It Has Been Forever

Well, I haven't been here for awhile due to many things going on in my life. I was in a serious car accident at the end of July, dealing with preterm labor since shortly after the accident, school work, preparing for the baby's arrival, arranging everything appropriately to get ready for graduate school, and probably a dozen other things I am forgetting. Grayson (our son I am pregnant with) is doing great. He wasn't harmed during the car accident which was the most important thing. But, I do have to deal with future appointments to check on my own health after he is born. I hit my head again and my neck has been messed up since the accident. Not to mention the back issues that came from that as well. So my primary care and neurologist have teamed up together to come up with a plan of action after the baby is born. One of those things is attempting physical therapy on Friday. I haven't been able to lately since I have been dealing with preterm labor but they feel that it is important to try again even though I am still struggling with the symptoms. This is partly due to me now being 28 weeks along as of this coming Friday. And, the medication they have been giving me has helped tremendously. I have never been in a car accident before, so it has been a transition for me to deal with. I didn't realize it was so serious until a few hours after it happened, which the flight or fight response had a huge factor on that. It really hit me hard watching my truck slowly get repaired from the damage.....it took a month and a half of them stripping it apart to finally get it back to looking brand new. And, it didn't help the neurologist to remind me that if I wasn't wearing my seat belt, I would have probably not survived. Yes, thanks Doc, I want to hear that right now. On to a brighter note.....our daughter Elizabeth Rose has been blossoming into a talented young lady. She takes ballet, jazz, and gymnastics. Of those, she does amazingly well in ballet! I think it's because of how tall she is already being taller than the rest of her class of 4 and 5 year olds when she only just turned 4 at the beginning of the month. She had an amazing Frozen themed birthday party by the way. And, she is currently learning the different states in the US which is pretty fantastic. School has been taking up a majority of my time lately. The semester is over half way done, the next semester is around the corner, and planning next year has taken a toll on me. First of all, my time this semester has been focused on a paper I am preparing for not only my psychology professor of the graduate course I am taking now but the head of the PhD program director to be approved for independent study next year. I have been doing research on liability insurance I have to sign up for by the beginning of December. It is a requirement for any clinical/research work at the school to protect myself, clients, and the school. And these policies are no joke. My head was reeling reading through the multimillion dollar policies that will protect me as a student and what I can continue using with my private practice afterward. Reputation is everything....especially when you are a medical provider. So these decisions are extremely important. Secondly, I have added a new program on top of everything else that I am working on completing. It's the Native American Studies certificate that is newly offered at the school. I met with the program director and she gave me credit for some previous work I have done in regards to Native American culture. I also met went to a graduate student seminar and learned a ton of information. Most of which gave me a panic attack....all the qualifications I need to complete before the end of next year. Liability insurance coverage, GRE testing, Advanced Psychological testing, etc etc. Not to mention the course workload of the PhD program which includes a dissertation, two hour presentation on research conducted, and a ton of other things I'm forgetting. The manual was around 60 pages long....I remember that much! Speaking of which, I need to work on figuring out Spring classes tonight and get some homework done. Night!