Education Advisor

At the beginning of December, I was switched from advising for the psychology and criminal justice programs to advising for the education program. It has now been more than a month and I am still learning. The education program is a lot more nuanced since students are interesting in becoming a wide variety of teachers and transferring to a wide variety of programs. It is keeping me on my toes though and I am happy to offer advice since I have worked in so many teaching roles. It also fits my doctorate in education program.

Politics

Yesterday Trump was sworn in as president for a second term. I did not watch the ceremony. Although I still keep up on the news, I am not as interested in politics as I once was. This surprises me considering I have a degree in political science and used to teach American Government. I think I just have too much chaos in my life now to be consumed by political chaos. It will be interesting to see how the next 4 years go.

5 Months

William turned 5 months on Sunday and I can't believe how fast time has flown by. He is now 16 pounds and 30 inches long. He can hold his head up, flip on his belly, and is starting to scoot around. We are also going to start feeding him baby food soon. I also cannot believe it's been 5 months since I have given birth! My body will never be the same.

Welcome 2025

It is 2025 and a new year! My New Year's resolution is to do the physical therapy to take care of my lower back pain. I also want to love and honor my husband and son. I will give updates for how I am doing on these resolutions throughout the year.

Yakima 2024

Christmas in Yakima this year was not as miserable as 2023 with the pregnancy bleeding, anxiety, and sickness. I still got sick but at least my body waited until the day we flew home. This year we went to the Bavarian Christmas village in Leavenworth, WA. We also did the Yakima haunts with Miner's, El Porton, movies, and the mall. At least I had my baby this time. A whole week was a little long to be staying at the in-law's though.