Things I have accomplished during my time at home:
- Knit a sock: I asked for sock yarn and knitting needles because I’ve been wanting to learn how to knit socks for a long time now. Within a week after Christmas, I was finished with my first one. Now I’m stuck about halfway through the second one because I’ve gotten so busy with other things. Oh well, maybe this weekend.
- Updated my pharmacy school application: Monday I finally requested my last transcript to be sent to PharmCAS. Hopefully soon I’ll get a letter telling me I have an interview.
- Apply for a research scholarship: I want to work in the Drug Discovery lab this summer, but unfortunately the Chemistry department won’t fund me because I’m not a chem or biochem major. So my professor found a program which fit my needs to a T. Despite being a painfully meticulous writer, I finished my letter in two days’ spare time and sent it in this evening.
- Visited Jo in St. Louis with Anna: And it was marvelous! Ted Drewes frozen custard, the zoo, lunch in the park, ice skating, dancing, gelato, the Arch, Union Station, and the Loop all in one weekend! We were very busy while we were there, but it was totally worth it to hang out with Jo and get away from this town for a while.
- Bowled two of the best games of my life: Yesterday in league play I bowled a turkey (three strikes in a row)… twice. Along with at least one other strike in each game and several spares. Ended up with a 168 and a 163, respectively. The Beloved said I actually beat one of his scores from last week. Hurrah!
- Began the long, slow mending of broken relationships: Have finally stopped thinking of Other Mom as “that woman”– also trying to take this perspective to everyone else I know. We’re all screwed-up people, including me, in need of God’s grace. We just happen to have different ideas of what’s right.
- Volunteered at a pharmacy: The whole time I’ve been home, I’ve been at the pharmacy 16-20 hours a week, mainly working in the compounding lab. In between doing other pharmacy technician stuff, I’ve made at least one custom compound a day. It’s been pretty enjoyable, and I’ve probably learned more than I realize.
Yeah. I don’t even think that’s everything. But this was easier than individually telling everyone about my break. If I think of something else, I may add it to the list. Until next time!
