Summertime

I haven’t been writing lately. I figured if I start blogging a bit more it will help me transition into working more on scripts and stories.

It is summertime, which means no school for a few months. I thought I would have some time to relax and enjoy myself, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. I took on a second job, as I am only working part time right now, to have some extra cash for the summer. On top of that, an employee at another location quit, so I’ve picked up extra hours over there to help out. I worked every day last week and work every day this week. Maybe next week I will get a day off. Last week I worked 46 hours and this week I will probably work around the same. The positive to working so much is it doesn’t give me enough time to even attempt to spend all this extra money I am making. I am starting to feel a little burned out already, but it is worth it to me.

The joy of the extra spending money has been taken away as well. I learned that I am about to run out of my federal financial aid, so I am going to have to take out private loans. I’ve never had to do that before and it makes me nervous. So, most of the extra money I make this summer will be going towards filling that gap. And then, I realized last night that there is no way I will be able to graduate in Spring. I just started taking upper division courses, and after the Fall and Spring semester, I will probably still need 4 or 5 more classes to meet the 45 minimum. At first, it made me really sad and angry. But then I thought, I started in Spring 2010, so ending in Fall 2015 isn’t that bad, considering I was on a five year plan anyway. I also have to consider the fact that I changed my major three times. But I am nervous about funding that final semester. It will have to be funded all by myself…

I was hoping to leave AZ by my 27^th birthday, but I feel everything happens for a reason. With this recent shift in my finances, it is probably best for me to have that extra time to save up a bit more money for my move. So, I’m looking at everything in a positive light and I will hope for the best. This also gives me time to work on scripts and come up with a solid plan for when I head out to Cali. I don’t want to be one of those people who wasn’t prepared, that’s not my style.