Retold

I’ve written several times about online education because I feel very much like it’s a good option for a lot of people who can’t do the traditional setting for one reason or another.  If it had become reputable sooner, I’d probably have done it, but as it is I’m very happy with my educational experience.  I enjoyed attending Tarleton for my undergraduate work.

Western Governor’s University is one of many online universities that offers an online degree — or rather a degree online — but theirs is almost exclusively for education and teaching.  They have other programs, such as business, information technology, and health, but teaching is their central focus.  They’re fully accredited.  They even have a Twitter account, which all trendy schools have now!  Tuition is ridiculously affordable, about $2,890 per 6 month period.  Far more affordable than most traditional campus educations.

I’m a little sad that I missed this trend.  When I was starting out, way back, they didn’t have online education.  Then a few came around but they didn’t have a lot of credibility.  Now, they’re a part of the educational system and they’re almost as credible as any small university is.  It would have been ideal for me, certainly, given my social issues.  Of course, it’s probably better that I went to a traditional school, where I was forced to socialize.  Still, I’d have liked to have the option, which a lot of students are having now, to choose between online and traditional schools.

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I mentioned before that the reason I change my blog themes so much is that I can’t move my furniture around in real life.  I move my virtual furniture, redecorate my virtual homes, and that satisfies my need to constantly change things.  I don’t like for anything to be one way too long, after a while things start to feel stale and drab.  The problem with the furniture in my house is that it really doesn’t fit into my living room in many ways.  We have too much stuff, some of which I’d really like to be rid of, but because of this there’s only so many ways to make it all fit.

We have a huge sofa and love-seat, which I hate by the way, that have served us well but are second hand, from someone who also got them second hand.  They’ve lived their life and served their purpose and I really just wish we could put them out to pasture because they’re falling apart.  Luckily, they’re solid blue and upholstered in a fairly sturdy material, so while they look okay, they’re uncomfortable.  We have a console TV, you know, one of those huge ones that were all the rage in the 70′s and 80′s.  The tube’s going out, but because it belonged to his grandfather, Matt won’t consent to getting rid of it.  So, there it sits, taking up way too much space.  We also have two desks and while they’re not huge, they take up a lot of space all on their own.  I have end-tables and lamps, but they’re all stored away for lack of space.  My curio cabinet is actually on the kitchen side of the room because there’s no where else to put it, and because it’s more stable on the laminate floor than on the carpet.

So yeah, we’re packed in with furniture, which I hate, and there’s little way for us to make it all work.  Then, the day before yesterday, Matt tells me that he wants to move his desk away from the window.  You see, there’s a hole in the wall beneath that window, which is another long story, but he doesn’t want his desk there so we set out to try to figure out how to make it fit.  We figured it out, but only barely and set to moving things around, which was more trouble that I thought it would be, but took less time than I originally imagined it might.  Of course, it was not without it’s problems.  You see, even though we were moving only two pieces of furniture, his desk and the love-seat, the love-seat didn’t want to budge.  It’s been sitting in the same place for the last 6 years.  Apparently, one of the huge metal springs from the love-seat dug itself into the carpet beneath and latched on.  So, when we tugged at the love-seat the carpet tore.  We got everything moved around and it looks fine and I put something over the tear, so it’s not as big a deal as it could be, but it’s annoying.

Of course, moving stuff made me realize how much I want to be rid of most of it.  I’d like to have more modern furniture.  IKEA has a nice sofa and chairs, but I can’t really afford it for the time being.  When I can, we’re getting rid of this crappy furniture and getting something better.  I’m tired of sitting on someone elses second hand furniture.  If it had been up to me, we’d have dragged that stupid, broken love-seat to the curb out side and left it for someone else to take away.  Down from the house, where the dumpsters are, not in front of the house.  All in all, though, I’m happy with the way things turned out with the moving the furniture.

Might have to take some pictures later, while it’s all cleaned up.

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Can’t say a whole lot’s changed since yesterday or the day before.  I’m still pretty tired, but we can add to that disillusioned.  It’s a long story, but basically, I’ve discovered after some soul searching that my life is completely out of my control.  There are things going on that I can’t say I had any part in deciding, and I feel like a zombie, slogging through my life with my eyes half open.  I feel like I’m going through the motions and I hate that.  I want to be in control of my life, it’s the only one I get.  As it is, right now, I can’t say that’s the truth and it’s time to have a serious heart to heart, not just with myself, but with my husband.

Otherwise, I’ve been reading for my grad classes and not reading for my grad classes.  I’m behind, already, and we’re only one month in.  Rather than reading, I blog or search the web for the best weight loss products (we all know I’m obsessed with those) or read blogs and search around on Facebook.  It’s always been a problem with me, to be honest.  I’ve always had trouble making myself want to do compulsory reading.  Could be why it took me an eternity to finish my BA.  Maybe I have a touch of oppositional defiance in me, too.  Heavens knows Matt does, and it’s not something I knew even existed until I met Matt.  Now, I know what it is, I understand it intimately.  Living with a spouse with ODD has to be the most trying, aggravating experience any person can have.  He won’t do the things I tell him to do, but he also won’t do the things I ask him nicely to do.  There’s no right answer, no winning, and I think I have a bit of that in me, if not to the extend to which Matt suffers.  Or, maybe I should say I suffer since the only person suffering from his psychosis is me.

Anyway, yeah, I have a lot on my mind right now.  I feel like I need to so something about my life before I lose control of the little things.  I also think I need a therapist, but that could just be my angst and disillusionment talking.  Who knows?

Just a quick update on something I was writing about before.  I posted previously about acne treatments and asked opinions about what everyone thought were the best.  I heard a lot about Proactiv, about Aveda, and stuff like that.  My friend Mayren even sent me a bunch of Aveda products for my birthday last year (which were awesome, by the way).  In the end, I’ve found that the best acne treatment for me has been Aveeno Ageless Vitality. So far, the only problem I’ve had with it is that it drys my face out a little bit, so I have to use moisturizer and toner. I find, though, that my skin looks great!

Thanks for the suggestions, if you left me one. I thought I’d make sure to update on this particular thing in case anyone was interested. Also, I highly recommend the Aveeno. That stuff rocks!

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