A New Journey: a little breather...

a little breather...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

i am feeling so much better these days. not only were there many changes in my life this year, but most times i felt so overwhelmed with all that was going on. i finished up my online Accounting/Bookkeeping class. this was one of the hardest courses i've taken since my Descriptive Statistics class about two years ago, and it took 5 hrs and 20 minutes to do my final exam. i thought i was going to pass out during the exam from stress, but i didn't and finished the course with a grade of 91/A.

some of you might remember i was in school until a couple of years ago. well, i'm back in school completing my last 5 classes. i'm doing 2 classes this quarter and will finish up with the final 3 during the summer. i'm talking Money & Banking, which is so timely with all that's going on in the world today. the other class is an Apprentice-type simulated computer project course. the class is divided into teams, and we're competing against each other. each team member oversees a certain area: Research & Development, Marketing, Production, or Finance. this is very hands-on, and is what i needed for my future businesses. it's lots of learning, but fun.

i just finished being a judge for the D.C. Shorts Film Festival. we reviewed, critiqued, and rated films, which ran anywhere from 3 minutes to under 20 minutes, and a certain number will eventually be chosen as winners according to the rating system. i also volunteered earlier this year for the showing of last year's winning 14 films. i'm finished with my part of this year's film festival until september, when the winners will be selected. this was a new open door for me, and it's been fun and rewarding, as well as a great learning experience on some of what to look for in a good film production.

i love movies, and have a new open door to get free passes to movie screenings. this has been so much fun, seeing movies before they're released to the public. sometimes, the sponsoring partners give out some great perks during the screenings, i.e., t-shirts, DVD's, gift bags filled w/goodies, etc.

remember that saying, "all work and no play makes johnnie a dull person?" well, that's not me 'cause i'm getting in some play time between work. have a good holiday weekend!

posted by heiresschild @ 5/24/2009 10:25:00 AM,

6 Comments:

At May 24, 2009 5:58 PM, Mel Avila Alarilla said...: You have been so busy lately with your schooling and your work as a judge for short films. Must be really rewarding and fulfilling. I'm amazed that you still have the zeal to learn new things and gain new experiences in life. Shows the great character in you. Thanks for the post. God bless you always.
At May 24, 2009 9:19 PM, Cheryl said...: You sound good and happy. And busy! Enjoy the rest of the weekend :)
At May 26, 2009 2:57 PM, beachgirl said...: You go girl. It sounds like you are having fun, enjoying being in school, and keeping really busy.
At May 26, 2009 8:55 PM, kris said...: hey! good to see you back! good luck w/ your last few classes, i don't envy you that:)
At June 02, 2009 4:09 PM, Marie said...: Just wanted to drop by and say hello! I have a new blog that I am contributing to. The URL is www.healingthroughcreativity.blogspot.com

Please check it out when you have some time.
At July 04, 2009 10:23 PM, dragonflyfilly said...: hi Sylvia,
great to hear from you too...- yeah, it's kool how that happens, you're thinking of someone then they phone or write saying they are thinking of you!

i will be going away next week, so will probably not be blogging for a couple of weeks...
until then...
cheers for now,
pj

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