It Seems Like Forever....

Since I posted here. School takes up a great deal of my time now. Plus I am still sick and that is very tiring. 

School is going great. I have my first 6 assignments in and 3 of them have been graded all with 100%. This makes me happy. 

It has been 15 years since I took classes of any kind so knowing I can still do well boosts my self-esteem a lot. 

So I will make it a point to post more often even if they are shorter posts than normal. 

Senses....

Ah this prompt strikes me in a hard way. I have severe vision problems I see double everything without my glasses. Even with my glasses things like the moon are still doubled.  I have a cataract in one eye and lense problems in both eyes. The fact is I am slowly going blind. 

My eye doctor says that I may not go fully blind as long as I keep up on my eye exams, don't develop diabetes, or high blood peassure. Lovely to know since I have both in my family. 

I really think I could lose any of my senses but sight and hearing. I love reading and being on the internet and I cannot imagine life without either. I also love music and don't even want to imagine life without it.

Waiting...

I am waiting to start my classes at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. I am excited and terrified all at the same time. This however is a dream come true for me as I honestly thought I would never be able to attend college again let alone a university. 

I will soon start my journey towards a bachelors degree in interactive media and graphic design. I have dabbled with web design in the past and I really enjoyed it a lot. It is a good way for me to have a career that I control. 

Drive...

I am a little behind again in the prompts from the One-Minute Writer but this is a good one. 

My most memorable drive took place a little over 2 years ago. It was the day I left my husband of nearly 20 years. It was a bad marriage and had been for many years. I stayed because I had no where else to go but that changed in Aug of 2006. I came to visit my friends in San Antonio Texas. They knew my home life was horrible and immediately started working on me to leave and move in with them. I admitted I was scared I had always lived in Illinois except for a few months me and my mom lived in Minnesota. So I told them I had to go back but I would think about it. 

When I went home things went from bad to worse. So I secretly saved my money and when I had enough I told him I was leaving. I packed what I could fit in my van, with map in hand I left.  It was around 1000 miles from where I lived to San Antonio. It took me two days of driving to get here driving around 500 miles a day. I got lost three times on my way here and I must say it was quite the adventure. 

That drive will always stick out in my mind for several reasons. On the top of the list because I have never driven or been so far from home. Two I have never traveled alone to any place that wasn't considered local. Three it showed me my inner strength and that I can do things that are hard and scary and no I don't always have to rely on others. 

I saw many sights on the way here that I will probably never see again but will always live in my memories. When I am able to go home for a visit I will fly as I am never making that drive again at least not alone.