Hustle and Flow

Slowly. Ever so slowly I'm turning these cranky, rusted, mental gears back into motion. So, it's apparent I've taken a hiatus from any sort of academic work. Actually, I've been pretty lazy. Period. If you could track my productivity, it flat lined completely. Mail strewn about mostly unread, some unopened. All my papers, printouts, textbooks, etc have just been piled on the floor, under my desk, on top of my dresser, leaving just enough room to get from door to bed, bed to closet. It's more like I use my room as storage while finding more comfortable spots to lay my head, e.g., next to his.

So my medical laboratory scientist, MLS (ASCP) examination is scheduled for October 6th. That's just one day short of a month to prepare for the biggest, baddest, exam I've taken thus far. Alright, I'm being dramatic - but it is of utmost importance. Everything I learned (or neglected to learn) is going to determine if I get to tack an acronym onto the back of my already lengthy name. My first acronym! I am so very close, I can almost taste the alphabet soup.

Summer is quietly retreating into to the year and early signs of fall have been at the edges of my vision. Fall is my favorite season, I feel like it's more lively than spring. You can hear the wind and feel the air. The explosion of color on every tree forces me to slow my steps in order to capture the entire spectrum of the season. I have more associations with the autumn than I can count. Maybe it's the persistence of bon fires and free flowing beer around them. Maybe it's the chill at dusk that makes you cuddle a little closer to your babe. Maybe it's that budding feeling of something new, something happening right on horizon.

The Earth blinks once and it'll be a new year soon. It's time to wrap it up and say you did something this year. If you haven't then you better hustle! The silly little dreams I glued together as a little girl are fitting into the frame wood of early adulthood! Now, to start building a foundation for the next generation of hopes and dreams which I will soon reveal after this first milestone.