Writing Process

My personal writing process is to freewrite, short outline and as ideas come to me I write it down before I forget. I am constantly taking notes and re-reading them. I do not know whether to do my rough draft long-hand and then copy to my computer or just type on the computer. Sometimes I do both.

Academic challenge - that would be deciding to go to Kaplan at age 55, and choose a completely different career path. I was never the brainiac that some people think me to be. I believe that I am what you would call "hands-on" smart not book smart. I learn much better by doing than by reading. That's how I am learning my way around the computer.

School is influencing me by helping me to come out of my safety shell. Right now I feel like a naked turtle! But I hope to be more of an alligator soon.

About Plagiarism

What I think about plagiarism, it is not right to steal anyone elses hard work. When you read what someone else wrote, and you get an idea to further expand that idea, you should definetly give that person the credit due him/her. You never know, that person may just read what you write. Truth is always right. I would not want someone to use my words and not give me credit. The rule of thumb for me is "when in doubt cite!"

Here We Are...

...at Unit 3 already! The time sure is going fast. I have decided to do my paper on the effects of Dementia on the Caregivers. This is a topic I am dealing with at home with my mother. I do not want my father to be the sole caregiver because he has health issues himself and does not need the added stress. I should have started my schooling three years ago when I first moved here, then I could already be working in my chosen field, instead of working with Dementia/Alzheimer Residents. Talk about stress! If any of you have any ideas for places to reference besides Alzheimer.org and AARP.org I would greatly appreciate the help. Hope you have a great week.

Well it's Tuesday

Yep, it's tuesday again, the end of another unit of school. I have so much going on right now that I don't know where to start. This has been a rough week for me at home and at work. School has been not too bad! I really am just looking forward today to getting out with my friends and playing some cards. I need to de-stress. Hope you all have a great day.

It's Tuesday

So, here it is 12:30am on Tuesday and I should go to bed and get some sleep. Instead, here I am blogging about nothing. I guess I just need something to slow my brain down from schoolwork. I usually play games on Pogo.com, but not tonight. I hope that I can sleep now. Hope the day is good.