There are many things I'm looking forward to about being done school. One is actually quite boring. I've been gearing up for a massive purge and spring clean and while its a great way to procrastinate I'm not letting myself do it because I have way TOO many assignments and exams. But spring cleaning awaits and the accomplishment of getting it done is going to be awesome.
Two...READING. I have so many books I want to read for fun. I have piles of classics I want to go through and trashy beach reads. Books on running and nutrition.
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The Home Stretch
I feel like I'm rounding the corner into the last 100m of a 400m dash. Not unlike my beloved Vancouver Canucks are doing heading towards the playoffs. The Western Division match-ups are far from set but my Nuckies are fighting for home-ice advantage. And like every year no matter what happens (Please let it be making the playoffs, knock wood) I will cheer them to the end. I also resolve to cheer myself and to lean on others while I get to the end of my 6 year race through university, perhaps more a marathon than a 400m dash, but the last 100m are a sprint no matter what race your run.
I'm done to 6 exams, 3 papers and an assignment before I get the heck out of SFU and I'm beginning to feel more comfortable about "graduating." I know I'm not done my schooling yet but I have a better idea what my heart and head want, as well as what is best for Steve and I as a family. Currently my plan is to apply for the January 2009 intake for a BSc in nursing at BCIT, and if I don't get in I will apply to the other schools that offer nursing, but use waitlists instead of success profiles.
Beyond school, running is going. I'm on week 4 of the Couch to 5K and I really enjoy it. The lighter I get the easier it is to run. I want to the Science Fair Fun Run 5K on May 31 and then on July 1st we have plans for the HBC Run for Canada (a 10K). I'm slow and still gaining stamina but I'm proud of myself that everyweek I run a little longer.
And the most exciting news I can think of for now:
I'm out of the 200s and storming into the 100s. That's right folks this week I broke the 200lb barrier and lost a whopping 3.2 lbs to be 197.0. I am NOT and I repeat NOT going back there.
Blog at ya soon.
B
I'm done to 6 exams, 3 papers and an assignment before I get the heck out of SFU and I'm beginning to feel more comfortable about "graduating." I know I'm not done my schooling yet but I have a better idea what my heart and head want, as well as what is best for Steve and I as a family. Currently my plan is to apply for the January 2009 intake for a BSc in nursing at BCIT, and if I don't get in I will apply to the other schools that offer nursing, but use waitlists instead of success profiles.
Beyond school, running is going. I'm on week 4 of the Couch to 5K and I really enjoy it. The lighter I get the easier it is to run. I want to the Science Fair Fun Run 5K on May 31 and then on July 1st we have plans for the HBC Run for Canada (a 10K). I'm slow and still gaining stamina but I'm proud of myself that everyweek I run a little longer.
And the most exciting news I can think of for now:
I'm out of the 200s and storming into the 100s. That's right folks this week I broke the 200lb barrier and lost a whopping 3.2 lbs to be 197.0. I am NOT and I repeat NOT going back there.
Blog at ya soon.
B
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Have You Got It In You?
After a long, busy day of serving cranky people I was walking home listening to music when I came to the conclusion that for the first time in a long time I'm at peace. Life may not be perfect, but I'm feeling a sense that things are going to end up alright. Perhaps this a product of finally seeing the light at the end of the university tunnel. After 6 years of school over 2 provinces, working full time at points to pay for my studies I feel like I'm tying up loose ends. Each time I finish an assignment, a presentation and an exam I am that much closer to having something to show for all my hard work. And boy has it been hard.
A friend and I were discussing that our degrees from SFU will simply say Bachelor of Science, they won't say that they're in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. That little piece of paper we've invested so much of time into lumps all of us BSc's into one mass. We will look the same as someone who as a degree in math, or physics, or biology. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Everyone feels like they've chosen the hardest program. MBB exposes you to chemistry, biology, physics and everything in between and has challenged me to face things I hate like calculus. This semester I'm jumping through a final hoop to get my degree...thermodynamics, a calculus based chem class. The point of this class, especially after I've finished all but one of my 4th year MBB requirement is still alluding me but I will do it so I can get out. As an aside I went to the professor's office hours to get help with a question from our problem set and he told me to make more of an effort and make sure I go to tutorials. I have been to all the tutorials and have been a ton of time into the class, so excuse me if I don't remember an obscure calculus rule from Sept 2003.
I just really feel like at this point that whether I continue on into academia, or find a job I'm happy. I've almost completed something that only one other person in my family has and I can be proud of it. Between finishing this huge part of my life and getting married I feel like chapters are finally being concluded, chapters which sometimes felt like the entire plot of the story was being crammed in. I can honestly say I have it in me to face the challenges that await me after graduation, with my non-descript BSc.
A friend and I were discussing that our degrees from SFU will simply say Bachelor of Science, they won't say that they're in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. That little piece of paper we've invested so much of time into lumps all of us BSc's into one mass. We will look the same as someone who as a degree in math, or physics, or biology. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Everyone feels like they've chosen the hardest program. MBB exposes you to chemistry, biology, physics and everything in between and has challenged me to face things I hate like calculus. This semester I'm jumping through a final hoop to get my degree...thermodynamics, a calculus based chem class. The point of this class, especially after I've finished all but one of my 4th year MBB requirement is still alluding me but I will do it so I can get out. As an aside I went to the professor's office hours to get help with a question from our problem set and he told me to make more of an effort and make sure I go to tutorials. I have been to all the tutorials and have been a ton of time into the class, so excuse me if I don't remember an obscure calculus rule from Sept 2003.
I just really feel like at this point that whether I continue on into academia, or find a job I'm happy. I've almost completed something that only one other person in my family has and I can be proud of it. Between finishing this huge part of my life and getting married I feel like chapters are finally being concluded, chapters which sometimes felt like the entire plot of the story was being crammed in. I can honestly say I have it in me to face the challenges that await me after graduation, with my non-descript BSc.
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