The Half way point!

Hey everyone~ So this is week 6 for this semester which marks the half way point. The semester is flying by and soon I will be in speed building. Yikes! This weekend I got caught up on all of my work, which is great! Oh! Since Halloween was last night my friend had the bright idea of going to a psychic, and of course I tagged along with her for the ride. And I'm sure you already guessed that I participated in the event. But luckily, the psychic told me that I would have a successful career and it had to do with the law and a court room. ooooo!! And I did not tell her anything about court reporting. So maybe being a court reporter is my calling. Now I just have to buckle down and practice, practice, practice! I'm sorry my stories aren't as interesting as the people who are in a classroom setting. But I can assure you by the time I get to speed building I will have a lot to talk..well vent about. Hope everyone had a fun Halloween weekend, we had at least 100 kids come by to get candy. 

Have a good week!

Rookiewriter901 over and out!

Buh bye- Buh Bye now!

I'm Back!!

Hey everyone~
I know its been awhile, but I am going to try and keep this blog updats throughout my journey. trust me, it's a journey! I might start calling it an obstacle course..lol. Well, I am in theory B and Legal Terminology. Legal Terminology is a breeze!! Thank goodness, because with Theory B and all the work that comes with it, I would be going down like the Titanic. We are starting to learn 2 and 3 stroke words. *faints and gets back up* I can get through this!! I just need to dedicate more time to practice. I say this in every blog but I need to stop talking about it and just do it!! Speed building will be here before you know it. *faints and stays down*

I'm not trying to make excuses but I have been sooo-oo busy these past two weeks. I had to house sit for my court reporting mentor all weekend, which included walking the dogs. I also had to babysit ALL day Saturday. Okay, well maybe I havent been THAT busy but it sure feels like it.

Good news! I am now a member of the Tennessee Court Reporting Association!! Woo hoo!! Maybe I can get a scholarship to help pay for school. Or maybe a shirt or a pencil or something..lol. I wont talk too long because I need to be doing homework, like right now. Hope everyone out there has a wonderful week :-) We are in this together!!

Oh! A friend of mine told me she saw a bumper sticker that said," Marry a court reporter! They're good listeners"

Rookiewriter901 signing off~
Buh Bye! Buh Bye now!

It's official, I have a problem...

It's Sunday, the end of week 9. But like last week, I had to do all of my work at the last minute. I have to do better!! I am not going to become the best court reporter ever if I keep cramming at the end. I have to make time to practice and do all of my homework. Ugghh!! I must do better! This week I have started going to the gym and babysitting everyday. I will just have to make time. So, today starts week 10, I only have 2 weeks left for this semester. I'm excited! But I must do better! Well, not alot to talk about, just frustrated!!

Rookie Writer signing off!
Buh Bye, Buh Bye now!

End of Week 8 and I'll be working late!

Hey all! So its the end of week 8, and I have a lot of catching up to do. I hate this!! I said I wasnt going to procrastinate and here I am again, trying to cram in everything and turn it in by midnight. I've decided that I'm going to write down a daily schedule to keep me on track and see how that works out. As always I added something else to my "To Do List." I got a gym membership this week so now "Operation Hot Body"  will start next week. I just need to prioritize and stick to it. I just took my medical terminology text and got a 92 on it. As long as I stay in the A range on all of my tests I'll be happy.(which I have done) So I have 4 weeks left in this semester..woo hoo!! I just have to do beter and spread my work out during the week and not cram at the end. So tonight I will be trying to master the 'ED' ending and the 'ING' ending. We will see how this goes and all of my work for the week has to be turned in my midnight tonight. That means I have about 10 lessons to complete...uugggh...such a procrastinator! I have to do better in order to be one of the best! Hope everyone out there had a great week and stayed cool. It was super hot here in Memphis. Week 9.....must...do...better! I'm sure there are some spelling errors and over use of commas in this blog as well :/

Rookie writer signing out!!...gotta burn the midnight oil to get all of my work down.
Buh bye buh bye now!

Week 8! ...Im going to be like wine, gets finer with time!

 So this is the beginning of week 8, each semester is 12 weeks long. We just started on numbers last week. I should warn everyone ahead of time, I am working on my punctuation and grammar. My mentor gave me a great book that helps with commas and semi colons because I will put a comma in anywhere...lol. So punctuation is definately something that I need to improve on.  I just finished practicing and well..I have a long way to go. I finally took a big step and decided to wear my natural nails. When I worked as a flight attendant I always had a french manicure which included tips. So now I have just sucked it and realized long nails are not going to work for me anymore. And I have to admit it is much easier with shorter nails.
   I'll be honest and admit that I have been known as the queen of procrastination. Well those days are over, I have got to make time to practice everyday consistently. I resigned from the airline so I would have more time to focus on my school work...and did that happen??? Not yet! So starting this week, August 15th, 2010 I WILL NOT PROCRASTINATE! If I want to be the best I have to do what it takes.
  Since I'm in online classes I dont have anyone who really relates to the court reporting field, except my wonderful mentor :)  So it's just going to be me and the machine. (thats a pretty good blog name) and of course my readers, if I ever get any..lol. Well, so long for now. I am going to try to write as often as possible (I WILL NOT PROCRASTINATE) that maybe everyday, once a week or once a month, so we will see.


Rookie Writer signing off!..lol
Buh Bye, Buh Bye Now, Buh Bye :)

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