It has been a while since I have written anything, and I should probably tell you why. I have had a lot of road blocks come up recently, and I wanted to make sure I got over them before telling anybody anything. So, if you have asked me in the past couple of weeks what my plans for the future are and I have given you some vague answers, that is why. (Also, I simply don't like people asking me about my plans for the future. Focus on your own lives, and focus on the now, not the future. It happens when it happens.)
So, first and foremost, what are my plans for school? I am now officially going to Liberty University in the Fall. I am going to get a Bachelor's in English, and I will (hopefully) graduate with that in 2016. I am sending in a video audition for the marching band, and if accepted, I will be leaving early August to start band camp. I will also be applying for work study, preferably for one of the library positions.
Second, how am I paying for school? Honestly, that is none of anybody's business. But just know that God has provided for me and even though it is not the most preferable method, it is going to get me through.
Third, what are my plans for the summer? You mean, the summer that is half over? Not much, to be honest. I am cleaning out a lot of my stuff and selling it, and I am going to start getting ready for Liberty. I have summer orientation in July sometime, so I will be heading up there for that as well. I also plan on finishing some paintings I promised my mother, so hopefully will get that done. I am also volunteering every other week at our local organic co-op. My friends and I are trying to get as much crammed into this summer before me and my best friend leave in August. I am also trying to do as much fun stuff with my younger brother before I leave, because this is the last summer we really have together, and these are going to be the most vivid memories he has.
Now, what do I need to do to get ready to leave? So much. Let us make a checklist, shall we?
- Film and send in my video audition for the Spirit of the Mountain band.
- Attend summer orientation
- Register for classes and meal plans.
- Declutter my possessions and start deciding what I want to take with me.
- Buy band shoes and gloves.
- Buy new school clothes because I have Florida friendly clothes that are not suitable for the Virginia mountains in winter time.
- Buy new school supplies because I have run out, it seems.
- Pack everything I need.
- Sign up as a doTerra Essential Oils rep so I can still have those while I am gone.
Finally seeing some direction,
Emily E.
