It's been awhile...

...since my last post. A great long while - so this is mainly for Katie. My best friend who I never get to see anymore.

Life right now is crazy as usual. I have turned into one of those people who is a workaholic. I'm currently working 2 part time jobs (which some weeks add up to full time) while undertaking 20 credits this summer, a non-credit class in pattern making through the community college, and auditing the intro 101-103 series of Hebrew.

I recently got a promotion in my job from resident assistant to senior resident assistant. I finally get a little extra spending money, but am doing even more work than before. That's what I get for applying to a job I wanted but didn't think I would get. I also was accepted to be a Writing Intensive Course (WIC) assistant next fall in a class on Feminist Analysis (Fem Theory). So in addition to all my coursework, I need to also read about four 400+ page books on feminist theory and put together lesson plans by September.

Miraculously, I am also dating the same guy now for over 8 months. Considering my longest "relationship" before this never got past month one, this is quite a feat for me. Of course, he somewhat jokingly complains about how much I work, but as a couple I really feel like I've found the right person for me. He accepts that I am a workaholic and that I get a little neurotic at times when the stress and responsibilities start piling on. I am crazily happy when I think about him and where things are going between us.

The best news of all, is that with help of my naturopath, I haven't been sick in over three months now. I have a chiropractor so now my back and neck are finally in relief and I've been getting a massage about once a month. I normally wouldn't indulge so much, but with the help of all three, I'm finally feeling healthy and normal again. Traditional medicine has its place, but all of the traditional tests, recommendations, and antibiotics were overloading my system.

Overall, I still feel that there is something missing from me finally feeling like myself again and that is having really good friends around. I miss the camaraderie I had with everyone in Spokane. I definitely don't have that here because most of the people I am "friends" with I also have to work with. It leads to too much gossip and confused relationships. People don't know where to put the line between friend and co-worker. I've gotten tired of all the maliciousness and mean-spirited people and can't stand having those types of people around anymore. So now, other than my guy, I don't have anyone to talk to. Part of the sacrifices I make working so much however mean that I miss out on a lot of opportunities to go do fun things with people. I know that I turned into this work-machine because I need to pay bills and my tuition, but sometimes I wish I could take more breaks like a normal free-spirited college student.

At least I'll be back home for a bit in August and September. I can't wait to reconnect with people. Hopefully in the meantime, I can figure out how to make a few worthwhile friends down here to fill in the gaps. :D