Lifestyles of the Audacious

Weekends just aren't long enough to get the fun stuff done.  I get just enough time to finish work/school projects.  When will I ever get the time to be able to do my crafty/personal reading projects?  Who knows!?!?

As you probably assumed, I didn't get to finish my mosaic project!  Don't worry.  I assure you that I will get it done before I turn 50! (maybe) =)

I also didn't decide what I want to do with my mirror.. any ideas???  Seriously, if you take a look at my mirror (a couple of posts down) and think of something fun and creative to do with the frame of it, let me know!  I'm idea-less!

In case you were wondering...


I'm currently in my first semester of the Legal Studies/Paralegal Program.  There are a few things that I didn't expect to happen that are happening; 1. It's all going just a little too easy for me.  Some of the homework and reading can be a little time consuming.  But overall, I find myself wondering if I've forgotten to do things, or if maybe I didn't do a good job because it didn't take very long to do.  That scares me a little because I am usually the type that has to over exert my studying habits to pick up on what I'm trying to learn.  But I seem to be pulling it all off very well.  I think my lowest grade so far is a 98%.  2. I am loving a majority of the people that I spend most of my time with.  Because it's a specialized program that only allows certain people to take the courses, I tend to have a lot of courses with the same people.  I'm developing relationships with a few of them that I think will be lasting.

I started my internship back in the beginning of September at a criminal defense law firm.  Because I'm getting my bachelors in Criminal Justice, and I tend to always place myself on the side of the District Attorney, I find this role of criminal defense an amazing opportunity to really see both sides of the spectrum.  On top of that, I LOVE the lawyers that I am interning for.  And the paralegal is great!!  They are so down to earth and fun.  What I like most about them is how much they treat each other like family.  I have enjoyed getting to know them, getting to know how the office works, and getting to see some fun court "happenings".  I look forward to the rest of my semester with them!

I'm finally taking a vacation!! It's a ways away, but I am already counting down the days!! =)  I have yet to go to this resort, but I've heard great things!  And I believe I stayed at a sister resort of theirs during senior spring break.. Here's a pic of Sandos in Playa del Carmen


My marathon is less than a month away.  I am starting to get extremely nervous about it.  For the last week and a half I've been fighting off a minor chest cold.  I have had to use an inhaler in order to catch my breath after a long flight of stairs at school (That's extremely embarrassing to say, btw) but because of my lack of ability to breathe in and out, I haven't been running very much.  I have had this goal in my head to finish this HM with an average time of 8.15 miles.  I figure that's a good goal for the first one.  But I'm starting to wonder if my lack of running will affect my overall time!  As much as I'd like to get out there and run like crazy, I know I need to take things slow until my chest cold has put up its white flag!  Cross your fingers!  I want to be able to finish this HM with my goal accomplished!

I'd love to give more updates but I'm tired.  And I have all kinds of fun things I get to do tomorrow with work, interning ANNND school.  So long, folks!

I hope everyone has an amazing week!! Yay for the first week of FALL!!

Thanks for reading,
TK

I don't have much time to talk because I'm in super study mode which doesn't occur all that often!  :)  So I'll make this quick and to the point!

I really wanted to share this with my blog readers, because I know some of you are passionate about people like I am.

As most of you know, I work in a pediatrician's office.  I've worked there for six years now.  (wow, it feels weird to say that)  I love all the kids that go there; from newbies to the ones that probably should have switched to an adult doctor years ago.  They all have taught me something in one way or another.  But the patients that tend to affect me the most have been the patients who have been diagnosed and are going about their daily lives with autism.  There is one in particular (as you know I'm not allowed to mention any medical information and/or names due to HIPPA) who I love to see.  She brightens my day, and I think it has a lot to do with the fact that everytime I see her, she acts as though I am the one brightening HER day!  I have become close with her, to a point where I check to see when her next appointment is to make sure I can help check her in that day.  I believe that everyone has a special person in their life that helps us remember the important things in life; the true meaning of happiness.  She is my reminder.  If only she could come into our office on a daily basis, right?  Fortunately for her, she's healthy enough to not be in our office too often.  I have gotten to be familiar with a lot of diagnoses while working in the office, but I've always wanted to learn more about autism.  There is such a misconception out there due to all the celebrity books, faulty research, and people putting their "not so scholarly" opinion into professional journals.  So when I was pulling up a website and saw this, I got pretty excited...




Click on the link above for more information.

I know I'm excited to learn more about this diagnosis, but if you're interested, I strongly suggest taking some time out of your weekend to learn more, too!!  This event is October 7th and 8th!!

Thanks for reading,
TK

So I've been getting really into the whole DIY thing lately.  I've started some fun projects over the last couple of weeks.  On top of that, I've also been doing some fun decorating/furniture shopping!! I have a couple of pics so I thought I'd let you in on what fun things I'm getting crafty with!

To start off, I finally got a desk so that I can study at home!!  It's cute, but I'm thinking I might put it on my crafty to do list and make it unique!! We will see.

I picked out my living room and dining room furniture!  Here is a pic of the living room furniture, courtesy of NFM since I don't have it yet...



I bought a pretty ottoman today from target to accent the furniture.. it was my favorite buy out of them all!!




Here is my dining room table! =)  Courtesy of NFM again, since it's not here!


I bench instead of the chair is what did it for me! So cute!


I bought this for the living room.  Since I don't watch much TV, I figure I'll put this where a TV and TV stand would normally go.

This is a picture of a breakfast tray that I bought for a whopping $10.  I am going to restain it and give it some character with my mosaic skills (I've done a little here and there when I was younger, we will see how it turns out)  It's actually sitting on my new desk... it's the only pic I have of my desk so far!


It's actually not bad looking, but it def looks old and it's not really my style!!


Here is a picture of the tray up close and personal..

Other than that, I've just been spending time with some wonderful people!!


Chris's Bday celebration!! After a horrible, horrible boxing match!


Nolan's gear in the backseat.. And I'm a five year old that has to get into everything =)



Skip and I at the Irish Fest downtown!


Enjoying some late night singing at a bar downtown with Marcus, Jordan and Lindsey.

Time for some studying.. =)  Everyone have a wonderful Sunday and an even better week!!

Thanks for reading,
TK

It's crazy, the things I find out even after all the time that has passed.  I thought I knew all I could about this person; the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful.  Turns out some are much better at hiding things than I was aware of.  But than again, maybe I'm just naive like some say I am.  Am I hurt?  Yes.  Will I get over it?  In time.  One thing I enjoy about myself is this:  Ya, I might be naive, and I'm sure I don't always get what people's real intentions are in the beginning (or in the end for that matter).  But at the end of the day, I don't let negative people and negative experiences control me.  I will never allow myself to be jaded by the people that aren't true to themselves and others.  But maybe I should have been more cautious.  I knew this person's history because they were gracious enough to share it with me.  And even though most people would have taken that information and just pinned this person as a particular type of being, I didn't.  I used my "Innocent until proven guilty" motto like I do with everyone else.  Just because people make mistakes, doesn't mean they have to carry that mistake with them for the rest of their life.  So with me, I always do my best to keep everything a blank slate from the beginning.  I can't say that I'm always great at it, but I'm only human.  There were things that happened, instances that should have had a bright yellow sign saying "FLAG" in big letters.  But I trusted, and I'm okay with that.  There's nothing wrong with trusting.  All I can say is that I hope I don't have to be face to face with this person for a very long time.  I was able to forgive in my heart, but it will take time to forget.  Until then, I will go about my life; letting others in, and allowing myself to trust them as I did this person.

Sorry my post is a little brief, I wanted to take a break from studying, but I have to go back and hit the books a little longer!

Thanks for reading,
TK