Note to Self

it has been a very long weekend and sometimes i get caught up in not wanting to do anything but rest so i think forward and be like okay maybe i can miss out on this studying time and it wont do any harm, that was the wrong thing to do it always best to take advantage of the time you have rather than repeat a class or tasking knowing that you could have taken your time and been more responsible, for instance if you look at the time you go to school for one semester, its normally only three months, i am sure that is something that can be handle quite easily if you're not a lazy person, just think about the reason you chose to go to college in the first place and the money you have spent on books and tuition. Next semester try not to take as many classes and you won't feel so overwhelmed when it comes to the difficult classes not to mention the demanding teachers.

Example Essay - Fast Food can't win over Home Cooking

Fast Food can’t win over Home Cooking

It hunts you like a bad dream and it’s not fearful at all; in fact you look forward to
the smell, taste, and the satisfactory of your stomach. Food may be the only solution you
have in your life’s agenda that’s very fulfilling in ways of making you feel happy when you’re sad, and to give you an energy booster to help you concentrate. You may try some alternatives to diverse your mind in a different direction, but no matter where you are or what you’re doing you will always be reminded that you may need something as small as a candy bar or something like a full course meal. Your body is very cooperative because it lets you dictate when and where you want to decide to satisfy the urge. Most people know in today’s world the type of work schedules they have and time may not always be in your favor to make a run to the nearest coffee shop or restaurant, that’s why most businesses have supplied refrigerators and microwaves in their break rooms. In these situations it’s very convient to bring leftovers or microwave dinners from home, but if you have a job that allocates you enough time to leave and pick something up from a fast food restaurant then you risk your chances of losing your parking space or not making it back on time to eat your meal.
It’s the end of your work day and you may not feel like preparing a meal so in these situations fast food would be okay, but after a hard day’s work there’s nothing compared to a good home cooked meal that has been marinating. You have prepared a chicken with your favorite seasonings along with sliced onions, celery, and carrots in chicken broth, you place it in the oven, along with that you will have rice with gravy, string beans and rolls. A home cooked meal is better to have than fast food because you are in control of the calories you eat. There are some instances where you will be able to order low calorie meal such salads with only lettuce, tomatoes, and carrots with light dressing or tuna sandwich plain (no mayonnaise) ,with crackers (no salt), to drink water is always great.
When it comes to feeding the family, home cooking has the bigger advantage. Take the time to average up how often you feed your family fast food, how much you have ordered, and price it. Then you figure out when you go to the grocery store and only concentrate on what you will be cooking for one day, compare that price to what had paid at the fast food restaurant, and notice that you will come out cheaper, even if you purchased the same meal that the fast food restaurant provided. The biggest advantage comes when it’s time to eat again, instead of going back to the restaurant you still have food prepared at home.
In conclusion the positives include less expensive, don’t have to wait on anyone to get dressed, less noise and able to hear each other’s conversation, the buffet is laid out in front of you where you don’t have to leave your seat or receive the wrong order. The only negative I can come up with would be who’s doing the dishes.

Rainy Day

Another wet, muggy, dense day. I have very little to no motivation to do anything when its all cloudy outside not only does it seems sad but there is alot of gloom going on in my life while it rain in spurts on and off. I feel sorry for the kids that had to stand in the rain this morning and await the bus, apparently my kids wanted the same gratification they received last week when it was raining, i drove up to the bus stop and thought well maybe they could wait in the vehicle until the bus arrived and then i thought, well the school is just around the corner wouldnt it be faster if i just dropped them off, but to my kids surprise when they came back into the house to inform me that it was rainy, to their surprise it stop. I thought what a relief cause i have to get dressed myself, eat breakfast, and hurry off to school. I try to arrive to school early enough to find a closer parking spot and it never fails, I get lucky. I await in my vehicle listening to the jokes on the radio, trying to get my mind prepared for these two exams I have, if only I had more time to study, would I really use it, probably, but I would have felt more comfortable about my history exam if only my teacher (who assigns us chapters daily to read) would take the time and back brief over the chapter we read instead of going on to something totally different thats not in the book. Just if he was a little more understanding, I understand we are in college and its up to the students to learn more on their own, but we also have lives outside of college. On top of this agony thats bothering me about my exam, its raining.

Essay Challenges

The greatest challenge I had in creating my essay was the adequate development, I understand that when you are talking about a life experience everyone goes through different challenges so it was good when there wasn't a designated length for the essay. But the problem came when it was time to initiate the paper and I couldnt decide on whether to take the long route and have detail after detail or have a short form of the paper, it wasnt to get done quickly I was mainly confused at where I should start and how much should I have to say.
I enjoyed reading other blogs, some caught my attention and there was no problem for me to comment on them right away and then there were others that seem to be quite a challenge and I really didn't know what to say, but I commented anyway. When I read the comments to my blogs they helped me to understand where I needed to add more to my paper so that it could be better understood.

Irresponsible

Why do some parents allow their kids to attend school, knowing that they are showing signs of sickness before leaving home? Some kids have cried wolf for so long that when it actually happens no one believes them, but you have got to know your kids when they are pretending and when they just want attention. There are some parents who are in situations where they cannot afford to call into work, maybe because they have used to many days on themselves or simply because of no other responsible adult to care for their child. But when you send your kids off to school like that you have to realize how many other kids you are contaminating and the family households that are ruined. Save yourself and your kids the sacrifice of you receiving a phone call from the school to stop in the middle of your day to come and pick up your child due to illness when you knew the situation from the beginning. A child cannot be productive in school if they are sick and they are preventing themselves and others due to the time a teacher has to take and tend to your child.

Overwhelmed

Sometimes I feel as though my life is full of tasks. Of course they are apart of my life, but i can feel overwhelmed. I have three kids at home (ages: 12, 11 and 8) and they are self proficient but every now and then I have to remind them of what I said needs to be done rather than what they want to be doing. I feel like a single parent although I am married, my husband is deployed and I have been out of the military over a year now and I chose to go to school because I didnt want to be sitting around the house being bored, but now I dont think that would have been a bad idea. I feel overwhelm at times because my day starts at 5:30am and doesn't end until 11:00pm or 12:00am, once I get everyone off to school my day starts and sometimes I don't really feel like going but I go cause its only three days a week and plus I have already spent money on tuition and books. Some days its just to easy to say I dont have to do this but then I have to realize why I took the time out to initiate taking college classes in the first place. I dont have a problem with school except for the classes that I need, there is alot of reading and studying but when I get home about 3:00pm I have to get dinner started, pick up my kids from after school activities, help with homework, supervise chores, get prepared for the next day, serve dinner, bath time, and before you know its time for bed; at least for the kids. In between all those tasks I have to try to swing in a little time for myself to read, but I cannot get all that done cause I am so tired and sleepy. The next day may be the same except for a little exception of lawn care once a week. That's why some days if you see me and I seem quiet its because I am always thinking of what my life is like, its going to take time and I am being patient, overwhelmed but patient.

Descriptive - First Day on the Job

Ravane Williams
Mrs. S. Aiken
English 1101 – Descriptive
September 3, 2009

First Day on the Job

First Day on the Job consists of receiving uniforms, work schedules, tour of the
job, work techniques, meeting employees, greeting customers, impressing your boss, and
building confidence. Your first day can be quite overwhelming, you have many thoughts going through your head and wondering are you going to meet the standards. You arrive ten minutes early to take care of last minute details, your jitters are really acting up now but you are quickly calmed when you realize that the first day doesn’t seem as bad until after the tour of your workplace and some work techniques that will be required. You have meet your fellow co-workers, some are friendly and willing to share the workload and as for others, they are possessive of their positions and may have fear of a new person coming in taking over their job and doing better than them. Your biggest challenge is when it comes to serving the customer, you are a quiet, timid, and shy person but you will overcome all those after a couple of days on the job. All customers approach isn’t the same, there will be some who can detect your nervousness and ask are you new and there will be other observers who know and will give you a hard time anyway. You want to impress your boss or supervisor by showing you are a fast learner, you have good confidence, and most importantly you love your job.