It's the Final Countdown!

Oh. My. Gosh.

I can not wait for summer.  At all.  I only have two days of class separating me from hanging out with my friends and doing nothing.  (And hopefully working, but let's not think about that.)

This is going to be such a great summer.  I can feel it.  For one, I'm already making plans with people.  I never make plans with people.  Ever.  I think this is going to one of the first summers in a long time where I'm actually going to relax and have some fun.

(I spent 90% of last summer working nearly 40 hours a week.  That is not happening this year.)

Harry Potter comes out on my birthday, I'm turning 21, I have friends who actually like me for who I am and aren't trying to change me, and it's Colorado so the weather is more than likely going to be beautiful.

I just have to make it through the next week. 

One more week, one more week, one more week...

~Meaghan

Friday, Friday, Friday.

It's Friday alright.  Yay for the weekend.

The day started off completely beautiful.  It was sunny, warm, breezy.  Basically, the way spring is SUPPOSED to be.  And now it's overcast and colder, with the promise of snow on the horizon.  I wouldn't mind getting rain, but the snow end of it is not sitting too well with me right now.

I didn't really do anything productive today.  I'm about to fill out two or three job applications for places I haven't applied to yet. 

One of those is Krispy Kreme doughnuts. 

The part about it that's making me hesitate are the hours.  I used to have to get up at three and four in the morning to go to bagel hell.  The smell of bagels that early made me sick.  Add to it that I'm not a morning person at all.  I mean, I can do 7am and later.  And I get up at 6 for school anyway, so my body's pretty accustomed to that.  But no earlier than that.

Plus, it is food service again.

I'm going to apply for more retail and use it as a last resort, I think.  Along with Wal-Mart.  Wal-Mart is a last resort, too.

And on that note, I'm going to go fill out more generic forms.

~Meaghan

Happy Day!

It's official, my dear readers.  I am a published author now.  I have had one of my poems published in the school literary magazine. 

Now, whenever I feel discourages, I can look at that and at my rejection letter from earlier to remind myself that I am on the right path for my life.

It's encouraging.

Everything is going exceptionally well.  My grades are coming up in time for the semester to end, which is nice.  I don't think it's going to be a 4.0, but considering what's gone on this semester, I'm okay with that.  My health is back under control.  I'm losing weight, my moods are managable again, and I'm feeling better than I've felt in a very long time.

And summer is nearly here.  I still don't have a job lined up, but the store my dad works at is hiring so there's a chance I could get employed there.

Summer is going to be wonderful.  I'm going to spend time with my friends and family.  I'm going to get caught up on all my reading.  More toys will be made.  It's going to be great.

Oh, and something even more exciting may be coming about.  But I don't want to talk about it on here until I know for sure.  Don't worry, though.  I'll keep you guys posted.

And now, bed.

~Meaghan

Even More Job Applications.

I'm trying to broaden where I apply to.  This morning I applied to King Soopers, Old Navy, and Staples.  I have a list made up of where I've applied and where I want to send more applications to.  So far, I've applied to over seven different companies.  I have about nine more places that I'm planning on applying to.

Someone's bound to call me in the next few weeks.

It amuses me how similar all the applications are.  Gender - female.  Race - white.  Age - twenty.  Do you have a criminal history - no.  Have you ever been terminated - no.  Blah blah blah, fine print - I agree.  Will you consent to having a drug test done - yes.  Will you consent to a background check - yes.

On and on and on.

And then you have these questionaire survey things where they test your personality.  You like being in a large crowd - agree.  You like working with people - agree. 

Etc, etc, etc.

Fun times. 

It's making me think I should just suck it up and go to Metro after I graduate to get a teaching degree.  But then again, the teaching market is saturated as well.  I think the job market on a whole is saturated like a sponge with water is dripping out of it.

Mmkay, happy thought time cause this is stressing me out.

School is almost done.  I have mixed feelings about it.  On the one hand, I'm thrilled that classes are going to be out for the summer.  But on the other, I'm at that point where I have great friends again and I'm going to miss seeing them on a regular basis.

Provided I get a job, I'll be working this summer, so that'll be good.  And even with working, I'll still be able to see my friends.  And I'll be able to catch up on all my knitting and reading and writing that I've had to put off because of school...

I'm really looking forward to warm weather.  I think this is the first time I'm truly happy about summer.  So many good things are coming about.  I turn 21.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 2 comes out on my b-day, which is cool; one of my friends has invited me to go to the midnight showing with him, which I'm really looking forward to.  I'm actually losing weight so that I can feel less self-concious in a swimsuit, so swimming will be fun.  Dog sitting, riding my bike, learning to roller skate better, and hanging out with friends and family is how I'm planning on spending my days.

It is going to be awesome.

And I'm actually healthy for once, too.  I feel balanced both mentally and emotionally.  That has never really happened before.  I feel like I can take on the world again.  I have a really good support system, I'm surrounded by people who actually like me for ME and who I can be myself around, and I'm feeling like things can't really get any better.

 Plus, my views on dating are starting to change, which is strange.  For the longest time, I was completely turned off of it.  You know how it is - one too many guys who are shallow and insensitive jerks.  But now I think I'm starting to consider the idea as something that's not bad but rather good.  Maybe.  I kind of wonder if that means I'm growing up some.

And tomorrow my poem is released to the general public.  I'm rather proud of myself here.  Now, whenever I feel like my writing is complete crap (which happens to all writers), I can look at the school magazine and remember that I wrote something worth publishing. =)

Now, off to finish the chapter for tomorrow and to fill out more applications.

~Meaghan

In Keeping with the 360 Day Challenge...

...this is your post for the day.  Cheap, I know.  But know what?  I'm exhausted.

Detailed post tomorrow.  I promise.

~Meaghan

Stupid Car Keys.

So my speech study group decided to meet up today.  One of my friends offered to come get me, it was going to be good to run through the motions, and it was going to be fun.

  Except for one small thing: I got to school and realized I had my mom's car keys in my pocket.  Oh, and I only had one set in there, which meant that the other set was AWOL.

As it turns out, the other set of keys was actually in my pocket as well. 

(This is what happens when I don't get enough sleep.  As much fun as it is, I should really know better than to text someone until 11:00 at night.)

I'm normally so responsible.  It's one of those things I try really hard to be.

Oh well.  Four days left. 

Time for a steady diet of Bruno Mars until my blood pressure winds down. =P

~Meaghan

Why Can't I Sleep In??

I went to bed at 11:00 pm last night.  That's late for me, dear readers.  Yes, I understand that I'm young and whatnot; honestly, though, I need a lot of sleep to function.

So naturally my body decided that today was probably a school day and woke me up at 6:15.

It's another one of my weird quirks.  No matter how late I go to bed, I always get up consistently between 6 and 8 in the morning.  Last spring I went to a cowboy bar with a few friends (dancing and singing sober karaoke was awesome, so I recommend it) and we didn't get back until 3:30 in the morning.  I still woke up at 7:15.

Oh well.  Gives me more time to start my day I suppose.

I'm still on the job hunt.  Yesterday I filled out an application at Best Buy.  Today I'm going to try to get one filled out for Old Navy.  I've still got Target that I need to fill out as well.  Push comes to shove, I'll do one for Wal-Mart too.

I have to go get more blood work done this week.  The doctor wants to make sure that my liver is back where it should be.  I'm supposed to ask her about cutting back my medication when I go pick up the form as well - I'm having trouble sitting still and I'm kind of shaky all the time now.  It's all good.  I'm still in a better place than I was a month and a half ago.

Other than that, things are nice and routine.  Homework, school, family, friends, laundry, dog sitting.  Rinse and repeat as necessary.

It rained last night.  Part way through it kind of got mixed with snow; luckily the snow passed and there is none on the ground.  I'm still holding out for a thunderstorm.

And now it's time to get my day started, I suppose.

~Meaghan