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  1. Thanks! They don't have the 24-25 calendar but I did print out the 23-24 to get an ideal of the timeline. There are 9-10 days between sessions in the fall,spring, and summer to fall with 1 month between fall to spring. Between spring and summer and the 2 summer sessions it is 4 days. They have a spreadsheet that shows what is offered when so I'm going to have dh help me make a game plan as he has lots of practice planning his own schooling.
  2. Sounds like CBT could be effective for him if he will go. I have a young adult with different issues. I try very hard to keep in mind there are many paths and some take longer to reach maturity. I replay in my head what the NP told us about brain maturation with neurodiversity. I try hard not to compare others that don't have similar struggles. Some days I succeed and some days I don't! It's very hard to see our young adults struggle.
  3. Wow, you made huge progress in a short time. It is a lot, if you consider it all at once but thank goodness you only have to do one step at a time! You've made great progress! My dh went PT every semester except 2 that were FT. The rest were 9 credit hours except the first and last that were 6. Its a balance finding the load you can reasonably carry. Lighter is easier but if course spreads it out! Yes, Id vastly prefer in person but having online options really increases the accessibility for those if us with families and in rural areas. It's a game changer. Thanks for the info. Once I get started I can get a better feel for this program and get information from others on the workload of different classes. I'd really like to do 2 classes for 3 sessions as it would shave off a semester. 2 I could do in the summer when I'm not schooling and work is lighter. However, I'll just have to see.
  4. For reasons I don't understand, dh hated when I used Excel. He didn't mind Mint but it was imo of limited usefulness. He is now a believer with Ynab although I'm the primary user. I enter my transactions manually. You do not have to link accounts. I do believe it is secure but I prefer to enter transactions on my own.
  5. I love YNAB. Puffy heart love! I tried it once and didn't get it but after following Nick True's videos I found it clicked and was really NBD. I think you don't really understand the concept of the zero-based budget based on your comments. It isn't that you spend all your money but that all your money has jobs. The fact that some months have huge expenses is the biggest reason I wanted to do YNAB so I could more easily fund those throughout the year without stress. I'm a tightwad and until recently had a very tight budget and even now we're solidly in the middle class and qualify for a Pell Grant. Our first year of YNAB was free because dh was a student and then we had a student discount. It easily paid for itself and we are not big spenders and for me, the peace of mind was worth the cost. They put that money to good use and are constantly looking for how to improve the product and listen to the customers. However, different strokes for different folks. If you go into it determined that you hate it and you won't understand it I don't think it is a good choice for you.
  6. Congratulations, you are almost finished with yours. Did you do 1 or 2 classes at a time? With what they've told me I think I can carry 1 without too much pain but I'm not sure about 2 during the school year. You are like my husband! It is taking him 6 years for his Bachelor's. It is nice to hear that you are doing well in your new career. I hope you are right that it is easier than I expect it to be! I'm worried about all the cobwebs in my brain for higher-level work. However, I do know that I adjusted to working just fine. I'm organized and self-motivated and get things done. I'm used to being my own boss so although I'd prefer in-person education I think I can manage online. On the plus side, I also have multiple people in my house who can help me learn to navigate the online aspect as they have done it. Yes, I know what types of jobs I can do now and what I could do with a Master's. This is a program that is certified so I can move forward toward licensure after the degree is finished. As I said, I do work somewhat like counseling but I can't officially do counseling with a BSW. Thanks. I've already talked to dh about the possibility that I might end up quitting. As it is, there is no room for advancement in my current job so I would be looking elsewhere after finishing. I have some things I need to fund in the coming year but after that I'll be saving up the cash I need for the degree so if it proves to be more than I want to do or I decide I'd rather quit earlier I can finish school more quickly I can. LOL, that is wonderful you've had such a good experience. Yes, I'm thinking the sooner I start the sooner I'll be done. Honestly, although I've looked for programs for years without my income or dh's promotion from finishing school we couldn't have afforded it and doing it at the same time as dh would have surely broken us. So, although I wish I had done it years ago there is no time like the present. --------------------------------------------- I knew you ladies would be supportive. I'm not as stupid as I feel sometimes and education can be very rewarding. My dh has hated nearly every second of his schooling so he's not a good one to ask. I'm nearly certain that I'm going forward with it but I know it is a commitment and I'm nervous.
  7. I went back to work for finances but I thought at the time (and believe I posted) that I also wanted to see if I even still wanted to be a social worker. I thought if I wanted to continue with SW long-term I likely wanted to pursue my Master's at some point. Well, almost a year in and it is frustrating and stressful but rewarding. I've found I still have a big heart for teens. Before kids, I worked at a residential juvenile detention facility and while raising kids I've gravitated towards volunteering with tweens and teens (in Scouts and homeschooling). Now, with work, I've gotten more and more clients with teenagers, especially girls, and I want to do more. It is beyond rewarding to have a teen who is raising all kinds of hell when you start your intervention but gives you an (unsolicited) hug by the end and makes such big improvements. I've got 2 teen girls and a tween and I still vividly remember my painful teenage years. I can see that I need more knowledge and experience but even then with the BSW I will always be limited. I'd love to be able to do actual counseling. Right now what I do is at times counseling adjacent but limited due to my role and qualifications. I had originally planned to do my MSW right after my BSW but the only somewhat local program was a 2+ hr drive away. I'd just spent the last 3 years commuting 1.5 hrs away to finish my Bachelor's and was tired of driving. In addition to the drive, I was ready to start a family and the program was pricy. For a bit, they had a program at the local CC through one of the state colleges but that was discontinued before I got around to doing it. Several years back when life wasn't quite so crazy I started trying to find another program but I've struggled to find one that was a good fit. However, looking into college for dd1 I think I finally found one that checks all of my boxes reasonable price, online, appealing schedule and timeline, and courses that align with my interests. I *feel* it is insane for me to start back to college just as dh finishes but I'm leaning heavily towards doing it. Dh finishes in May (YAAA!) and I'm looking at starting in August. I would dip my toe in PT and see how it goes. It is 7 week terms- 2 each in the Fall, Spring, and Summer. I could just stay PT during the school year and do FT in the summer when my work is lighter and I'm not hs'ing. Dh is nothing but supportive and ready to step into a larger role once he finishes. I've had everyone, including dh, help out more since I started back to work.
  8. I didn't do much on Christmas Eve and Christmas. On Tuesday I kept busy with errands and cleaning. Tuesday afternoon my hip started hurting and by the middle of the night I was awake with terrible pain and it kept on all day Wednesday. It's better today but still not great. This is my good hip and it doesn't feel like my sciatica- it feels like my hip flexor. I don't know if this is from the hard hike on Saturday combined with too much sitting around Sunday and Monday or ??? I'd planned to start back with exercise on Wednesday but I've held off due to the issues with my hip. I'm crossing my fingers that tomorrow is even better and I can get back to it.
  9. Happy Anniversary! I'm sorry to hear that 😞 EEk best wishes for a quick recovery.
  10. Dh bought me a (used) Patagonia jacket, a mixer (mine was a 40+ year old hand me down with just one beater!), and ear covers (I perpetually lose mine in the woods walking. I'm very excited to test out the jacket this winter. I wasn't sure which version I wanted for our weather so I'm glad he just got me one because I couldn't decide. If it isn't warm enough I'll resell it for a warmer one. MIL bought me a Aerogarden. I had told dd1 I wanted a hydroponic garden and she got it. I've been eyeing them for a few years but couldn't pull the trigger. Mil also got me a gift card and chocolate. Mom got me cash. I'll just hold onto it for a minute. Dd3 bought me a little crocheted flower bouquet. Dd1 bought me way too much, although I told her not to- slippers, some make-up, a sweatshirt, and some joggers.
  11. I'm happy to hear you are recovering Laura. It's a good thing your daughter was there to keep you from overdoing it. It is hard to hold back. -------------------- Last week was pretty busy with work- monthly meeting+ Christmas party, 2 case closings and 1 opening (extra paperwork for openings and closings), and then trying to finish up school for break. Strength- Mon/ Fri; Mobility - Tues/Thurs; Got my steps in every day. Saturday- 8.8 mile hike Dh and I did a practice hike for the challenge in May. This kicked our butt. For the challenge, we will have to do 9 times up - 1.9 miles- 900+ ft elevation- and shuttle back down in 12 hours. Yesterday we did it twice, up and down, plus the half-ish mile to and from our car. Well, dh and I neither one were feeling great. I didn't sleep well the night before- I got about 5.5 hours of broken sleep and dh was just feeling a bit off. However, we did it anyway because chances are the day of the race we might not feel great either. This was my first time hiking with trekking poles. I started off going way too fast and it took a while to get into the groove. So, about .25 miles in we were both panting and had our first break. I thought we'd never make it up, but I slowed down and kinda figured out how to use the poles. We took a nice long break at the top and had some food and by the time we made it to the bottom, we felt up to trying it again. The second time went much better. I was able to use the poles to help and had a more sustainable pace. I think I could have made it without breaks but dh needed a few so we stopped here and there. So, we have some training to do! We have to build our endurance and strength for the uphills. The total hike is 17 miles and we've yet to hike that far in a day. The most we've done is 11 miles. Now, on vaca we've done 15 miles in a day but not hiking at one go. I think we can do 17 but we'd have some fatigue. Next hike we're hoping to do 12-13 miles. We're thinking of training hikes once a month working up to do the uphill and down 5 times since we can't practice the shuttle down and hike up(19 miles total), before the event. Once a month we're looking to do longer hikes to build endurance and then in between do various difficulty levels and lengths.
  12. We've got our work potluck tomorrow and I still don't know what I'm bringing. We've got- pulled pork for sandwiches; potatoes of some sort; cheese ball; cookies and some strawberry fluff??? I need something that will keep because I have some visits before the party and a drive there. I'm gluten-free and don't want to bring something I can't eat, that's weird. I'd prefer somewhat healthyish that 'regular' people will eat. They suggested I bring a bagged salad because that is what you get told to bring when you're skinny. Nobody is going to eat the salad I don't see the point of bringing it.
  13. I can't remember when I checked in last. Mon/Wed/Fri I did strength and Tues/Thurs more mobility. I did some mobility on Mon/Wed/Fri but shorter sessions. Saturday was rest (helping ds move out). Sunday- 3 mile hike with dh- some hills and rough terrain in spots. We both had planned to go further but we were both recovering from a busy week and took naps which delayed our start time. Mon- strength w/ mobility warm-up
  14. Lots of hugs for a really crappy situation 😔
  15. bum------- Egypt is what I heard from my military father. It was used to mean the middle of nowhere but I thought the racist undertone was pretty clear, even if not stated out loud.
  16. Oh, my goodness. You had my sympathy to start with because MIL drives us crazy with her rules around "gifts" but that is really too much. Now, you have COVID that's icing on a cake you never wanted! Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
  17. What a coincidence! My 14 year old dd is also a blackbelt that helps teach TKD. I------------------ Yesterday I did jumproping and deadbugs as a warm-up and then a workout with shoulder press, deadlift/good mornings, and cossack squats. I did some deadlifts and cossacks with weights but switched to bw good mornings and bw squats at the end of the workout. I stopped the gabapentin again. I'm not having pain but I've noticed a bit of twinginess on my lower back that I'm keeping an eye on. Now, to see if I can adjust back to sleeping without it. I've been in PMS mode so that's already the worst part of my cycle for sleep. I'm hoping no that my cycle has started I'll be ok. Today's plan is mobility.
  18. Many congratulations to Hobbes for his hard-earned degree. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for daughter.
  19. It is the season in more than one way. Yesterday I did around 20 min strength work - some bodyweight and some dumbbell. I also had a short walk outside. Today I did about 30 minutes of mobility work.
  20. Here is the link to the original thread: I started this but my life took a few unexpected turns and I just put one foot in front of the other. I got terrible sciatica that started in January and I'm still not fully recovered. I started a FT job in Feb that was not on my radar at all as I originally planned to take a temporary PT job over the summer. Lastly, I ended up with all the kids back home when I thought all would be in school. This year is a bit of a blur tbh. I'll have to think of what would be a realistic list for me. I'm not sure if I'm up for the commitment. My list from last year. Things I did do- kayak trip w/ dh- Nope visit farmer's market- Um I don't think so? cook 2 new dishes monthly- I'm not sure. I've tried various dishes but I've not tracked them work through cooking course- online or book (perusing options now I'd wanted to do that this summer and even posted about it but my life got busy again)- I looked but didn't find one I liked. read 6 classics- I read some books but just whatever struck my fancy build something--I've got my eye on a few different plans - the one I most want to do is a bench and shoe cubby for my entry- Nope! attend a garden club meeting- Nope winter and/or indoor garden-Nope bedroom redo on a budget- Nope sewing /craft project- I want to find something productive and crafty to occupy winter evenings- I think I want something I can do by hand- nope plant some native plants in my flower beds- I didn't plant any flowers this year transplant a tree- Finally something I did! (with a lot of help from dh as digging is hard in our ground) diy projects- I started a few this fall and would like to continue on learning and doing- I don't think so monthly dates (at home mostly but maybe go out a few times)- I'd say we mostly did this biking---bike at G, W, and M park - biking was out due to sciatica- last I tried it still didn't feel good family activities-- these have been a rare occurrence with everyone so busy but I want to prioritize getting in at least a few before ds goes to college (could be just a family game night or going to a park)- Yes, we got in a little family vaca and some activities work through drawing books- I did some drawing with the girls find an art class to try- the girls and I have been painting watercolors together find an outdoor race/challenge of some sort- or just do a self-imposed challenge- I did not due to my injury but there is one coming in May that dh and I want to do. We started hiking again regularly this fall and have went on hikes almost every weekend. It has been so nice to have the time together in the outdoors and getting in activity too. try an in person exercise class- I switched to almost exclusively exercising at home with the pandemic but miss that social aspect at times- I tried a few last year but none were quite right- I tried out a kickboxing class after I thought I recovered enough but I still ended up regressing so I stopped looking. try 2 new restaurants-- we rarely eat out - I generally prefer to cook at home and can't afford to eat out much but I want to try 2 new places next year-- this year we tried 1 place, excluding vacation eating so that is small stretch- Yep with our family vaca we got in a few new places find a place to volunteer- try it out- Nope- my job is SW I'm working directly with people helping them the best I can- it feels like enough! Go to 3 community events- Let's see we did the community showing of Elf at the old theatre. I can't remember if we did anything else, sigh.
  21. Last week- 2 short bw strength and 2 mobility and hit my step goals. We did not get our long hike in today as dh is working on college (last weekend of this until spring semester hallelujah!) I'm feeling very uninspired and struggling with my morning routine. I don't want to get out of the cozy bed in the morning. It is not like me to linger in bed but a few days this last week I just didn't want to get up and it put me behind. Anyway, I'm just trying to get the basics done for now while I figure out what else to do. The next 2 weeks are likely to be pretty busy as I have a full case load and we're hammering away at hs. I'm looking at changing things up when the holidays get here. I'm going to try and post weekly. I've not been able to accomplish daily posting in ages, although if I was doing better with my morning routine maybe I could pull that off.
  22. Congratulations to Hobbes 🎉 I'm sure you all are very proud. Walking in the mud is such a slog, good on you making it through. I'm sorry you have limited time. Best wishes that rest and ice do the job. That is wonderful. YOu are making such progress. (hugs) Thank goodness this week is over. Christmas break is almost here. I guess there is a lag between indoor and outdoor tennis time?
  23. 🥰 congratulations to her! I'm going to see if I can find it locally.
  24. No, I understand that but it still means the kids are home, even if you aren't doing anything with them. Disagreement about the best allocation of funds isn't giving up. Neither is it giving up to say at some point it is not in the best interest of the child to stay in the home. If we're talking about the trauma of removal then we have to acknowledge the trauma and effects of staying in the home. No one is giving up here. Even in the worst cases, we go in there with the hope that we can make a difference and help the family. I live in a county where we can't hardly get kids removed, which leads to tragic events, just like this story shows us.
  25. Hey ladies, I'm not keeping up at all but I'm here. Dh and I are continuing our weekend hiking although I missed a couple for not feeling well. Last week when we went hiking we saw a sign for a hiking challenge this coming May. I think we will be doing it! It is 17 miles total but uphill the entire time as it is climibing up a hill, being shuttled down and doing it all over again 9 times. We don't have much elevation gain in our state so training will not be straight forward but we will be training distance and getting what hills we can. Up until now, our longest hike has been 11 miles. I think we could do the distance now but that being all elevation gain will take some training. We're considering joining a gym for the stairstepper for mid-week training. Dh is also considering just buying a little one. I know I need all 6 months to prepare as hills are still difficult for me. I can do them and it doesn't hurt but I am slow at it. For strength training, I'm still doing weights for the upper body and bw for the lower body. I'm going to consider the hill training to be enough for that as I don't want to risk a setback on my injury. As you all know I've tried a few times to add back weights for my lower body and it doesn't go well. I'm aiming for 3 days of short strength training a a couple of days of mobility work during the week and hiking on the weekends. Pickleball is when I can but that has been rare these days as my work has conflicted with the schedule. Yesterday was just a 5.5 mile hike as we had limited time. That was some rough terrain and I fell on a slick bridge. I've got a lump on the front of my foot where it hit the board but I think I'll recover fine. Today strength of some sort. Dh has just 1.5 weeks left of class and then 5 weeks off, woot! That will open up some time for us to do some longer hikes and his next semester shouldn't be so brutal so longer hikes on the weekend ought to be easier most of the time.
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