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A recent comment I heard that is worthy of passing along:

"It is an act of worship to God to commit to taking care of your body"
-Audli Yeakel

Relief

Well, I found out this last week that I am into the Psych program. :) Though I haven't received "the letter", my adviser met with me and told me. Happy Days! This is much relief. If they had not approved my appeal, I would have had to find another major. So now the good news is that I will be graduating really soon.....2017! :) ha Long way off, but certainly manageable.

As long as I try not to compare myself to the average student, I'm fine. When I count up the number of classes I actually have left is when I get into trouble. I don't have that many classes to go, but taking them one class a semester is what extends it. I think about how fast I could be done, if I was a "normal" student. THEN, is when my mind starts to wander to "what it used to be like..."

Why does the grass always look greener on the other side? Why do I want my old brain back sometimes, when really I like my new, repaired brain so much better? In life, when you compare the old to the new, the old seems much more inviting. But in reality, when you examine the grass on that other side - it has just as many weeds. You just can't see them from a distance.

Reality Check

School was frustrating yesterday. Since going back to school, this is the first class that has had group projects. Oh, what a joy. It is really stretching my repaired brain. It is starting to make me question if i made the right decision to go back to school.

These kids (as I call them since I'm twice their age!) have amazing retention and retrieval abilities. They have the ability to process information at outstanding speeds. Though they don't realize it, they are doing circles around me.

Before in other classes, I can take my time with the information once I am outside of the classroom. Group projects completed during class are a completely different story. It is storing new information, processing it, and then retrieving it back out -all in a matter of minutes. This in combination with the fact that you have much outward stimulation from others talking, sharing ideas, etc. Brain overload!!!

I'm just praying right now that I survive the rest of the semester. Though I must admit this is good exercise for my repaired brain, it is frustrating nonetheless. Yet another way I must admit that my old brain is gone, and I need to work with the new one that I have. It is times like this that I try to recall why I decided to go back to school.

My Brain (literally!)

For those that have never seen this picture before, here is my brain! :) The top picture has the electrode wires on the surface of the brain. It recorded my brain activity to help them determine what areas to remove.

Me with a blog??

ok, the chances of me updating this blog on a regular basis will be slim. It is the 21st century so here we go....