Module 7

I'm off on Tuesday to Module 7 with the Winter track group. I'm so looking forward to meeting everyone. I've already made e-mail contact with some folks and everyone has welcomed me into their group. I have a strong feeling that everything is going to turn out fine.

Of course, I hate being away for so long. It is a long module. Pooky said since I'll have my own hotel room that he'll come up on Wednesday night. We'll have dinner, maybe some marital bliss, and then an early start of it the next day.

I won't be taking the computer with me, and if I get too lonely for blogging I can always log-on at the hotel for $4/hr, but since money is tight, I'll have to be very needy.

I'm glad that McDonald's has been running their Monopoly game because I've collected a breakfast sandwich, medium fries, and two large sandwiches for free, which I'll take advantage of because the McD's is across the street from the hotel. I will of course treat myself to some Thai food, a "blood burger" from Stanford's (the next best cheeseburger to Fuddrucker's) and probably something from Pizza Schmizza.

My ostomy has been working very nicely and I'm getting the feel for when it needs to be changed. I think of myself as a mother sensing when her baby has soiled their diaper. I had a strong craving for chocolate donuts tonight which means my period is on my way. I'm sure it is going to happen when I'm away; it always does.

I got my 10 page paper written, and looked ahead at future assignments. I noticed that there is a Theory of Counseling paper which apparently is the Beginning Theory of Counseling paper updated after a hard year of internship. I'm sure my theory will change after having to deal with people; it always does. Only with the final version you have to present it to a committee of faculty and peers and it increases to 20 pages. That's not too bad considering that most master thesis papers have to be plastic spiral bound and all of that presentation crap.

I won't have Module 1 until January of next year. By then I must have my internship or they definitely won't let me continue. My plan is to go to the agency on Tuesday when I return. I must make an appearance in person because so far nothing has happened by me sending a letter or making a phone call. If I plant myself in their office someone will have to see me.

I'm still not crocheting. How I've been expressing my creativity is through writing. I've been known to dabble in the fictional arts, and an idea for a story keeps plaguing me at night just before I fall asleep. So I've gotten a rough draft of the first chapter going. Do all writers start writing stories from the beginning? What I've started could possibly be the middle. I don't know. I feel the need to write.

One thing that is keeping me from completely freaking out is that as a second year student I may be chosen to be someone's mentor. I've not had that honor before and I am so looking forward to that. I've been thinking of the person who might pick me to be their guide.

I'm off to join Anne Shirley before I join dreamland. I got bought the entire series of books because I must know the entire life of Anne. I've only read a book or two from the series and I've seen all three of the Canadian productions starring Megan Follows. Megan does such an excellent job as playing "Anne with an e."

While I'm away surprise me with comments about all and anything that comes to mind. Make up a story, or tell me the stupidest joke you know. I'm going to terribly miss all of you, even though it is just a short handful of days!