Yesterday, I did seven hours of work watching videos and doing homework. I am mentally exhausted. I am learning a lot though. I am devouring all the information. I am taking two courses and they overlap. I am savoring the salient points. Now, I am getting indigestion because my way of studying is overkill. But, I have only one day off a week and must maximize the time. I will be an eternal student. Learning never ends. I am curious and motivated. I know that I will never be an excellent writer overnight. So, I write daily in short spurts.

I have so much to do before I seek another job. I am very busy that I don't have the time to think about anything, but work and sleep. I would rather be busy as I am now than get into trouble with men. I am happier now although I am a little stressed out. I first thought I would do two courses, then I found more free courses that provide information about technical writing. I will see how much I can do before I burst from too much information.

To Natalie Jastrow:
I am also doing a lot of tasks unpaid. But, I am a freelancer. I don't get paid for writing my lesson plans and sending e-mails. These tasks take about 10 -12 hours each week. So, I'm only getting paid for about 20 hours but am working over 30 hours. It is ok since I love teaching. I get paid to do what I love. Teaching has never been a lucrative field. I have no complaints about it since I thoroughly enjoy teaching. Of course, if I could find a better-paying teaching job, I would consider it. But, I make as much as a lowly paid full-time teacher here. I really can't complain. I live in a high tax area though and need to earn more, unfortunately. I am under pressure to make more to survive. Again, I can't complain because I like where I live. I have saleable skills, so I'm going to use them to earn money.