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Good day!

I finally did it! I remembered my password!! I'm late checking in because my 10 year old was gracious enough to share her "class germs" with me. However, I do have some recall as to what happened in class last week. Thanks to Barry for his help in developing contacts for my project. It is my intention to complete that before this week is over. At the moment I feel a step behind, but I plan to catch up very soon.

I am really grateful for the class discussions and handouts (powerpoints) because it helps me understand more about the purpose of non-profits. More importantly, I feel it has truly opened my eyes to how much work is involved. I thought it was as simple as developing and idea, having some freinds with money back your idea and you were off to the races. I expected long days, much sacrifice and little thanks, but I never thought about the paperwork that might be required. At this point, I am very open to working in an existing n.p. and absorbing as much information as possible before making the leap on my own. I admire anyone who takes on this challenge and I look forward to finding a mentor in my field of interest. It's funny how even though I feel like I an "old lady" in college at 36, but when it comes to overall experience in my career field, I feel like " a newborn". That is a scary contradiction. I am anxious to begin working with ex-offenders but I feel like there is so much more for me to learn.

I really enjoy listening to the experiences and opinions of my classmates (and Barry) because they answer questions I never knew I had. This blog thing is still new to me, but I appreciate the opportunity to put these thoughts in writing. Life is so hectic, I might forget to make note of the little things if I didn't "have" to do this. I am learning to notice the small details. I was told I tend to see "the big picture"- so it's nice to be "forced" to write my thoughts, instead of concentrating on "this is what I have to get through in order to get a job in my chosen field".