I’m halfway through Introduction to IT through StraighterLine, which transfers as Fundamentals of IT at WGU. It’s been a bit uphill both ways, but not in a snowstorm. My hours […]
Category: Changing careers
Career Change, Changing careers, General, Life after divorce, Online classes, Online learning, starting over, StraighterLine, Western Governors University, WGU
Well, I’m not dead, yet.
Well, I’m not dead, yet, but I did get impressively sick and have to get the nasal swab test for the COVID-19 plague. It was less fun than a pony, […]
Blogging challenge, Career Change, Changing careers, Fall, Five minute freewrite, Five Minute Friday, General, Write 31 Days, Writing challenge
Missing the Write 31 Days Challenge
This week’s FMF writing prompt is: CHALLENGE I’ve been missing the Write 31 Days challenge, and the time I might have spent prepping for it this month. Honestly, I’ve been […]
Apartment living, Career Change, Changing careers, Coursera, Divorce, Eugene, General, Life after divorce, Making ends meet, NaNoCertMo, Online classes, Online learning, Oregon
Bats at the umbrella factory
Meanwhile, back at the umbrella factory. Last May, my landlord raised the renty by $50. On the first of this year, they raised it $85. In September, they’re going to […]
Changing careers, codependence, Divorce, Eugene, Five minute freewrite, Five Minute Friday, General, Life after divorce, Mental health, Self care
Window and Freeway
This week’s FMF writing prompt is: INFLUENCE Not gonna lie. The prompt doesn’t speak or spark, for me, but the point of the exercise is to build discipline around the […]
Apartment living, Changing careers, Coursera, Depression, Divorce, General, Mental health, NaNoCertMo, Online classes, Online learning
Section 3: Package and Software Management
This suuuuucks. Three sections to go, and not much of November left. I let myself get pulled into taking care of someone who needs to learn to take care of […]
Career Change, Changing careers, codependence, Depression, General, Life after divorce, Online classes, Online learning, PowerShell
NaNoCertMo: Navigating the System
I finished the first section, which is meant to take seven days, in five days. This will eventually catch me up in the class, so that I finish on time […]
Anxiety, Career Change, Changing careers, Coursera, Depression, Divorce, Five minute freewrite, Five Minute Friday, General, Life after divorce, Mental health, Online classes, Online learning
Repeat: The quick, quick version
This week’s Five Minute Friday writing prompt is: REPEAT. Hi. My name’s Jae, and this is my brother Pete, and my other brother Repeat. You guys. Holy cow. I’ve taken […]
Career Change, Changing careers, Coursera, General, Life after divorce, NaNoCertMo, Online classes, Online learning
NaNoCertMo 2018
Well, October was beautifully writealicious, and now it’s time to buckle down and also to sack up. I’ve been having an on-again off-again relationship with getting myself up on my […]