Therapy

My stomach disagrees with so much, a democrat would accuse my stomach of being a psychotic terrorist. Hehehe.
Anyway.
There is a lot going on in the life of Laura at the moment! Sort of... mostly just planning. But there is a lot of planning to do. Like.. potentially transferring out of Clarke to a different school. Not entirely sure where yet, but my plan so far (open for change - it has been changing constantly over the last few weeks), no matter where I go, is to continue my studies in music education and also pick up cello performance. I will take some psychology classes while doing my undergrad as well to get prerequisites out of the way. After I graduate, I will go to an accredited school for Music Therapy and take the required courses to receive certification to be a music therapist. Then I will get my masters in either Music therapy or Occupational therapy, or something similar. This way, when I am done, I will have the option to work in a hospital or clinic using music and/or therapy to uplift others and improve their lives. This is something I really really want to do. If no jobs are available for that, I will be certified to teach, even if it just means substitute teaching. With a cello performance degree, I will be a much better player than I am now and will be more likely to get into symphony orchestras. I will also be qualified to conduct orchestras (AWESOME). And of course, I can teach private lessons for both piano and cello.
Basically, I will always have a fall back option! And I will enjoy them all.
The nice thing about all of these jobs (except for teaching) is that I can do them part time. And with the therapy, I can do it part time and still make a decent income. With private lessons in with that, I could easily support myself and my family. I would be good at the work I do and I would thoroughly enjoy it.
I am so excited to get started! Move closer towards a career. Live on my own for a while. I just hope my health doesn't become too much of a problem.
Now to just decide where to go, finish applications, and figure out how to get there.... hmmmm...

Back to my stomach, it just hurts whenever I eat anything. And when I don't eat anything. And nausea is a way of life. So are the runs. I'm almost done with prednisone!!! One more week!!!! And I avoided the moon face. :D Not the acne and mood swings, though. Those hit hard for a while. I also "avoided" any weight gain.. which is not good because that was kind of part of the reason for going on the steroid in the first place. Duh. So stupid. Basically all that changed was my skin and mood. Awesome.

On a brighter note, Molly and Kevin got married last week! It was a beautiful wedding. And reception. Pictures should be on facebook soon.... I think. We had a fun time with our Aunt Karen, who came out to help with the wedding and reception. All week we made jewelry and organized/decorated for the reception. Grandma and Grandpa Priest came out as well and it was enjoyable to have them visit for a few days, too. Uncle Jeff was only here for a day, but we enjoyed his company, too!

Lots of kids talking around me right now, I guess I'm done writing for now.