research topic

I've been thinking all day of a topic to write about but there's nothing that I can think of that I really want to write about. Last year I wrote a paper on abortion and did really good on it, but we're not allowed to write about abortion. I've done a drunk driving paper and really don't want to write about that again. I thought about diabetes because my mom is diabetic but I don't think I really want to write about that either. It's like my mind isn't letting me think of topics that would be interesting to me. I really don't like research papers. I'd rather have a paper that is a set topic and I'm told what to write about. It's easier for me to get into it and then I don't waste time debating back and forth on what topic to write about.

carbondale

I went down to Carbondale on Friday to check out the area again and look at some places. The first place we looked at was definitely a no. Then we went and checked out university housing. We're considering just staying in family housing which means our animals have to stay back home, at least for a semester. That's the part that really suck but its cheap and minutes away from campus. We haven't made any decisions and I won't find out if we got accepted for university housing til November. I guess I'll decide then.

We went to the mall after we applied for housing. The mall down there was a HUGE disappointment. They only had 2 places to eat in the food court. Most of the store we're empty. And the ones that were open weren't that great. I guess I'll have to find a mall close to Carbondale or just come back here when I want to go shopping.

I'm really excited about the move that coming up. We're moving December 18. The day after I'm done with finals. It feels so far away but really it's only 2 months away. I'm pretty nervous about being that far away. I'll miss my mom so much. But I guess I'll just have to deal.

Hopefully everything goes the way its planned. We'll see what happens over the next two months....

Life has been so crazy the last few weeks. I'm trying to keep up with all my classes which I'm barely succeeding at, I work 15-20 hours a week at the library, and I'm dealing with a bunch of family issues on top of it. I just need a vacation. My stress level is through the roof! I really don't have 2 seconds to just take a breath. My daughter is so active. All she wants to do is play which is great but I need a break at some point.

We're moving in 2 months down to Carbondale. I'm starting school there in January. Hopefully I'll have some time to relax. I'll have a month before classes start and I don't plan on getting a job for that entire month. Just hang out at home and spend time with my family, which I don't even have time to do now.

I'm really excited about the move. I've never lived more then 20 minutes away from here so it'll be interesting to see what its like to be a little farther away. I know its only like an hour and a half but I'm use to always being right by my mom. That's going to be the hardest part, moving away from my mom. She's my best friend and its going to kill me being more then 20 minutes away from her. But I guess its time to start my own life and focus on whats best for me and my family.

Hopefully things start to slow down over the next few weeks. I just wanna take a weekend off and drive to Chicago for a few days. Just go up there and forget all about life down here and all the stress I'm under. Maybe I'll do that for my birthday...