How My Week Has Been

I feel like college adds structure to my life. They assign me things, and I have a reason to read large sums of chapters when I would not on my own. I'm glad to be here. I do a lot of walking from where I live to my classes. I get my days started early and have a cup of coffee sometimes. I need to leave 20-30 minutes before I want to get there to get there ten minutes early. I started my paper today for an writing intensive class. I came up with a great idea. Now, I just need to find a case study that helps answer my question. I think I finally got this writing thing down with my last writing intensive class on sustainability. I was making A's on my papers. It's all about the editing process to weed out careless mistakes for me. 

I was looking over my classes this semester, and I began to see their vision for students. These classes could give me valuable knowledge that I can use directly in a construction management position. They complement each other, and this major is really good about applying math and science that you normally learn about theoretically. I'm in an equipment management, construction accounting, cost control and scheduling, quality and human resource management, and marketing class this semester. I am already seeing smart marketing strategies that could help me in the future. There are things I could do better. That is for sure. I am seeing the vision they have for me. They want me to be a better communicator and be a responsible construction manager who has ethics. They want me to write about how I plan to ensure quality control on the construction site. I think that is a great idea-- using writing to encourage ethical practices in quality and sustainability (a previous writing intensive course). Developing better speaking skills to communicate with all members of the construction team will help in the real world. 

Adjusting to College Life

I have been getting to know my roommate. She is an elementary education major, a senior, and a Christian. I think that is a pretty good roommate match. I got my books and things together for classes tomorrow. It will be a busy day. I have three classes. They do not start until 9:30 in the morning. I hope to have a good start to this year.

I got my Fire TV up and running. My hall is really nice this year. There is separate laundry and a kitchenette on our hall although I am not on the first floor. I have a view of the front of the building. I do not have to take my trash out. I put it in the trash room.

I had a lot of quiet time to think and prepare for next year this weekend. I think I'm ready. 

Moving into ECU

 I moved in on campus at ECU. It was really hard. There were long lines at the elevator. I rolled my luggage a long way from the parking lot to the hall. I was rolling. Somehow I moved everything up to my room myself. My mom, who is handicapped from a broken neck, walks slowly and only uses one arm. It’s her left arm but she is right-handed. So, I was on my own with my brother working Friday and the weekend.

We found my keys somehow. I did not know where I was going. It gets more and more complicated finding the key location. We had to go to Minges Hall of Fame near Minges Stadium. We stumbled on it and there were check in signs. You had to wait for hours for a good parking spot. So, we parked as close as we could. I had to pick up mail and clean my room once I got my things upstairs. This was an all day process since I was alone. I ate at the dinning hall. They had cheeseburgers.

I’m glad I made it. It was like a test moving in.

Unfaithful Book Ideas

These days, you can never be sure if a man is single. When what what they offer seems too good to be true, they probably could be caught in a lie.

It is hard to believe so many successful guys are single. You really never know if you were their only woman. They always have such an clever story that excuses them from all your suspicions. I don’t believe guys that are always making excuses. Something’s just not right if they need to keep making them up.

They’re really unfaithful.

What do you think of my book idea?

Do you have what it takes to be unfaithful? It takes nerve and complete detachment from someone you used to care about. Time has gone by and strong feelings have faded. You don’t even hide that you are cheating like you used to do. They are too blinded by hurt to see what is staring them right in the eye. You’re cheating on them and are getting sloppy. You don’t care enough to cover it up.

You don’t love him like you used to, and he doesn’t cheat like he used to. His eyes are empty when he looks across the dinner table. His words don’t carry any weight with you anymore. You brush them off like white lies. Why are you still together? I guess it started with making sense, but sense is not enough to keep a marriage together.

This was an excerpt from my brainstorming for an Unfaithful novel. I have so many things I want to do in the next two years. I do not know when I’ll have time or energy to finish a novel. However, it’s rewarding to have someone read my ideas online.