New Place

Well we finally found a new place. It's exciting and disappointing at the same time. It's exciting because it financially it will be better but disappointing because we are going from a three bedroom house to a two bedroom apartment. It really sucks having to go backwards financially. When my boyfriend and I first got together we were both working at Corning Glass factory then last year I got laid off due to a reduction in the work force and now my unemployment has ran out. Also we don't know how much longer he will have a job for if the economy doesn't start to pick up and he has been there for 4 1/2 years. So now I am in the process of trying to find a job that pays half way decent. It just seems that everytime things start to look positive something happens. Well enough of me babbling.

Blood Donation

So Monday I decided to donate blood after my last class. Needless to say it turned out to be a horrible mistake. The actual process was fine it was just what happened afterwards. Before I left the donating room I drank two of juices and ate a couple of cookies, then I went to the library to get some homework done. Shortly after I sat down with the laptop I started to get hot flashes and started feeling really queasy. I then decided to return the laptop and try to get home to rest. As I was starting to walk out of the library I started to feel really lightheaded and felt like I was about to pass out so I asked the girl working if I could lay down. She said yes and then they let me lay down in the lounge. Shortly after I laid down a campus police officer came to bring me to the health center where they took my vitals and gave me a gingerale to drink. My blood pressure was lower than normal. Finally after about an hour there I finally made it to my car and came home. I was exhausted all night and I even took a nap when I got home. Today I still feel run down. I don't know if I will ever donate again afte this experience.

Feedback

Well that was tough assignment. I had alot of trouble flipping through my notebook and deciding what I wanted to share. I am not much of a writer and really need to learn how to be more creative. I think that I was able to add character to the three pieces that I choose and I added more descriptive words as well. Well feel free to comment and give me feedback.

Creative writing #3 - Summer days

It was a beautiful sunny July day. The sky was a clear blue with no cloud in sight. I just lay on the cushion as we skidded across the water. I had the sun was beating down on me helping to keep me from being cold. Soon I was lost in thought. I was back at my childhood place. I was running down the hallway across the ceramic tiles when I entered the living room and drug my leg across a nail that was sticking out. I should have known that table was ancient. It legs were solid brown wood that had little pieces of painted tile as the top. A glass top enclosed the painted tiles. I look down at my leg to see the blood running down. I called to my mom for help. She then grabbed a towel and applied pressure then she then cleaned up my leg. After my mom had finished cleaning up my leg, she applied a band-aid. I now to this day have a scar as a remembrance just above the knee of my right leg. All of sudden I feel cold droplets landing in my warm body. I sit up startled for a moment and realize that I am still on the boat. I look over at Dale and he is laughing as if it was intentional

Creative writing #2 - Winter

It was just after sun rise in late December. The sun was shining and the was blue without a cloud in sight. The ground was covered in snow that had was newly fallen. The limbs on the trees were still with no movement. As I opened the door I could feel the cold go throughout my body, it was instant. My fingers started to throb and my nose felt like an icicle. I could barely move my lips as the steam escaped through them. Finally I approached the car barely able to open the door. As I finally loosened the door away from the car as it creaked open. I put the key in the ignition and turned. It just growled a few times then finally it started. I then put the defrost on and closed the door. As I made my way back to the front door I felt stiff, as if I was never going to make it up those steps. Once inside I just stood there trying to thaw out before I had to adventure back out into that torturous cold.

Creative writing #1 - ART

What started out to be a good morning soon turned into a day of disbelief. It was the eighth day of March, a day I will never forget. Robbie woke up around eight o’clock in the morning just as Rob was returning home from a full night of working. The ground was covered in snow as it continued to heavily fall from the sky. Nine o’clock came and went. I looked at Rob and said, “ that’s weird Art didn’t call this morning, well maybe he decided to stay in Malone because the weather got bad.” So we both decided that was the case. So Robbie, Shannon, and I decided to go to Wendy’s Diner anyway and left around 9:30 am once the drive way was cleared and the car was thawed. Just as I took my last bite Dale, the owner handed me the diner phone and said that I had a phone call. Thinking that was strange I got and the phone and it was Rob. I could barely understand what he was saying. It took him three times of repeating himself for me realize that he was telling me that Art was involved in a car accident. I then hung up the phone and sat in complete disbelief for a second then I told Dale what was going on. He then got me a to-go container and I packed up the rest of Robbie’s pancakes and sausage. I then drove the two seconds back to my house to uncover our blazer from the heavy, wet snow that laid upon it. Once able to open the door I started it to get the inside warm and finished clearing the outside. Once the blazer was ready I transferred Robbie into his seat inside the Blazer. Then I looked at the car where was I going to park it, then I got in and parked it back at the diner and trudged back home through the snow covered walkway. Rob was just walking outside as got to the end of the driveway. We both got in and I dropped Rob and Robbie off at the hospital. Shannon and I then drove to pick up Rob’s brother Ryan and his two daughters who were staying with Art. As I was approaching the house there was the car and the pickup truck that had smashed into him. Emergency personnel were everywhere. Once I was inside the house and looked out the front window I just lost it. It was a horrible scene. The driver side was crushed and had been pushed off the road on an incline. The front of the truck on the driver side was crushed up. Once I calmed down we then headed to the hospital. Rob was standing in the doorway shacking his head as we approached the emergency room entrance. As he told that Art didn’t make it we were all in hysterics. He was a great person to know and great father. The hospital personnel was grieving with us as he was head nurse anesthetist for the hospital. The rest of the day was just a blur of disbelief.

Books

I just finished reading an amazing book for one of my classes. The title is " Coming of Age in Mississippi." It is and autobiography of a black girl who talks of what her childhood was like in the south. It is really sad to think that the blacks still didn't have the right to vote in the beginning of the 1960's and really still didn't have much for freedom. It's sad to think of all the violence that some of the whites did unto the blacks. I had a really hard time putting this book done, I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in seeing history from a person who encountered so many obstacles in their lifetime. The only thing that I didn't like about the book was how it ended, I would like to know if there is another part to this book.

Time

Where does it go? There just never seems to be enough time to accomplish everything that needs to get done. It feels like yesterday was Friday and I was just leaving the campus to enjoy my four day weekend which is now over. I just feel overwhelmed sometimes. By the time I clean the house, cook dinner, spend time with Robbie and get him into bed I am so exhausted and I don't feel like doing anything else. I just wish that there was more time in a day.

Lawn Sale

So this weekend I decided to finally have a garage sale. It only took me almost two years to go through with it. The weather was absolutely beautiful both days thankfully. I was able to meet some great and some not so great people as part of this experience and I also learned why it took me so long to but a lawn sale together. It was exhausting I had never been so tired, but it turned out to be worth the time and effort.

Halloween Time

So today we went and started getting Halloween decorations. Here are a few as we are not done yet. As you can see Robbie is excited. As we were picking out the pumpkins he was running around to the various setups that they had there with a huge smile upon his face. The flowers were ones that he kept running up to and smelling. Robbie calls this his garden.

Helping Out

So today I decided to go to Robbie's school and volunteer in the classroom. When I walked in his face just lit up, he had a smile from ear to ear. All his friends kept referring to me as Robbie's mom which made me feel good. Robbie then made room for me to sit next tp him at the breakfast table. He was soo excited to have have me there that he kept giggling and was pointing to all of his friends. Then it was his free play time and he cooked me some play food. It was a great time but I think that I am going to have to keep the volunteering time to a minimum because he doesn't play with his friends as much when I am there.

Hypnosis

So last night ( Wednesday) there was a Hypnosis Therapy session offered for $5 at the Potsdam civic center to help with smoking and weight loss. Well some friends, family, and I decided to give it a try. It was the weirdest experience ever. It's like you are sleeping but yet you are still able to hear everything going on around you. My head fell backwards and I had the hardest time lifting it up to get more comfortable it felt like there was a huge weight on top of it. Well anyways I am still having cravings for the cigarettes but every time I light up a cigarette it taste absolutely disgusting and I put it out immediately so hopefully the urge will pass soon and last forever.