Dear Claire,

I am busier than I've ever been, and it's a good distraction to the homesickness.

I'm working a full-time temp job.  Accounting sucks, by the way.

My quarter for seminary started.  I'm taking two online classes, which means I read and write more than I would if there were time in a classroom.  They have to hold us accountable to the material somehow.

And, drum roll please, I am taking one massage class this quarter.  Chipping away at the 375 hours I need to get certified in Tennessee.

All this means that I have a constant to-do list rattling in my head.  Read, check.  Write, check.  Make dinner, check.  Laundry, check.  Read some more, check.  Go to work and hate my life for 8 hours, check.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel.  In 18 months, I will have a Masters degree and my massage certification.  I will be giving massages and earning some cash and living high on the hog.  Not really, but I will have a job that fits my personality.

I am typing this as I heat up some soup for dinner.  I am going to write a forum post for class, and then Jason and I are going to sit on the couch and watch a movie and eat a lot of ice cream before we go to bed at 8:30 (because that's our bedtime).

Happy Friday!

What did you do today?

Love,
Carolyn