I'm In!

I'm so official this week, it's ridiculous! :)
Just got confirmation that I'm officially in candidacy :)

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Had my entrance interview today.
I managed to make good time driving up there after spending the night at my aunt's house watching her ancient dog (and letting him out a few times in the middle of the night). With my allergies (including my eyes! yipes) I hope I presented as a semi-conscious person in spite of those factors. Turns out I know my liaison's husband...figured that out in an interesting conversation at lunch.

Decision to come in a couple hours.......

Monday (okay, well...Tuesday)

Over the past two years, the first day back in the office after Easter has been news filled.

Last year, it was an email from the synod saying there was a candidate for our church.
This year, it's an email informing me that I've been accepted to seminary.

And..

Oh and...

I've come to the realization this week, that I have been harboring major anxiety!
I will give asthma much blame....but I think I have had a mix of too much going on and asthma....which has manifested itself in me having fake asthma issues...hyper ventilating.

It's very freeing to be able to admit that you've wound yourself up tighter than (insert analogy here)! I have been grumbling and bemoaning and cursing the most ridiculously benign and mundane things.

I've tried to start up a practice of Tai Chi again. It's a good thing. Tai Chi is mind and body prayer time. I might investigate some yoga and maybe a couple acupuncture treatments. I've also taken up, talking to myself. Talking myself out of silliness! "It's no big deal you silly girl! Chill!"

One other great realization has been, that it is absolutely feasible for me to take a month off between quitting my job and starting seminary. That's lovely! It'll be summer! I can enjoy the sun and nature and do things with people.

Who cares if it's raining today? :)

Midweek Babble

Do you know why I haven't blogged much lately? I'm lazy.
The particular offense of laziness is this.... my Gmail login and my Blogger login are not the same. I therefore cannot leave my email open and blog at the same time....so I don't! :)

So, I normally eat lunch with a friend from another department and the other 2 or 3 guys that he works with (it's a nice break). My friend B knows about my seminary plans so I frequently talk to him about it. I had assumed that his co-worker (and well my friend too) W knew my plans since I discussed them all the time. He didn't! He just "found out" as it were, today. Hee. He seemed to think it was a great idea. I always love those little affirmations.

So who's ready for some foot washing tomorrow? I've never participated in that, who else does it? Has done it? Thoughts? Like? Dislike? Meh?

Who you callin' crazy?

Things I saw in the ink blot test:
Two garden gnomes high five-ing each other. Two bobby-soxer girls with ponytails dancing. An alien squatting.

Dude, that whole eval. is just weird and draining :) I hated the IQ bit!

I'm sure it went fine though, I have a couple take home tests that I need to complete.