Education « Beyond Mom

Picturing the Commute

By jennydecki, on June 6th, 2011

As I sit on the train I try to picture what it will be like to do this every day.

The train used to give me panic attacks. The people and the enclosed space and the sneezing and coughing and – really – just the not-private nature of a whole bunch of people trying . . . → Read More: Picturing the Commute

Chamber of Commerce vs. Not for Profit

By jennydecki, on May 31st, 2011

We had a big ol’ scheduling conflict this morning.

I was supposed to go to a meeting for the Rally to End the War on Drugs this morning but Ran had a board meeting for the Chamber so I needed to bow out until next week’s meeting.

I defaulted to work, because that’s how . . . → Read More: Chamber of Commerce vs. Not for Profit

School This Morning (or Yea for Spanish Class)

By jennydecki, on May 17th, 2011

Orignally this morning was supposed to just be a half-hour assessment, but last week the professor convinced the class they really wanted to push the last test to this morning as well. So there were two, back-to-back tests I was not looking forward to.

Oh, and then add to that class started . . . → Read More: School This Morning (or Yea for Spanish Class)

I Have A Home Come Fall

By jennydecki, on May 11th, 2011

The new plan is to work and be a fun mom this summer instead of going to school.

I’m fine with it – I could use a break. Especially with three more finals ahead of me – two tomorrow and one next Tuesday…I fall asleep and miss dentist appointments in the middle of the . . . → Read More: I Have A Home Come Fall

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.

. . . → Read More: Wrapping Up the Semester

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

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…

Taxes and the FAFSA and Becoming our Grandparents

By jennydecki, on February 2nd, 2011

Today I have to fill out my FAFSA. For those of you that may not know, the FAFSA is the Federal Application for Student Aid. You know, so I can get scholarships and grants and all those fun things that will allow me to finish school without one more penny of loan debt (*fingers . . . → Read More: Taxes and the FAFSA and Becoming our Grandparents