"I left you for a while but it was worth the wait
Because it gave me just enough time to create..."
From "Have a Nice Day" by Roxanne Shante (1990)
A lot has changed in Stevieland since my last blog post of several years ago. Hmm...let's see...
- Got laid off from my full-time job
- Got hired, then resigned from a new job because I hated it
- Witnessed my beloved dog get hit by a car at 70 mph on I-26
- Spent 4 days in the hospital after cracking a rib, puncturing a lung and suffering from anemia and an infected liver, putting me on the bring of bankruptcy
- Got hired part-time by Piedmont Technical College
- Got hired part-time by Newberry College
- Got probabtionary acceptance into graduate school at the University of South Carolina for their Masters in Applied Statistics program
Wow...that's a lot. But, I'm thankful to be employed again. I suddenly went from having oodles of free time to almost no free time at all and by the end of the semester, I was running on fumes and was grateful to have ended the Fall 2013 Semester with an "A" average to begin my second Masters program and teaching 7 classes all at the same time.
Which brings me to the present day. You hear about people all the time who work hard for 30+ years, retire then die shortly afterwards because they feel useless and bored. After having two weeks off and doing nothing productive, I have come to the conclusion that I will NOT be one of those people! I have enjoyed being a waste of human flesh.
So what prompted this blog post out of the blue? My fascination with Mary Worth and having enough free time to get caught up with her and the exploits of all that goes in in her world and in Santa Royale. Please check out Mary Worth and Me so that you, too, can get up to speed with Mary and her escapades. Reading "Mary Worth and Me" reminded me how much fun I had blogging when I was doing it regularly and after many painstaking hours refreshing bookmarks, IDs and passwords, I'm back and hope it won't be another few years before I post again.
Here's wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and hopefully, a great and better 2014. Though I doubt Obamacare will allow for it.
