This is Me, Lately

The beginning of the year yielded a lot of fatigue. After ten days at my mom's house, most of them snowed in, my goal of relaxation quickly turned to unrest. I had to start school the day after my staycation was over. Once classes started I remained mentally fatigued. An impending math class will do that to a person, especially when you are not a math person. I ended up making the decision to drop the class, feeling like a failure.

The other class, required for my degree, had mechanical problems from the beginning. That and the fatigue that refused to dissipate did not allow me to really jump feet first into my studies. An added letdown was that there was only one other student in the class, and he dropped out soon after, leaving me the lone student. In a history class, with a dull professor, this did not make a good mix. So, I dropped that class too, feeling even more like a failure. I registered for a mid-session course for another required course and did incredibly well. My academic self esteem boosted few notches upward.

In between school and vacations, I managed to do my taxes. This year was the first in several where I didn't owe the government. Instead, they owed me!

I want to become more politically proactive about an issue that affects me, but I don't want to delve into on a public forum. All I can say is that I am still stunned how much blatant discrimination is allowed right under the noses of certain governments.

I'm looking forward to the rest of the year. I have a lot ahead in terms of knocking things off my to-do list and getting life in order. It's April, and I need to start doing some spring cleaning of the mind.