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march = amazing

Well, its the 1st so I'm not quite sure about the amazement of it yet, but February was literally the worst month of my life, so pretty much anything that happens this month will be amazing. Basically, I've had a little bit of family drama that has been quite upsetting and heart-breaking, that's as far into that as I'll go. I also fell down my stairs last Sunday and injured myself pretty badly in my neck and upper back, today it is feeling a lot better. :)  On top of all that, the week before my injury I had like a 2 week long cold!! So the day I finally feel better from my cold, I fall. GRRR. Of course all my awesome plans over the past two weeks or more were put off because of my depressed-ness, cold-ness, and painful-ness. So, I'm pretty disappointed in myself, but March is a new month and its a new month were things will be happening.

 I should be getting my painting soon from Michaels, they lost some of the matting I guess so its taking an extra week or two for the framing process. Very disappointing, but hey that will make March all the more awesome... That's pretty much my update for house/decor/crafts, as I am trying to get a good amount of money saved up; I realized I will be living in my place for awhile, so no rush making it perfect!

Since today and yesterday my pain has gone down a lot, instead of constant severe pain its a constant dulled pain with severe twinges of pain... yeah... fun...I've gotten to my bills and made myself a nifty little chart of all my bills due, what date they are due, if I've paid them or not, total money in bank, total earnings (estimated) for March and April!! YAY! It was kinda fun....lol. I also finally submitted my tax return, which is quite measely...but hey at least I'm not payin! One other update on the awesomeness of March 1st thus far...is I registered at cicerone.org to get on my way to becoming a certified beer server, then hopefully a certified cicerone! Hey, as long as I get a certificate for my wall, I'm happy! Actually, that moves me right along to my last and final reason that March is so awesome.....

I FOUND OUT THAT I QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL AID ON MY OWN! Finally!!! Once Fall semester starts I will be 24, which means I am no longer dependent on my parents (even though I really haven't been for like 2 years...but whatevs) and I can use my own tax information, and get money for school. From the looks of it I'll be getting just enough to pay for a full time semester plus all the books :) I'm not sure if I will do a full-time semester in the Fall because of work, but If i take two classes I will have all the classes I need for an AA in Social Sciences...woo hoo!

I have realized that even though I dislike it, I might as well finish up my AA in Liberal Studies- teaching, and my certificate in Children in the Justice system, since I will be able to take classes for free(basically). So I'm going to finish those up, which should only take me another year after Fall...unless I take a few extra classes this fall, then Possibly done by Summer '13. Either way by the end of 2013 I'll have a few AAs and a certificate, which will be pretty awesome. Although, I'd love to get a Bachelors and Masters...I'm not sure if it is right for me yet. It is a lot of money to spend and take loans on, compared to the jobs I want to get and their earnings. Ahh...it's life I guess, making these decisions. At the very least I'm going to continue at the JC for another year+, then figure it out from there. I'm just glad that I have a job that can support me while I figure out what the hell I'm doin with my life!

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