Very LAST Famous Last Words week 15

So I have not been able to finish this class like I had planned on (finishing more posts and readings and my storybook project). BUT this was due to my son making his way into this world 3 weeks earlier than I had expected! It has been a crazy couple of weeks but I am so thankful for awesome professors to help me finish their classes with passing grades! This class's extra credit work has really paid off and this blog post will set me in the A range point wise. I was meaning to finish my storybook and add the last story which would tie everything together and get a grand conclusion to the character I created but unfortunately it would take hours of creativity and brain power that I just don't have at the moment. Finals week is upon us and with a two year old and a newborn (who does not sleep at night only during the day) it is really crazy even finding time to study. I am really surprised though that my storybook made it to our little nominations for most creative, because of this I feel like I owe it to everyone to add that last story - so I intend on doing so after finals are over if you guys feel like reading!
Here's a picture of my little love bug :)

taken from screenshot on phone

He was born on the 13th and weighed 6lbs 2oz, 19 1/2 inches long! Name: Dekker Britton Rodgers. I went into work that morning with some crazy contractions I thought were Braxton hicks... negative. Went back to work a week and a half later so I guess I am a workaholic but the holidays are here and $$ is scarce.

 

 

I could sit here all day and talk about this little guy but I will stop there. I hope everyone has a great break after finals are over!!!

 

 

 

Famous Last Words: Week 11

ONLY ONE MORE MONTH UNTIL MY DUE DATE!!
Time has definitely snuck upon me and I am getting so stressed and anxious. Getting ready for a newborn is one thing, but worrying about finishing college for the semester is another. AND trying to figure out how I am going to afford things without a job for 6 weeks, which includes Christmas time yikesssss. AND I have to figure out a babysitter for next semester until new baby can attend daycare. Ranting I know but I am so stressed.

Okay, onto something else. I liked the other reading option we were able to choose this week. I still did not do my storytelling assignment (no surprise there) but it was a nice break from the usual book readings. Since I am usually on my phone at work drying nap time, this was a great way for me to be productive. In my Black Arts Movement class we had an assignment taken off and given full credit to all students for unknown reasons so that was a blessing in disguise. In my sociological theory class we did not do much except go over PowerPoint's preparing us for the exam on Wednesday. He gave us the questions ahead of time from which he will choose 10/15 so that makes it less scary.

This past Friday I had an ultrasound appointment to check on the babies measurements since my doctor said I was measuring small for how far along I am. With my first baby this happened as well but baby was right on time and born with great stats. This time as well, the ultrasound showed nothing abnormal and the little guy is already 6 pounds! I think this was just a way for me to get to see his cute face :) 3D ultrasounds are super weird by the way but also pretty amazing.

I have been trying to cook more at home so I don't eat out as much and this weekend I made chili. Only thing I may have done wrong was when I defrosted the meat, I did not set it out long enough and the middle part was super frozen and I couldn't use it when I needed to start cooking. Won't make this mistake again! I wish my parents involved me a little more in cooking growing up so maybe I wouldn't be so ignorant in the kitchen haha

this is me, found on 20somethingallergies.com

Famous Last Words: Week 10

This week I kind of took a break from this class, resulting in not doing the reading diaries or the storytelling assignment. I think this was a much needed break because I have been so stressed out (there were multiple projects due in other classes this week). Thankfully this class has less points given to each assignment so extra credit opportunities like this save my grade and in turn, my sanity.

Outside of school stress I had a great home life week! We were able to take Brady to get pumpkins and carve them for his first time and mine which made it extra special. He did NOT want to touch the gunk in the pumpkin and kept calling it 'gross' or 'yucky' lol so that was hilarious. We also took him to the Red Ribbon Parade yesterday morning then safe trick or treat night in Old Town Moore in the evening. I was glad that he wasn't as interested in getting candy as he was looking at all the 'scary pumpkins' :) The longer I can hold him off from cavities the better. Then last night we got to watch spooky movies on Netflix and ate popcorn and baked cookies, I am beginning to love Fall! I think we will take him to haunt the zoo this week sometime, his dad and I never went as kids ourselves but I have heard great things about it. Halloween on Friday should be fun as well for us, Brady is Spiderman (he loves Spiderman) and since I am a big pregnant lady I think I'm going to be a pumpkin (which is another of Brady's favorites).

Info about Haunt the Zoo found here : http://www.okczoo.com/haunt-the-zoo/?preview=1

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEK AND HOLIDAY!

Personal photo, Brady&Daddy carving pumpkins

 

 

photo found from sggmom.blogspot.com

(like this but without the bow, since its a boy)

 

Famous Last Words: Week 8

This has been a more relaxed week in this class since we do not have to really read anything or be very creative, there is a lot of responding and I like these assignments because I don't second guess my abilities as much! The craziest night happened on Wednesday night though that I just HAVE to remember down the road (so I hope this post is revisited by my future self). After a crazy day at work (which is at a daycare so this was kind of normal), I came home with all my homework done for the day and no test to study for the next day so I decided I would plan a double date night with my boyfriend, and our friend couple and go see Annabelle! I have been wanting to see this movie since I saw a preview in theaters. Our friends live in Shawnee so it would be a long drive to Bricktown to see it but they agreed since they had been wanting to see it as well. Waiting for my boyfriend to get off work at 7, I got ready and was rushing to find a sitter and such. Well the moon was full and teasing because it had that glow... you know that glow. I had to get Brady in the car and he had my phone and dropped it so I had to pick it up while holding him and being very pregnant, I got frustrated and put the phone on top of my car..and left it there. Drove off to my next destination and came back to find it after realizing what I had done and lo and behold it is a disgrace. Found part of my otterbox piece by piece down the road leading to my phone. I found it and my heart sank. I had so many pictures and memories on it, I did my homework on it and it was my first iPhone ever.. little emotional about something so menial I know.

personal photo R.I.P. iPhone

Getting to the movies, I found my friend and then my boyfriend went and got drinks. He did not know where we were and we played a game of hide and seek hypothetically and ended up getting frustrated that we wasted half the movie going up and down aisles taking turns looking for one another. So we went to fuzzy's to eat and they give you these cups to go home with you and before I could even fill mine up I was putting it to my forehead thinking "how can this night get any worse?" and then the cup broke. Thanks for answering my thoughts universe. Then I got a new styrofoam cup this time and drank that. Second drink in, I spilled soda all over myself. Woo. Then we left to go sit in front of the movie and wait for our friends so we could apologize for leaving early and making them come all the way out. At the end of the movie nobody came out, so we waited and waited and then we went inside and found out that there are outside exits that most people use. Ugh! So we missed our friends and left to get our son. Brady had a good time at his sitters but came out with a glow stick and halfway down the road I noticed his face was glowing, by his mouth. He had chewed this thing. Of course I panicked and didn't have a phone to check to see if this stuff was toxic or not so we had to go all the way back to the sitters to see the packaging, luckily it was not harmful. :) still a minor heart attack though. While driving, almost got in numerous accidents, almost. Get home and when exiting the car I almost step on a scorpion. Freaked out, I walk away and see a gecko scurry across the wall. Then getting to the door there's a large praying mantis by the handle. What a trio in such a short distance! And I live in the city so it is very weird. Anyways, I blame this night on the full moon and its mocking nature. It got to me but it could have been way worse ! Now to figure out a phone situation..... and survive the rest of the week.

full moon from pixabay









Famous Last Words: Week 5

This past week was super stressful but I have prevailed! I am pretty sure I did my WORST writing in my Social Theory class and it bums me out when I do not feel confident in my work..(probably why I skip the storytelling post sometimes) eeeekkkkk. Hopefully I will get the hang of those papers in there and it won't affect my grade too bad. In this class however I feel confident in my grades but I still get so stressed out over meeting the deadlines, pretty sure this is the class I have the most work due but since it is not too hard to do I need to calm down and stop overthinking, I am very appreciative of these extra credit assignments that are available because they can act as a cushion if needed. I really liked the storybook assignment though, it is coming together nicely and reading other people's introductions so far have made me excited to see how they all turn out. I thought mine would be kind of boring but I managed to get myself interested in doing it so it is going to be more fun than work, yay! Outside of school though I lost my debit card and someone found it and went on a shopping spree at wal-mart I guess spending over $100:( Luckily my bank said I could get my money back but it could be a while..not like I don't have bills to pay :/ on top of that my car battery decided to die completely and those aren't cheap... $$ rules everything doesn't it?
Okay rant over.
This weekend I got to see one of my best friends and I have not seen her in forever. I forgot how great it can be to just catch up with people you care about, stress relieving as well. I also get to spend some time with two of my other best friends this coming up weekend at a corvette club race practice event. My friend's parents and her race corvettes so that is totally cool!

Great quote from lifehack.org

 Also, thought this was pretty awesome in the world: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rossalynwarren/emma-watson-says-that-the-view-feminism-is-man-hating-has-to?bffb&utm_term=4ldqpgp#3ilfkn9

Famous Last Words: Week 2 (notes to self)

This week I was more lazy and did not get to work ahead as I had hoped. In fact I even got behind and had to forgo a storytelling assignment. It was not that I did not read the material on time (because I did!) I think it was because I overthought this assignment. To avoid this in the future, remember Britt YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE GREATEST STORYTELLER. After reading some other storytelling posts I realized how insanely easy this assignment would have been had I just retold an event from a different point of view or with my own words.

Remember: there is an extra credit option that involves social interaction throughout the week so that could be an option easy to do since you are on Facebook, Twitter (occasionally), Instagram, and Pinterest probably more than you should be. Why not make it count towards some life saving credit?

The reading diary posts could also benefit from notes or annotations made WHILE I read the assigned reading pages. This way I would not have to try to recollect my thoughts while I read certain events. Also, THE PLOTS ARE NOT IMPORTANT FOR THESE POSTS BECAUSE LAURA POSTS READING GUIDES THAT CENTER ON JUST THAT.

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In relation to my AFAM history of the black arts movement, keep up with the readings and make sure to look at the calendar for this course religiously since the teacher does not make an effort to help you remember the deadlines. Maybe work for this class could fit best during the weekend, as the week is hectic and there are things due everyday for different classes.

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The storybook assignment looks a little heavy and scary but remember that there seems to be structured assignments every week to help get you prepared for this assignment when it's due so it won't seem so time consuming or crazy to accomplish. don't stress.
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WORK AHEAD SO YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR BIRTHDAY WEEK NEXT WEEK WITHOUT UN-NEEDED STRESS!!!

A relaxing picture from flickr

P.S. I found out they sell fake mustaches at dollar tree in packs for $1 so that's cool. And entertaining for Brady ;)

Famous Last Words: week 1

I wish that working ahead was more simple and accessible to do in all my other classes because it really helped me this week in this class! With my Italian online courses I had the same teacher thought the two required years of courses and it was similar to this one in how there were assignments everyday and declaration quizzes. I did not however take advantage of the fact I could work ahead in that class and it caused a lot of stress. Learning experience. I love this new blog thing to communicate to other students in this class because we are more free to express our creativity instead of simply answering questions on a discussion board in D2L and replying to other students answers.
- One thing that I wanted to make a note of doing that I saw present in a few student's storytelling posts was including a message through the stories. Just something to get the reader thinking. -
- Another thing I want to note to myself (and maybe others if your reading this) is that the blogger site is very easy to view and use on practically any device. So far I have been able to post and comment and read other posts on my laptop, Microsoft surface, and MY iPhone !! So I can practically do my homework anywhere (except the movies). -

All the possibilities ;) from flicker

I hope this semester proves to be as easy-going as it is seeming to be. The only thing I am dreading is the long walk I have to take from my parking space to my classes. Even when I got to school TWO hours ahead of my first class (arrived at 8:30 a.m .) I still had to park in the Boyd parking lot and at the back. This pregnant lady is not enjoying the walk lol, especially in the heat of the afternoon when my classes are over. Crossing my fingers for some cooler weather this fall or at least a closer parking spot ;)