Finals are over. Mortuary School is officially half over. I don't know whether to laugh, cry or hunker down in a fetal position and rock back & forth. I'm leaving this morning and going HOME for 3 WEEKS, my 1st break since March.
I lowered my GPA this term. Since it stood at 100.35% last term it was pretty much inevitable. I'm below 100% now. Barely. But it still stings a little. I've been giving this my all, know I've done my best and couldn't do more or try much harder than I have been. If my very best falls short of perfection so be it (but it still stings a little). Being a perfectionist isn't fun. People who don't suffer from this monstrosity of an affliction will never understand the stress & pressure it causes. At times it's all consuming yet always self-deprecating. Allowing myself pride comes at a high cost and is often just too expensive for me to enjoy.
School is hard. So is this experience. This is single-handedly the craziest thing I've ever set out to do. It's painful yet rewarding. It's stressful yet a blast. It's challenging yet empowering. I still pinch myself sometimes while sitting in the classroom that I am where I actually am, sitting in a classroom IN MORTUARY SCHOOL, finally fulfilling my dream. At other times I sit on my bed in my small, quiet compartment (its too little to be called an apartment) and wonder WTF am I doing here, away from my family, away from my life, away from my comfort zone, studying subjects that sometimes feel are being taught to me in another language.
If this is what life is all about, I'm living it fully. But wow, what a freakin' roller coaster ride it is.
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(Above 100 = some professors will assign extra credit & only a fool wouldn't do it all)
Anatomy: 110% (earned max possible points!)
Chemistry: 102%
Embalming: 85% (last term was a 97% ::sigh::)
Business Law: 87%
Microbiology: 106%
Psychology: 102%
Restorative Art: 93%
Pathology: 98%
Public Speaking: 101%
Funeral Arrangements: 90%
Ethics: 100%
Funeral Home Management: 92%
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I am so very proud of you!!! I know there have been many sacrifices along the way...for you and for Garth and the kids...but all of you have met them head on and dealt with them well. "In the world you are just one person...but to one person (actually to 5 people) you are the world!" I love you so much and I don't think I've ever been more proud! Great job Honey! ♥♥♥ Mom
Great Job!!!
Just keep remembering you have a Loving and supportive Huband and family behind you !!!!!! Take Care Love Mom K
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