Summer is beginning...

It is finally getting hot here. So I suppose Colorado has decided to jump into summer. We still have yet to plant flowers in the front garden that is currently a bed of dirt.

This is the last week of "practice" in my 100 speed class. I really need to buckle down and start passing following this week.

I did not practice at all over the long weekend as I was busy with wedding events and our work schedules were completely rearranged to accommodate those events. I am really wishing I would have done a lot more work on my speed building. I fear I may have set myself back a bit. Meh, I will just have to work harder this week.

Wedding Bells:

An acquaintance of mine from work is having me as a bride's maid in her wedding and Aria is a flower girl. Aria looks so super cute in her little dress. It is pastel purple, green, and pink stripe. I look like a giant purple Easter egg in my frock. But, its not about me, its about the bride. We are going to the rehearsal and dinner tonight and then tomorrow is the wedding. Weird to get married at two o'clock on a Thursday, right.

I am way behind on homework for the week because we have all been sick, exhausted, and going, going, going.

Still trying to write well enough at 100 to pass a test. However, this is only week two, so I'm not too worried. One of my classmates has already started in the 140 class! So jealous. But happy for her too.

Well, off to transcribe yet another jury charge...

Novus Folium and weekend fun.

This last Friday we went to see our friend's band, Novus Folium, play in the final competition for Best Of The West. And... They won! We are so happy for them. They are an amazing band. If you have not heard of them yet please check them out at Novus Folium.

I am starting my second week in 100s speed class. It is taking me a while to adjust. So, no tests passed thus far. I also have to miss a day this week as I am a bridesmaid in my acquaintance's wedding. We are required to log six hours a week on this internet dictation program that we have through our school. If we do not get the six hours, then the following week none of our tests passed count. It sounds easy to just do at least one hour of practice a day with Sundays off right? Yeah. No. Not when life starts getting in the way. I was only able to get about 4.5 hours in this week. We all got sick this week, AGAIN!

I cannot imagine how difficult next quarter is going to be when it comes to time management. I will be taking English III, Intro to micro-comp, and Law/Legal Terminology, plus my speed class. Yikes.

Artist: Tina Tarnoff did the above art and you should check her out on Etsy. She is the inspiration for my new tattoo!

Not Quite Hell, Maybe Purgatory:

Lo and behold! I passed one of my needed two QA tests! I only need one more QA and I will be in the 100s class officially! Yes, there are a lot of exclamation marks because I am so excited and amazed. I set the deadline for getting out of my 80 speed class for six weeks and I just about nailed it. I figure after two weeks of practicing and testing at 100-140 wpm, I should nail that last QA the first Monday of 80 speed QA week and be done!

On an even happier note, my loving husband bought me the coolest STEAMPUNK shirt. Oh yeah, it rocks. It is light gray with... A BUSSEL!!!!! See, many more exclamation marks. I just got it in the mail, and yes, I am wearing it as I am writing this. It is so awesome.

Passing With Flying Colors!

Yes. I have passed both of my Jury Charge and Literary required tests to move up into the 100 speed class. This coming week is going to be hell week. It is QA week. I am terrible at QA in general, so I will really have to work hard to pass my 80 speed QAs. Fingers Crossed!

English is challenging this quarter because we are learning all of the punctuation rules for basic writing as well as transcription requirements. However, I am improving in my English class.

So, things are looking up.