Tomorrow, I graduate plus pretty leaves

Hi all!

How are you? I’m good – currently watching this crazy show on TLC called My Strange Addiction. They are featuring eating chalk, running, shopping, and tanning addictions. Pretty crazy, huh? The chalk eater eats about 3 pieces of chalk a day! Ick – poor thing.

Anywho, I wanted to recap what Dan and I did this past Sunday to celebrate Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, I couldn’t be in Ohio to celebrate my mother and my sister, but I was able to celebrate with Dan’s mom. We went to the National Arboretum and looked at tons of beautiful plants and trees. I didn’t see many flowers and instead focused on bonsai trees (the oldest one is from the 1600′s!!!!) and leaf patterns.

This is just one bonsai tree. There were tons! Dan was in heaven because he’s obsessed with bonsai trees! He’s actually “training” one right now. It’s a small little guy but I hope it grows up big and strong one day.

I definitely went a little crazy with the pictures that day. I’ve had my camera for a long time and I still am obsessed with learning it as much as possible! The colors were so beautiful – the weather was great (although windy!).

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Tomorrow, I will be attending my third graduation since high school. I’ll be able to call myself a school psych*ologist. Tomorrow, I will be proud of myself

Here I am in May, 2006 after a very rainy college graduation!

I can’t believe it’s already here. Since I prefer to keep my blog separate from my professional life, I do want to mention how difficult it’s been for me. There have been so many highest of highs and so many lows. I’ve grown in every aspect of who I am and yet, I still have so much more to achieve.

I want to be the best version of myself and in order to get there, I need confidence. I’m not gonna lie, having confidence is difficult in this economy in relation to finding employment. I had one interview already and have one next week. It’s at this time, I need to say to myself, “I know this stuff!” and come out confident.

This career, this field is ultimately my passion. The goals of this career make me who I am and who I want to become. I’ll never forget when I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. Since third grade, I’d been interested in working with the dea*f population. I became fluent in American Si*gn Langu*age and yet, still didn’t know what I wanted to do with it.

However, the more experience I got, the more I realized I wanted to help students from all aspects of their education. I wanted a hand in it all. Want me to speak with the parents? Done. Need me to work out a behavi*r plan for this amazing child? Sure. Need me to work with the teacher on how to adapt their classroom for this young student who is hard of h*earing? Okay. I want it all and now, I have the opportunity to move forward with my career and take it by storm.

I can’t want to make a difference and for someone to introduce me as the psych*ologist. Wow, I may even tear up on that day when someone trusts me with my judgement.

You see, I need to be confident in my abilities because I am doing this is for students. I’m working for students who may not have a say in their future and they are relying on the school system to see the positives in them to help them through.

My dad is coming to DC tomorrow. My mom won’t be able to make it because today, her knee went out She was a runner for about 20 years and at one point, her other knee went out and she had to get surgery. It was only a matter of time before her other knee went out too. Please think positive thoughts for a speedy recovery mmm k? I wish so badly that she was going to be there but her health is so much more important.

Well, it’s time to prepare for my visitor! Have a great night and day tomorrow everyone!

xo,

Julie

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