week, having to park at a different parking lot in order to catch the bus at the last possible stop before campus.

I did not pay $6 to park for 3 hours one day last week to avoid being late for PE. I would never waste money like that, and I would never be so irresponsible as to allow that to happen.

I did not get 12 hours of sleep over 3 nights put together and still drive to and from school.

I did not fall asleep in class almost every day last week. I love anatomy and could never fall asleep in class.

I did not make gak last week....wait, yes I did! I had a lot of fun doing it too. :P


Let's get some participation on this post...:D

Where Joy and Sorrow Meet

It was a crazy week this week. Maybe I'll post about it later, but I was listening to this song and it's been going through my head all week. It's really pretty. I have it by Avalon and I just love it. I couldn't really find any good versions of it online, but if you visit your favorite listening site, I'm sure you'll find it. Here are the lyrics. They are just beautiful.

Where Joy and Sorrow Meet

There's a place of quiet stillness 'tween the light and shadows reach
Where the hurting and the hopeless seek everlasting peace
Words of men and songs of angels whisper comfort bittersweet
Mending grief and life eternal where joy and sorrow meet

There is a place where hope remains
In crowns of thorns and crimson stains
And tears that fall on Jesus' feet
Where joy and sorrow meet

There's a place the lost surrender and the weary will retreat
Full of grace and mercy tender in times of unbelief
For the wounded there is healing, strength is given to the weak
Broken hearts find love redeeming where joy and sorrow meet

There's a place of thirst and hunger where the roots of faith grow deep
And there is rain and rolling thunder when the road is rough and steep
There is hope in desperation there is victory in defeat
At the cross of restoration where joy and sorrow meet

I especially like that last part. :) Hope you are encouraged by this beautiful song.

Not Me Monday

Where has this week gone? What a busy week it has been.

It was not me who spend time on FB rather than studying for her 5 tests this week, and two tests last week.

It was also not me who had a few "out of body experiences" and wrote about it for all to see. I would not admit to being crazy, never.

It was not me who fell asleep on the bus today, looking not unlike a homeless person.

It was not me who slept past 4 alarms, waking up at the same time I was supposed to be leaving for school. I did not get ready in 8 minutes and walk out the door with extremely poofy hair. (If I did do this, I would have grabbed a pony-tail holder.)

I did not tell the deputy at work that I would take his adorable American boxer and bring it home to my mother without asking her first.

What about you? Anything you didn't do this week?

Hope you have a fabulous week!