Rantings

Turns out that having my great aunt here isn't so bad, then again I've been gone all weekend dogsitting. She's only been here a few days but I think we can make things work. Who knows, maybe I am way too pessimistic about changes in my life.

On a side note, I still have almost a month until school starts. It's driving me crazy! Mostly I just want my check so I can go get the laptop that I want. I did go ahead and get the checking account thing out of the way so I'm good to go on that front. Now I just gotta see about a credit card to fix my teeth and all will be right in the world.

Upcoming Changes

Just received news that my Great Aunt from Arkansas is gong to be moving in with me and my grandmother at the end of next week. Woohoo. Not. Don't get me wrong, I love my Aunt, but three people in this little apartment will be a bit crowded. And on top of that, I'm the kind of person who needs space that's MINE. I need someplace quiet I can go and lock myself in where nobody will bother me. I guess I'll just have to find someplace on WCC campus or something.

Having my Aunt move in also means our finances will be stretched even thinner than they are now. I mean, I'm down to a $50 buffer in savings. Adding another person is gonna be tough. Goodbye getting my teeth fixed and any extra money from financial aid I was gonna save.

I guess I've always got the option of moving back in with the parents... if I can make myself tolerate the noise and an eight year-old brother.

School Update

I got the full grant! Plus a secondary grant and Work Study eligibility! All together it totals $3411 a quarter in financial aid. I'm so excited. I literally squealed when I received the notice.

I went in and registered for classes a little bit ago. I'll be taking English 101, Business 101, and Math 098. My days are gonna be full come fall, and the best part is I don't have to change my sleep schedule! My first class isn't until 11:30! I can't wait.

Mostly, I can't wait to pick up my check on the first day of classes so I can go get a laptop and get my teeth fixed. My last dentist missed a spot and since I have crappy teeth the spot has since eaten all the way to the nerve. I go through 8 ibuprofen a day so I can still function like a normal person.

FIREWORKS!!!

An organization I am a part of decided to operate a TNT fireworks stand this year. We're on day 5 and I can now tell you why so few groups choose to operate one more than one year... it's boring to have to sit there all day waiting for customers. Yesterday we had over a 2 hour loll in between several customers. 2 HOURS! And more than once too! We're hopeful that things will pick up drastically as we get closer to the fourth.

So, anybody reading this, if you live in the Bellingham area come on over to Bakerview Freddy's and check us out.

What's New in My Life...

Well, I finally caved and joined Facebook. I'm hoping to generate more traffic for my ArtFire shop that way and so far it's working. My shop views have doubled so cross your fingers for a sale soon.

How Goes School

Well, I am proud to say I have filled out and submitted both my FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid) and my WCC admissions forms. I should hear back from the college in a week or so when they've processed my application to let me know when I can schedule any placement tests I may need to take. I should also be hearing from them about whether or not there is anything else they need for my FAFSA eligibility. I hope there isn't anything else to fill out.

I won't know till July if I will get the financial aid though. The people in the financial aid office say I should receive full financial aid (a Pell Grant up to $5550 for 1 academic year). I should also receive an overview of potential federal student loans as well. I haven't discussed it with my Grandmother yet but I'm thinking if I do receive notice of getting full financial aid I may just stop the job hunt and focus solely on my jewelry making. We'll just have to see how things go... I'll keep y'all posted.

ZOMG!! I actually have news!

Today I am going out to my local Community College to turn in my admissions application and my FAFSA application. (Free Application for Student Aid). Hopefully I will qualify and be awarded enough money in grants and whatever to be able to attend school full time.

And to the whopping 3 people who read my blog, yes I have resolved my issues with going back to school mentioned in the last post. I have settled on an Associates in Business Administration as well as an Associates in Liberal Studies (means I completed 90 credits worth of college level work) for the courses that don't fit into the business degree, like Japanese, history, or art. I haven't settled on a specialty for the business degree yet but the front runners are entrepreneurship and accounting.

Wish me luck!

Back to Square One

Well, the writing idea isn't gonna pan out at the moment, maybe later on down the road... we'll see.

And with that I am back right where I started... unemployed, with no serious job experience fighting with 200 other people just for a crappy job at some place like McDonalds. It's rather depressing when you are continually turned down from fast food jobs because they hire someone with MORE EXPERIENCE!!! I mean really, what prior experience would qualify me for a job at Wendy's, Taco Time, or worst of all McDonalds?

But who cares about that, according to my family I should go back to college. What I want to know is, with what money? Are they gonna pay for it? No! Do I qualify for full financial aid? No! Do I even know what interests me anymore that requires school? Nope. Not a clue, and I'm not willing to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on school for something I know I can't stand or that won't interest me by the time I graduate.

I'm a girl who likes to build/make things but I can't stand dirt under my nails and I hate working outside. That rules out construction, gardening, or anything else that gets you dirty. I have no interest in math, science, or law. And quite frankly I don't have the patience (read attention span) to keep with the studying.

Opening my own business is out, I don't have the self-discipline or the resources. I don't mind retail, but I hate tedious paperwork, corporate rules/structure, and lack the proper training for management. As stated before I like creating things, but like many creative types the second I actually try to be creative the ideas cease to flow. It has to be spontaneous, and that doesn't work for business.

I have the option of bartending, but not till I turn 21 at the end of next September. I've been learning different drinks the last few weeks and so far I am still interested, so that's a good sign. My jewelry making is slowly starting to make money, no sales online yet but I've got my fingers crossed.

If anybody even reads this and has an idea, feel free to send it my way cause I'm stuck.