I suppose an update is probably in order as I have not been on in quite a while.
Since graduation I have been hard at work, only now it isn't school work. The Monday after graduation I began work on the YoUMA summer program which was my internship last year. YoUMA is a summer interdisciplinary immersion program that we host on the UMA campus during the last week in July and the first week in August. Last year was our initial year, it was my internship for no pay - but out of it I got to know so much more about myself, knew what type of work I love doing, met many new people, and after the weeks were complete I was incredibly rewarded by the success of the program I had essentially created. (After the skeleton of it was thrown into my lap last May)
After last year's program ended it found a home in the Admissions department, from there it changed hands a few times. Finally, the week before graduation, I received a phone call asking if I would come back to head up the program again this year. I am currently the co-coordinator, alongside Mike Cooley from the Admissions department. So far, it has been fantastic!
Other things going on in my life have kept me busy as well. I am still planning that wedding which is now only 2 months away. I have also continued to attend psychology appointments for my daughter. We have also begun therapy since she was diagnosed with Sensory Seeking, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). SPD in itself is a huge challenge and we are just trying to work through that day to day.
Tomorrow my daughter is graduating from the Pre-K program at her daycare and moving upstairs to the kindergarten age classroom on Monday. She will be starting kindergarten the Monday after the wedding.
I will go into the gallery tomorrow and remove my piece, pick up my guestbook and read it over. I'll bring it home, go to the graduation, and then keep planning. Life is such a whirlwind!
