T.A. Michaels

 It sure was an interesting Summer. I kinda went off and did my own thing for the majority of it. While I was obviously still with my Fiancé, The last few months or so were me reflecting on what i do... why i do it... and what i want to put behind me. I'm changing my focus soon. I'm thinking more in terms of we rather than I. Like.. we are paying our debt. We are getting in shape... are we happy? What would help us in the future? The future.... will have the answers.

 So, I failed my Exam yesterday. I was a bit butt hurt about it but to be honest I did better than the first time I took the exam so I guess I should be happy. I am going to plan a retake for sometime in May. I need to review the material on the Microsoft Website again to get a better grasp on the areas that I am having an issue with. I believe they would have the latest course material. Or at least I hope they should.  My Mental health is improving. With the increase in risperidone I am find that I am not having the Auditory issues that I was experiencing previously... however i do have an unusual side effect... I'm finding that when I'm moving I'm having unusual mouth movements. These appear to be unconscious as I'm moving my tongue... licking my lips... or moving my jaw in usual ways. This only appears to be while driving.. however last night at Walmart I found myself doing the same thing. I don't know if I need to have my Cogentin increased... Or if It's jus...

 I had a good time this past weekend. Nothing really major to report symptom wise. I saw my parents for Easter.. and overall i have been in a good mood for the past few days. On Friday I met with my med manager who said we should lower the Risperidone due to the uncomfortable mouth movements that i have been experiencing. The drop in medication initially made me anxious which spiked my symptoms but right now it hasn't been that bad. With that said i've been working from home for the last two days so that probably is helping with the transition. Tomorrow its back in the office but i have a 10am start time instead of 7am.  I am helping with coverage of someones shift so that's why im starting that late in the day. While I havent been able to adjust in such a short amount of time, i am hoping that tomorrow morning i get up early and have enough energy to Shower, make breakfast, and maybe catch the news before i head off to work. I need to get out of the habit of staying in bed...

 Over the last few months I haven't been much like myself. Considering that we are two months into summer... and I've agreed to give up my convertible.... It seems like I'm not going in the direction that I wanted to head in. But to be honest it's probably the direction when I'm thinking short vs long term goals.  I recently spoke with my uncle who indicated that short term investing and goals are between 1 and 5 years... Where as long term investing is between 5 and 20+ years. While i would say that over the last 15 years or so, I have mainly been looking to invest in Short term goals... With me getting married in 3 months, it's time for me to start looking at longer term goals. Mainly because I don't want to half ass a new life that I will be starting with my soon to be wife. To the American teenager... a car is that first ounce of freedom. And the nicer the car... the better freedom looks like. But I'm not an American teenager anymore. I'm a grown...