This has been a crazy week. I started my job at Core Advisors in Chapin this week. I'm super excited about working, but the first week is never too exciting. Lots of getting accustomed to the phone system, the computer, getting things set up, etc. Yesterday's big step - uninstalling Office 2010. Yep, that was the most eventful thing. Today was better. Then, B and I drove to Greenville/Easley for Trader Joe's, chiropractor, PF Changs, and Whole Foods. We hung out at Le Boucher's, playing cards and eating gluten-free brownies before the musical Grey's Anatomy. I have to say I'm glad I stopped watching Grey's a while ago - there is just too much drama. Too much. Life has enough tension - I don't need to voluntarily introduce more.
I'm really looking forward to relaxing some this weekend. And I'm cutting my hair!!!! My hair is longer now than it's been since I was about 8 or 9 I think, and I'm sick of it. There's just too much. So, I'm cutting it off and I'm thrilled. It'll be short and easy to deal with for the summer, but I'll have enough time for it to grow out a bit before pilgrimage if it's a bad cut.
Now, it's way past time for bed.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Cornell Spring Break
In honor of Cornell's spring break this week, I had fun with K, who came to visit! We took care of things I had to do, ate really really good food, frolicked about Charleston, saw dolphins twice, soaked up the sun at the beach while it was snowing in Ithaca, and relaxed with tv shows, a movie, games, and some Rock Band.
My stitches are out from surgery - thank goodness. Now, just being careful about how I eat and brush, etc. for about 4 more weeks and this whole thing is behind me. Apparently it looks just beautiful and the pain was worthwhile. I'm going back in two weeks for more "Atta girl"s and "it looks great" from my periodontist (his words).
I start work on Monday! I will be a team member at Core Advisors in Chapin, SC. I'm starting out at about 16 hours a week, and we'll see how I do from there. I'm super excited, both to have a schedule and also to have this opportunity to get experience.
Next week, I begin "Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits" in the CFP program, and continue studying Ethics for the CFA course of study.
In a few weeks, I'll head back to Ithaca! Yay! Then, a couple weeks after that, I head to Georgia for J's graduation, followed by pilgrimage!!!!!
My stitches are out from surgery - thank goodness. Now, just being careful about how I eat and brush, etc. for about 4 more weeks and this whole thing is behind me. Apparently it looks just beautiful and the pain was worthwhile. I'm going back in two weeks for more "Atta girl"s and "it looks great" from my periodontist (his words).
I start work on Monday! I will be a team member at Core Advisors in Chapin, SC. I'm starting out at about 16 hours a week, and we'll see how I do from there. I'm super excited, both to have a schedule and also to have this opportunity to get experience.
Next week, I begin "Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits" in the CFP program, and continue studying Ethics for the CFA course of study.
In a few weeks, I'll head back to Ithaca! Yay! Then, a couple weeks after that, I head to Georgia for J's graduation, followed by pilgrimage!!!!!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Recovery
Arby's chocolate milkshakes are amazingly delicious after gum surgery. I'm working on shakes number 5 and 6, though I have had some help eating them from my family. Turns out I'll be eating "soft foods" in "lady-like bites" for longer than I thought.
"You Again" was a disappointing movie, though it had it's funny parts.
Smiling hurts because you lips are connected to your jaw and your gums. So, less smiley Corinne for a couple weeks.
I've learned a new kind of solitaire - Pyramid. It's what I play when the words on the pages of a book won't stop moving around.
Tim visited today, on his trip between Statesboro, GA and Hickory, NC. It was nice to see him again - it's been a while. Plus catching up on his life and my life, reliving math days, etc. Then I got dizzy and sorta green, so I sent him on his way.
We've had beautiful, sunny, and warm weather this weekend. It's been nice for sitting outside.
It's amazing how exhausting healing is.
"You Again" was a disappointing movie, though it had it's funny parts.
Smiling hurts because you lips are connected to your jaw and your gums. So, less smiley Corinne for a couple weeks.
I've learned a new kind of solitaire - Pyramid. It's what I play when the words on the pages of a book won't stop moving around.
Tim visited today, on his trip between Statesboro, GA and Hickory, NC. It was nice to see him again - it's been a while. Plus catching up on his life and my life, reliving math days, etc. Then I got dizzy and sorta green, so I sent him on his way.
We've had beautiful, sunny, and warm weather this weekend. It's been nice for sitting outside.
It's amazing how exhausting healing is.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Busy week
This week, my sister was home for spring break, so she and I hung out a lot. It included a whole lot of Rock Band (we sang, drummed, played guitar, and shopped for new clothes for our rockers. All fun.), giggling at various things on the internet, a rather unfortunate shopping trip (bad moods, physical pain, and frustration all around) though it ended up being successful for both M and J.
Yesterday I networked some more, talking to a woman named Nathalie, where the h is not silent :). She's going to get me in touch with the people running a new initiative in town working on tutoring and projects in science and math for local school age kids. Plus, there's even a specific project for supporting girls in math! I'm excited.
I signed up for the first exam for the Chartered Financial Analyst certification. Very exciting, a little scary.
Yesterday afternoon I had gum surgery, which went so much better than expected. The sedation drugs worked (yay for not waking up in pain in the middle) and didn't make me nauseous! Plus, I don't look like a chipmunk, though it hurts to really move my bottom lip. Soft foods and tiny tiny bites of food for the next 6 weeks. The pain medication is doing it's job though - not hurting too bad as long as I don't do something stupid, like try to smile :p.
I've also been encouraged by several people to blog about my gluten-free experience. The good brands and the bad brands, the recipes I've made into good ones, suggestions for baking, etc. Maybe I will, now that I have time and energy to be baking and cooking again. Yay!
My unrealistic wish for the week - Taste of Thai starting a mail order business, maybe even just for me. Cook food, freeze it, and ship it on dry ice. The post office is only a block from their restaurant ;).
Yesterday I networked some more, talking to a woman named Nathalie, where the h is not silent :). She's going to get me in touch with the people running a new initiative in town working on tutoring and projects in science and math for local school age kids. Plus, there's even a specific project for supporting girls in math! I'm excited.
I signed up for the first exam for the Chartered Financial Analyst certification. Very exciting, a little scary.
Yesterday afternoon I had gum surgery, which went so much better than expected. The sedation drugs worked (yay for not waking up in pain in the middle) and didn't make me nauseous! Plus, I don't look like a chipmunk, though it hurts to really move my bottom lip. Soft foods and tiny tiny bites of food for the next 6 weeks. The pain medication is doing it's job though - not hurting too bad as long as I don't do something stupid, like try to smile :p.
I've also been encouraged by several people to blog about my gluten-free experience. The good brands and the bad brands, the recipes I've made into good ones, suggestions for baking, etc. Maybe I will, now that I have time and energy to be baking and cooking again. Yay!
My unrealistic wish for the week - Taste of Thai starting a mail order business, maybe even just for me. Cook food, freeze it, and ship it on dry ice. The post office is only a block from their restaurant ;).
Saturday, March 05, 2011
-My cold is maybe getting better, maybe not.
-Rock Band is great fun, even when you have a cold. Just don't try to sing along as you play guitar. It sounds terrible.
-Kilts on Rock Band are really expensive with fake money. Jamie now has a kilt, thanks to The Stylish Thursday's awesome rocking skills. Claire also looks amazing.
-Today I'm tutoring a girl who has had health challenges and academic challenges and family challenges. Sound familiar? It does to me. We just want to get her to the AP exam.
-Tomorrow I'll be meeting a gal who came to my house about 20 years ago for the monthly Baha'i gatherings my family hosted for years. She came with her mom and younger sister. Now she's a mom! She, another young mom in the community, and I will be getting together for spiritual conversation and talking about what the Baha'i Writings say about the purpose of our life and soul. I'm excited!
- My last "informational interview" went well yesterday. They might have a job for me at the end of the summer. I really liked their firm the most out of any of the ones I saw. Hopefully, I'll get the internship in Chapin so I can start getting some experience before August. Otherwise, I'll just study like crazy until then so I can be a contributing member of the team at Abacus. (Yep, I like the name too!)
-Rock Band is great fun, even when you have a cold. Just don't try to sing along as you play guitar. It sounds terrible.
-Kilts on Rock Band are really expensive with fake money. Jamie now has a kilt, thanks to The Stylish Thursday's awesome rocking skills. Claire also looks amazing.
-Today I'm tutoring a girl who has had health challenges and academic challenges and family challenges. Sound familiar? It does to me. We just want to get her to the AP exam.
-Tomorrow I'll be meeting a gal who came to my house about 20 years ago for the monthly Baha'i gatherings my family hosted for years. She came with her mom and younger sister. Now she's a mom! She, another young mom in the community, and I will be getting together for spiritual conversation and talking about what the Baha'i Writings say about the purpose of our life and soul. I'm excited!
- My last "informational interview" went well yesterday. They might have a job for me at the end of the summer. I really liked their firm the most out of any of the ones I saw. Hopefully, I'll get the internship in Chapin so I can start getting some experience before August. Otherwise, I'll just study like crazy until then so I can be a contributing member of the team at Abacus. (Yep, I like the name too!)
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