Sooner or later...that's going to become my answer to people when they ask me when I am going to be finished with school. As with anything that doesn't require you to just open up a book and memorize something, going to school for court reporting doesn't have an exact time frame for you to finish. A lot depends on how much time you can spend outside of the classroom practicing on your machine. When you work full time that just gives me the weekends to get in that extra practice time, which I'm getting better at doing. Now when I'm sitting on the couch, I make sure my machine is in my lap and I'm typing away, whether it's to whatever is on TV or if Brian's just talking to me. And this little bit of extra, has proven to be helpful believe it or not. 
I've made some progress this semester with my speed and accuracy. Unfortunately not enough to have me ready for the state test that's coming up in June. But that's okay. I've come to terms with the fact that I just need to keep plugging away at it, and that it will eventually get me to where I want to be. It's basically like training for a marathon or a triathlon. The more time you're able to spend training and getting your body used to moving faster and for longer distances, the less hard it becomes.
So we are a few weeks out from the summer break where I will, again, be attending summer school. But I am giving myself some wiggle room for playtime. I have signed up for the CapTex triathlon on Memorial Day up in Austin. I really want to smash my Olympic distance PR and leave it all out there. Doing an Olympic race will not require all the training time an Ironman does but it will still give me some really great workouts. And then I will probably be on another race hiatus until Austin 70.3 in October. At which point I'm hoping that I will have just taken the state test in September.
Here's to keeping my chin up, an open mind, and a positive attitude!!!
