April « 2011 « Beyond Mom

Wrapping Up the Semester

By jennydecki, on April 25th, 2011

Just a few short weeks until the semester is over. I’m trying to decide if I should take the summer off. I would get another grant if I went to class but the only classes I would take would be spanish and either statistics or calculus.

Or I could take a blissful three-month break.

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Overcoming the Scary Stuff

By jennydecki, on April 22nd, 2011

I’ve been keeping my panic under control for the most part as the semester draws to a close. I’m going to be getting a B in math – and to me that is a crushing blow – but honestly I am mostly keeping it in perspective. Sometimes I want to have a . . . → Read More: Overcoming the Scary Stuff

Trying Not to Lose it Before I Transfer

By jennydecki, on April 21st, 2011

I’ve become sketchy lately. Like a heechy-keechy windup girl from that Paolo Bacigalupi book (called, appropriately, The Windup Girl) where every graceful, normal movement becomes something that stops. My thoughts angling and spasming while trying to drive forward in a straight line. My body walking somewhere and then stopping, unsure of the original destination. . . . → Read More: Trying Not to Lose it Before I Transfer

Epiphany Lost

By jennydecki, on April 19th, 2011

I was driving home from Indiana and thinking…you know the kind, the hard, good thinking that leads you to potentially life-changing decisions.

One of the things I decided was something I could blog about. Something that would be appropriate for every subject, every current events story, every thought in my mind.

It was a . . . → Read More: Epiphany Lost

Meijer Vitamin Finder – Yes, Please!

By jennydecki, on April 5th, 2011

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. But you know my opinions are legit, I don’t have the energy to be dishonest.

Today I got the chance to try out Meijer’s new Vitamin finder. It’s very “go to the Meijer site, click pharmacy, . . . → Read More: Meijer Vitamin Finder – Yes, Please!

A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar…

By jennydecki, on April 4th, 2011

I watched a fantastic documentary last night on Netflix. It’s called A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar and follows six-ish people as they finish up law school and study for the bar exam. It’s set in California which had – at the time of filming – the lowest pass rate of any state for . . . → Read More: A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar…