6 hours a day. 7 days a week. For the past two months.

6 hours a day. 7 days a week. For the past two months.

Studying. That's what I've been doing with my life.

For 6 hours a day. 7 days a week. For the past two months.

As many of you know, I've been out of school since the middle of my sophomore year of high school because of my many chronic illnesses. Online classes weren't working for me so I've basically been school-less since then. This year I began the process to get my GED.

September 3 of this year I had my very first class. Classes are every Tuesday and Thursday from 1-3 at NCC in Sheldon. Completion of the GED consists of 11 tests. The first is the entry test, which is taken before starting any classes. This basically tests you to see how smart you are. The next 5 tests are the pre-tests. The pre-tests are in 5 subjects: Writing, Reading, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. These can only be completed after 40 hours of class time. After completion of the pre-tests, the 5 finals can begin. One must score at least 500 on each of the final tests to complete the GED program.

Before I started this I was told the GED is easy- junior high type stuff.

Lemme tall ya somethin', folks.
It's far, far away from anything junior high.
It's actually far from anything even high school level.

This is college stuff. And it is tough. Reaaaaaaal tough. And to pass all of those tests it's requiring me to study 6 hours a day. 7 days a week. For the past two months.

Friends, my brain is fried. Absolutely charred. But I am thankful. I am excited.

I will hopefully, God willing, be finished with my GED by Christmas, at the latest. I am almost finished with all of my pre-tests and I will be starting my final tests soon.

Continued thoughts and prayers are appreciated!


xoxo

Happiness.

"What makes you happy?"

I've been asked that question quite a bit. 

And quite often my answer is, 'I dunno, stuff.'

A few days ago I finally sat myself down and said, 'Alright Graish, you need to figure out what makes you happy.' In making this list I found that I tend to 'like' many things, but not a lot of things make me genuinely happy. I think that finding happiness in something is much more than just 'liking' something, but it is your heart finding absolute joy, complete bliss, pure jubilation.  

Here is my list of things that make my heart happy:

1) Flowers. 

As being the daughter of a florist of 12 years, I have learned to see the beauty and simplicity of flowers.

2) Antique shops/thrift stores.  

I may or may not have an obsession. 

3) Hugs. 

Being that my love language is touch, hugs are very special to me. 

4) Organization. 
Many of you know how terrible OCD I am. When all of my DVD's have been alphabetized, it's been a good day.

5) The Humane Society. 
Oh, my love for this organization is strong. I am a lover of all things animals. Kitties, puppies, all of it. Makes me heart melt.

6) Clean sheets.
Pretty sure I'm not the only one. Gotta love that crisp'n'cool feeling. 

7) Tea time with Jesus. 
Taking a little time out of the day to sit down and dig into scripture with a cup of tea is probably my favorite moment of each day.

8) Tattoos.
Already having 3, and with more to come, I've gotta say looking down and seeing such sweet memories and reminders on my skin daily is a fantastic feeling.

9) Books. 
My, oh my. My mom's love for books definitely traveled into my blood stream. I cannot count the amount of books that I own and I hope I never do. Really, though. It's scary. Books on books on books.

Now, let me ask you, what truly makes you happy?

xoxo

We're going on an adventure!

Alright friends.
Here we go.
I have started a new blog and I actually intend to use it this time. I hope.

Why, you may ask, am I doing this?
So I can stop hearing "Wow Graish, you have so much going on and I never hear about any of it. You never post anything online!"

Well here ya go.

So join me, friends, on the journey through my not-so-average, not-so-ordinary, hectic life.


xoxo