Thoughts on happiness

So believe it or not there is a class about the Psychology of recreation...and its mandatory that I take it. It's been very interesting the things you learn. Do you know happy people live an average of 17 or more years longer then depressed people? Did you also know that optimists have less accurate perception of reality then a pessimist? I have made it the goal to become the happiest pessimist you'll ever meet! LOL!!! (supposedly this is an impossible task but since I'm a happy pessimist anything is possible if I'm real about it).

Yes there is an air of sarcasm in this text.

I suggest everyone read Authentic Happiness by Seligman. My prof. using it as a text book, but it is kind of a self help book to. Really worth the read though

Updated Info

Ok so maybe I spoke too soon. Its not necessarily official that I might be leaving Las Vegas. The day after I posted that blog, I talked to my supervisors about letting me temporarily leave so I could do the internship, they told me that it really wasn't possible for me to have that much time. They were going to have to let me go and fill my position. Then the next day I was given more responsibility at work, kinda a mini promotion. So I think they are trying to keep me...and it might just be working. I also found out that my job already counts toward my hours for the mini internship, so I really don't need to do one.

I'm going to explore my options here in Las Vegas before I make an official decision. But I love my job and I'd really like to stay there, but at the same time it would be fun to get more experience in the other areas of this work. I leave you all posted.

By the way I might just do some Valentine's stuff this year. I think it would be some what therapeutic to my current situation...lol!

I'm leaving Las Vegas...

for the summer! In the program that I'm in you have to get 300 hours in the field you intend to work in and then you have to do 2 internships, one mini (2 months) and one regular (4 months). I've made it official, I'm leaving Vegas for the summer for my half internship. I'll either be headed to Sacremento or Idaho. In Cali. I'll be working with children with medical conditions and in Idaho I'll be doing an out door camp for children with developmental issues....oh and this spring break I'm headed to SoCal for another camp.

Just an Update

Hey all...

So the past 2 weeks have been an adventure. Classes started and I've had a ton of homework. I'm not used to this load since this is the most amount of classes I have taken in one semester. It's always hard to get into a structured schedule when your work hours and study hours are pretty unpredictable.

Usually you never see the same 2 faces in your classes, but since the program that I am in is a combination program and is fairly small, I get to see almost all the same people all day and since I'm a bit shy, I'm sure it goes without saying that I'm out of my comfort zone sitting in the class room with a bunch of rude rich kids, who find it entertaining to talk over the professors and make fun of people.

Other then that, my professors are great and I'm learning alot. I'm excited to see how I do and what I learn!!!

Valentine's Day

I know its a while away but I was just looking at backrounds for my blog and saw Valentine's Day blogs....Just to let you all know I will not be acknowleding that holiday this year and for the next month I will be picketing any location with decorations, unless its absolutely nessecary for me to go in it.....

Adventure in a Boring Life

Ok so for the past few months all I've been able to do is work, go to church, sleep, eat and spend time with my family. Not that the last one is too bad. I really enjoy my family, but for a person my age, that's not the most exciting life, and being in the circumstances that I'm currently in I'm not allowed to do much else.

So anyway the adventure in my not so exciting life was my first day back to college classes. It was great. Just another confirmation that my education is headed in the right direction. One of my professors was impressed with my reasons and choice in major, simply its very similar to what she does. So she seems to have taken a special interest in me and told me to be in regular communication with her so she knows how I'm doing. I don't know about anyone else, but its nice to have some one care about you like that. All my professors seem to be a somewhat interesting, not like that boring professors I had when I was a pre-law major.

To top it off I signed up for a pilates class at school. Tomorrow I will have one more new class to conquer, but this one I think I might be ok in....since its the topic of the field I already work in(with my luck though it will be my hardest class to take...lol).

Butterflies in My Tummy

I'm so nervous!

You know how when you were little you and the night before school started you couln't sleep and you tossed and turned all night?

Yeah that's how I'm feeling right now. I can't belive that I'm feeling like this either. I am so excited to get back to a real university campus...but why am I so nervous? who knows any more. I want to sleep so bad, but I just can't do it. Usually I read before I go to bed because that helps me fall asleep, however I read my scripture and then like 10 chapters in my book, but that didn't do it. So here I am blogging. I've set up a new backround and check out my music.

Now I'm trying to figure out what else I should be doing to try and get a decent night sleep.......