Saturday, May 1, 2010

Another brick in the wall

OK seems like I have song names on here LOL. OK so I was crapping the old panties thinking I hadn't passed school, had a anxious few days but last Monday I found out that I had pulled my ass out of the fire and had the following:
*Social Work 1710 70% which was a course I needed 65% to pass and before my last paper was submitted and the final exam I had a 65% average...phew!
*Social Work 3230 78% another course I had to have a 65% in to pass
* English 1080 74%
* Psychology 69%
I had to have a overall average of 65% as well....which I did and the normal passing grades for English and Psych were the 50%.
Because of the way they had the program set up we didn't receive any money until it was confirmed we had past. I had to run a household with no money for over three weeks. It wasn't pretty and had to borrow about 700 from the ex. He understood how I wasn't able to cope with bills and no money. I did manage to get back to work full time at my old place of employment. BUT I won't get a real cheque until this week coming up. So I have worked the whole time I am off. I go back to school on the 10th, tomorrow is a day off and I won't be off again until the weekend before I go back.
I have been doing some extra work as a polling clerk with the elections for a representative of our local aborginal association. So I have been making up lists of what I have to pay, and I may actually be able to catch up again.
I now have to complete this semester, womens studies, sociology, psych and english again then go through the process of actually applying for the school of social work in september. We will be having orientation with that. Out of all of us that are doing this only 20 will go on. I am so nervous about that part but I have to do my best and ensure that the references I choose to send in to the school of social work will be beneficial to my future.
I have so far in the last month lost 6 lbs, not a lot but its a start, I had gained about 30 in the last year or so due to lack of movement. I try to walk whenever I can and try to eat properly. Once again I am trying to do a lot of stuff at once LOL.
Still no one on the man front either but I have been wrapped up with the school work etc. I have worked so hard with the courses, and I think I did pretty good with the marks. I have a lot to do in the upcoming months as well.
I had applied for and accepted for a home repair funding program for off reservation aboriginals but they ran out of money. Last month I had a letter saying they could do the repairs....resubmit. I haven't heard anything about that but I am hoping it will come through!
I know now as well I can't go back to work in the place that I was in before. I have encountered some conflict but I have also seen the drama and the inefficiency, and commented on it. I spoke to the team leader and the supervisor/owner about it. LOL May is going to be a good month for me! I recieved the late cheque last week but now I have a full pay coming, the new funding cheque, the election cash and a heating rebate. LOL I will still be broke but I am hoping to poke a few hundred away for a rainy day. Student money sucks and no chance of overtime and its a struggle.
But I am a survivor I have realized and the Aboriginal studies have empowered me somewhat and I know I tried my best and I did pretty damn well when I was feeling down about it all and falling apart because I had no faith in myself.

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