School starts tomorrow

We are both feeling good about this upcoming semester. I have been taking a break from school for about a year (ish) and I am excited to be heading back! Normally before a semester begins I am filled with dread and apprehension, but this time around I am feeling very calm. This is going to be a big semester for me, because I am getting all of my generals done, and I also have a few other personal goals that I am going to be working on at the same time. I know that it will be tough, because it is always tough, but I think that in my time away from school I have learned some valuable things that will enable me to make it through this semester.

This is going to sound totally weird, but my job at the bakery has been like the greatest thing ever for me. It is unlike any job I have ever had before. Here are a few things I feel like my job has taught me since I started there in January:
-I remember things 1000x better if I am exposed to it multiple times in different ways. Ex: If someone tells me how to ice a cake, and then I ice it with them, and then ice it by myself, I am good to go. If someone were to just explain to me how to ice a cake, then I would not understand and it would be a mess!
-I am capable of getting up extremely early in the morning. Who knew? Haha. I feel like it helps me to get out of bed knowing that people are depending on me. If I don't show up to work, everyone else will be super stressed and we will not be able to do everything we need to do. I think that's taught me to be more responsible.
-I am able to learn new things. That is a good thing to know about myself; in the past I have felt like I have just reached my capacity. This job allowed me to stretch and grow in new ways, and that is a great feeling to have.
-I like having responsibility. I like being in charge of my own station with minimal supervision. It makes me feel good and helps me to feel like I have a clear purpose.

This list is not totally comprehensive, but those are the biggest things that come to mind.

Also, tonight Mason gave me a blessing. It was great and made me feel like I can do it! I am grateful that Mason can give me priesthood blessings and that he always tries to help me with school. I love him with my whole heart and I can't express that enough.

I asked Mason how he was feeling about this semester so I could put it in this post too, but he just said he wanted to write it in his journal instead. So that's why there's nothing about it here.

Anyway, here's to a new semester. We can do it!