So Happy: Going Back to School!!!

Truth be told, I woke up this morning in a foul mood. I didn't sleep too well, had weird dreams and could've slept in a lot longer than I did. (I woke up later than I'd planned.)

HOWEVER....

I decided to get up, take a shower and put my best foot forward.

I came to the school today (CSN) with a smile on my face. Usually, I'm not the biggest fan of CSN--but this semester--their service has really improved!

I think the drop in attendance kinda forced them to get their act together.

Anyway, I came in here today with a good attitude. And I'm so glad I did.

I left my house this morning with one heck of a lot of patience and and a lot of time to kill. (See, school is already teaching me lessons in patience! LOL!)

I was fully prepared to wait in various lines here for hours and hours--because that's usually how it goes around here. BUT....

I am more than happy to report that in all, all of my "school business" took just 90 minutes!

An hour and a half, folks--how cool is that! That's all the time it took to pay my bill, get my books and talk to three or four different people--all of whom were as nice as pie!

I can barely believe it, I'm so blessed!

(This shorter than expected wait time today, along with friends, Discount Tire and great food & fun the last 11 days is making this year so great! :)

I am so glad I changed my attitude on the way over here--and that I'm not letting my "trapped in a cage" no time to myself in my own darn house--feeling, get to me.

I am bothered by the fact that I literally have not had the house to myself (for five minutes) since Dec. 16th, almost a month ago--but I'm so glad that I'm not letting that seep into other areas of my life! Yay!

I'm so happy that I'm going back to school--this takes COURAGE--which is one of my goals for 2011--as you all know!

I'm taking Math and Creative Writing--the math I know will be hard at times, but I also know that I can totally do it! The Creative Writing Class I've wanted to take since I started college 11 years ago--so it's about damn time!

Again, I'm so proud of myself for having the courage to put myself back out there and take control of my future! I'm EVEN MORE GRATEFUL that this isn't costing me an arm and a leg, and I live in a country where Higher Education (even if it as a Community College) is available to me! Yay God!

Oh, and also, my books--they didn't cost too much either! I was pleasantly surprised and get this--NOW you can RENT books! What will they think of next? Actually, I want to know why they didn't think of this MUCH earlier, but I digress.....

Anyway, sincerely, I'm so happy that everything worked out concerning my schooling and I'm so glad I'm here!

I am super excited for my classes to start in around two weeks!

Yes, I'm a little worried about how I'll balance it all; work, school, homework, personal life, me time, etc....

But I know I will.

God never gives us more than we can handle and I really feel like school is where I'm supposed to be right now.

I'm so happy to be going back to school, excited for all the new things I'll laern (in & out of the classroom), all the new people I'll meet and the fun experiences I'll gain!

That being said, I do feel kidna old.

I know 27 is NOT old, but it's certainly not 18 or 20, or even 22 for that matter. Not that I'd actually want to be any of those ages again, but I am older than many of the other students here. That's okay, though, it's not like I look 40 or anything. LOL!

Anyway, I am really loving 2011 so far. I really am learning--again--that WHAT I MEDITATE UPON I BECOME!

Where I put my mind and my thoughts is EXACTLY what ends up happening!!!

I miss my grandma A LOT the last two days, but I know that she would want me to go on and live my life and enjoy it--and that's exactly what I'm doing!

This year has been so fun so far, and really working out! Yesterday, I could've flipped out (worried needlessly) over a few things, but I didn't--instead, I remained calm and realized that I would get out of the situation what I put into it! And I did!

Half of life is really just showing up--I'm glad I'm showing up. It's so nice (that lately) I have so much to show up for!!!

I need to go and do other things now--but I am just so blessed!

I'm also happy to have things working out for me and to be excited about life again!

I KNEW great things would happen this year, and so far, I was right--well, actually, it's just God blessing me even further. It's just Him showering me with even more be thankful for, which I am--tremendously, absolutely grateful! So, thank You, Lord, for it all!

Here's to a terrific week, oh and Happy Birthday to Naomi Judd today--definitely an inspiring woman there! Here's to many more fantastic years, Naomi!

In Light N' Love,
-Sarah Liz :)

P.S. There are a few other things totally bothering me right now--I am fighting depression a bit--BUT...I'm just staying busy, breathing, eating right (except for the MeatLoaf binge over the weekend) and "fakin' it 'till I make it". I really do need to stay focused on ALL that IS right and good and fair in my life! I NEED to keep counting my blessings--even in face of adversity--and let's face it, my adversity is not that adverse right now. So, really, it's all good! Life is what you make it, at any age, and so far, for me--27 rocks! :)