Urban Poly Princess

YES!!! I'm starting to like it here. I FINALLY got some more great-so-far restaurant recommendations-a silly thing to B concerned about at all but I feel A LOT better!!! Monday I meet with people at the Herald Journal to discuss the details of my internship. I'm WAAAY excited about that! I LOOOVE writing and I can't wait to do something there. Work is great!!!

My bishop is a sweetheart. He introduced my friend and I to these guys in our ward as secretaries. I was sooo annoyed. Like I'd really move from Salt Lake City to B a secretary. It also annoyed me Bcause of the whole dumb native thing-when I was first worked as a librarian substitute with the Salt Lake County people ALWAYS assumed I was a shelver when I had never been to that library B4. Now enough people know I'm more than capable. I guess I'm overly-sensitive BUT it never ceases to get the hell on my nerves to have to CONSTANTLY prove myself to people Bcause their initial reaction to me is that I couldn't possibly B capable of more than menial tasks because I'm not white. I know my bishop truly had the best intentions as do everyone I meet here. I just wish I didn't have to keep PROVING myself again and again. There really R nice genuine people here. I didn't get that feeling at work but then I was hired solely for my credentials and inexperience that allowed them to get someone with an MLS at a starting librarian's rate. Something I also noticed was when my friend mentioned to the bishopric that she worked at Stevens-Henager College 2 of them assumed she taught there. Her friend also went of of her way to tell me she was working on her master's degree in Speech Pathology. I just asked for her major. I could have told her I finished my master's degree in library science 2 years ago but what the L would be the point? I didn't say anything and I'm sure she thought I was awed by her intelligence-which is super but uh NOOO!!!

I need to cleave to humility Bcause I certainly don't think I'm better than anyone because I've had the chance to finish school. I'm VERRRY grateful for that-I should B married with children now working my way to eternity but I'm NOT!!! Education will make me a better wife and mother-that ONLY in combination with my testimony and the blessing it was for me to serve a mission which is Y I came to really know my Savior. It's not necessary to serve a mission to do this-if it was the Lord would require EVERY woman to do so-BUT it was life-changing to me. If everyone knew how much a mission CAN improve them-NO ONE would even consider not going.

I now have my apartment in Logan. It is nice and I looove it!!!-However-Financial surprises keep greeting me everywhere.

I can't wait to buy furniture-I just can't afford it right now. Sooo... I have this amazing job and get paid what I want-at least for now BUT I'm still scrimping and saving. MayB in September I can buy a washer and dryer-this is getting ridiculous-but it's also alright and I can handle it/deal with it. My friend from work is awesome-although I thought I'd FINALLY leave the singles ward she convinced me to attend her ward which she said is OLDER-yeah right... it's a USU ward BUT I do C a lot of older-looking people BUT I don't know if they're really older or just look older. Whatever... she is the best at work and out of work 2.

I know I need to B friendlier and make an effort to get to know more people. Sometimes though I just can't B bothered.

My nephew Matt is having his farewell this Sunday. I was also supposed to work at the Sandy library 2morrow BUT Sandy's AC is down so they R closing the library until Tuesday.

Driving when it's just the first time and not the 2nd AFTER working 10 hours makes ALL the difference in the world.

There R things I REALLY miss about Salt Lake City BUT I'm determined to get to know and LOOOVE Cache Valley/Logan too!!!

I decided to finish the 2nd Bachelor's degree in Communication I began at the U. I'm going to start with a 1-credit internship which requires 6 hours a week for 14 weeks to equal a credit hour. 1-credit costs $570 for a resident but since I've been living like a pauper for the past 2 weeks another 2 won't kill me. I'm also going to take an independent study class that'll transfer from the Y. I spoke to the Herald Journal or the Logan local paper about doing some entertainment writing. They were pretty positive. I didn't give them internship details yet but I will. For now I'll search for my Chronicle clips and a copy of that story I wrote for the Anomasima.
I'm going to focus on Logan arts and entertainment which will help me appreciate the local stuff AND help me finish a class I need.

I need 7 classes to finish this so I'm going to do it asap!!! I will take care of 2 of these this year!!!

Nice day at work!

Not feeling very good though. I drank some diet dr. pepper and ate a couple tornadoes to tide me over. Now I feel sick. Sooo NOT working for me. I need to quit eating from minimarts!!! I'm always rushed and end up eating whatever I can get quickly. NOT WORKING!!!

I looove my new job!!!

It is fun and the people I work with are super nice.

Although I am used to the drive now I have to B extra careful with what I eat. I can't eat the wrong thing or too much or I'll B sleepy on the hour and a half drive to and from work.

Something else I learned the hard way is if I forget to eat I get sleepy too. I had to drive off the freeway and drink some diet Dr. Pepper just to stay awake so I could drive home safely Friday and I ate junk food when I got home. One of mom's friends bought her a pizza and I sat there eating most of it. I'm cleaning it up 2day and 2morrow so I'll have the energy to travel safely next week.

Financially things R muuuch better 2!!!

I haven't had medical insurance in almost 2 years.

I am the new librarian at a career college in Logan-an hour and a half drive from SLC. I'm excited to start Monday. Yesterday my cold started to develop into something more. My eyes kept watering, my nose kept running and I started to lose my voice. Last night I made a half-hearted search for the vicks so I could breathe and fall asleep. Luckily my mother did the search for me. I bought some generic dayquil and nightquil from walmart.

I'm not going to go anywhere 2day or 2morrow so this is completely gone on Monday. I start at 7:30 am which means I'll have to leave at 6 am at the latest.

Time for me to finish one of the 5 books I'm reading.

So much to do, so little time.

I haven't had sugar in over a month. Xylitol, Stevia, and Malitol R my new sweeteners. I still have a bunch of Splenda. Jorge Cruise blasted Splenda in his latest book so I did some google searching and found most "experts" agree with him. I can REALLY taste sugar now since I haven't been eating it. Even in a slice of bread. I'm just drinking almond milk too. I never realized how much sugar was in milk.

I've been putting off exercise and that disrupted my sleeping patterns. My energy level is zilch without it and I know that which is part of the reason why I worked out yesterday and this morning.

Time for reflecting again!!!

April started as it always does with general conference. I looove general conference!!! I am reminded again of many things I can do to make my life easier, richer-just better!

I feel sooo grateful.

I need to B more focused on those things I need to, should do, what I truly want needs to be clearly defined so ALL my actions comply with that.