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‘Tis The Season...

12/15/2019

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Hey guys!!
So there has been a lot going on! I’m finishing up my last term for the year. Finals, yay! It’s been a long term but it’s only a week left before winter break which is two weeks. I’m in the top six of my perspectives of history class. I have felt like I have been struggling to keep my A in it. So far my 4.0 GPA is still intact. I’m ready for a break, that’s for sure. I learned that if I don’t take a term off I’ll finish in August of 2022. That’s earlier than I thought which I’m excited about. I plan on making the drive to New Hampshire to be able to roll across the stage to get my diplomas. I’m a double major so when finished I’ll get my bachelors degree in psychology and my bachelors in graphic design. I hope to take a few months off of school and get my graphic design business up and running before returning to school to get my masters in psychology then possibly my PhD too.

As you can see, I’ve changed my hair color again. It’s platinum blonde and red. I’m in love with it! It’s been fading since the color is a semi permanent so now it’s more of a rose gold color. Still beautiful.

I have actually started writing a fiction novel, tonight I reached ten thousand words. I’m excited to finish it, get done beta readers and then publish it. It’s only in the beginning, I’m not even close to reaching the climax so it’s going to be a pretty thick book. I’m thinking of names but for now it’s just titles Alpha. It’s a werewolf love story. I may start sharing teasers with you guys once I get seep into the storyline. I have a general idea of how the story is going to go but it’s hard putting so much detail into it.

I finally have my first Christmas tree up in my new house. I’m hoping to have everything ready to show you guys soon. With going to school, keeping up the daily stuff, running a business it’s hard to unpack. I finally just started unpacking the boxes that have been stored in my office last week. A lot of it has to be put back in boxes until everything is cleared to actually put out. It’s a big process. I got a new porch on my back porch. I can now go on the back porch. We have ordered a door but it won’t be in until January. The lip is to big for my wheels.

I’m getting video ideas for my YouTube and doh
more planning into the videos so it looks more professional. I’m hoping to do my first video during my break.
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It’s turning into winter, and I absolutely hate the cold. I stay cold even during the summer months but it gets worse when it turns cold. When I say turns cold I mean it drops below like seventy degrees.
I turn into a home body when it’s cold outside. I just wanna stay inside my warm house. For those of you who don’t know with the spinal cord injury you cannot control your body temperature. When I get cold it is very hard to warm myself back up and most likely I will end up overheating before actually feeling warm. I have struggled with this all of my 11 years being paralyzed. It sucks, but it is what it is and I have to deal with it no matter if I like it or not.
I have been having trouble sleeping at night again, but eventually my body will have to give in to the nature of sleeping so it doesn’t bother me. My swelling is still staying pretty severe and have been recommended to see a cardiologist just to make sure everything in my heart is working just fine

I am having trouble keeping my eyes open to ride anymore, it is almost 2:30 AM. So for now I will tell you goodnight.

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    Paralyzed from the neck down after an ATV rollover at 14, April Otwell is beating the odds the doctors gave her. She's a blogger, fantasy writer, college student, sugar glider guardian and spinal cord injury survivor.  She's even writing her first fiction novel!

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