Week 2 - Day 2: Bring. It. On!

Alright, day 2, emotions stable, food eaten on schedule, tummy... sounds like an angry baby t-rex.

Good news came in today. My first job, the industry "Career" job gave me a couple of massive files to work on, which means that I will have 8 hours of work for the rest of the month and maybe into/through February. If this holds true, then I might actually be able to put away money for my taxes this year.

If I can pay my taxes and then there is a chance that I might be able to save some money to go out to the Writer's Retreat in June... WHICH MEANS I CAN GO HOME!!

One of my friends, who is at the residency right now, tried to do a Google+ Hangout with, but Google is having server issues. We both downloaded Skype, but that drained her battery. So we are going to try again tomorrow. Another friend sent me a text that they "love and miss me, and that lots of people have mentioned me, and miss me also."

Today I'm reminded more than every, family comes in all forms. There are people in the world that may share blood and DNA with you, but they are not family. There are people that you meet and in a week, they know your soul; they become a part of your life. They become your family.

I can't even name the family I have gained from my Seton Hill University, because their numbers are too great.

I miss them almost every day that I am not in their presence. I want to make them proud of me. If I let that voice of doubt get in the way of my writing. If I give in to that doubt that I'm not good enough, then I know I'll be letting them down... because to them, I am more than enough. I am strong in their eyes. I am talented to them. I am worth something. I don't care about the rest of the world. I don't care about that negative voice in my head. I care about them, and not disappointing them, and the ONLY why I would disappoint them is if I stop writing. So I will write. If not for myself, then for them.