Motivation is a Treasure

I totally spaced and didn't mention this on Monday, but here is this weeks challenge on Reasons to Lose.
I've been working out a lot las week and this week. I'm helping one of my good friends to win her offices Biggest Loser. My body is not used to working out two days in a row... possibly three. All I'm saying is she better win ;-P
I hope she does. She deserves it.
In other news I will hopefully be hearing back from the Dept. Chair tomorrow. It's been a pain, and I've had to have multiple people go over my case. If you have time please send positive thoughts and prayers my way, and his way so that he'll believe me.
If he doesn't follow my schools procedure then I will be taking my story to the news. The headlines will read something like "(my schools name) defends the pride of an adjunct instructor more than they defend the rights of a student." Pretty catchy huh? That should get peoples attention.
I hope all is well with you all. I've been super stressed about this whole situation. I really hope that it turns out in my favor, and soon.
I'm linking to Nain's meme Motivation Monday, even though it isn't Monday.because I'm motivated to fight this, and to help my friend win her Biggest Loser competition

Small Treasure Tuesdays

Happy Tuesday everyone!
Remember, your post doesn't have to be long, it can be as simple as linking up a picture or a quote. I don't want anyone feeling overwhelmed by this :-) Here are the guidelines:1) Make sure you link directly to the page your Small Treasure Tuesdays post is on, not your main blog page. If you don't have a blog, you can still participate and leave your treasure in a comment.
2) Please link back here so other people can join in on the fun! A good way to do that is by grabbing my button :-)
3) Visit as many people as you want/can. Everyone loves to know what you think of their treasures!
I knew this would happen... as soon as my photo challenge ended I've gone a whole week without blogging. I'm going to have to work on that :-)
This week I'm sharing ten blogs that make me smile (in no particular order):1 1/3. Life in the Pitts, 1 2/3. The Kaiser Two, 1 3/3. Amber's Blog2. NieNie Dialogues 3. Adventures in Love and Happiness4. You are my Fave5. Those Northern Skies6. View From Down Here7. Smacksy8. My New Life as a Housewife9. Hyperbole and a Half10. Color Me Katie
Yeah, I cheated and put 12, but I figured if my sisters blogs were under the same number it would count :-) What are some blogs that make you smile?
AND What's your treasure this week?I'd love to hear about it, just leave the link in a comment and I'll add it to this post :-)
Treasured Participants:Chloe @ My New Life as a HousewifeNain @ View From Down Here

Small Treasure Tuesdays

I had this post scheduled, but I made an error in the date when it was supposed to publish. And I only just realized... I do apologize! But you can still link up :-D
Welcome to Small Treasure Tuesday, on Wednesday!
Remember, your post doesn't have to be long, it can be as simple as linking up a picture or a quote. I don't want anyone feeling overwhelmed by this :-) Here are the guidelines:1) Make sure you link directly to the page your Small Treasure Tuesdays post is on, not your main blog page. If you don't have a blog, you can still participate and leave your treasure in a comment.
2) Please link back here so other people can join in on the fun! A good way to do that is by grabbing my button :-)
3) Visit as many people as you want/can. Everyone loves to know what you think of their treasures!
My Treasure is that it is the last day in my photo challenge... which is also kind of sad.I was doing so well up until the end, but even though my posts didn't always make it on time, they always made it. :)
I hope you guys enjoyed following my challenge. Let me know if you do it too!
So the last prompt is a photo of the place you would like to live out your days.

We really like Utah a lot, and we love St George. We would like to travel around, and I of course want to visit Michigan (where I grew up) but we would be perfectly happy to live out our days in Utah 

But wherever we are, as long as we're together, I'm home :-)

What's your treasure this week?I'd love to hear about it, just leave the link in a comment and I'll add it to this post :-)

Treasured Participants:

Chloe @ My New Life as a Housewife

Nain @ View From Down Here

Day 34 is a Treasure

I'm glad my post that I had written on Wednesday came back! Sweet.I'm also glad blogger worked out it's issues :-)
Well, I kind of got behind over the weekend, so here is day 34.The prompt is a photo of your parents at your age

I'm not actually certain how old they were in this picture, but I like it.They're having fun together, and they look happy :-)
Remember Reasons to Lose? Well, I won the award for doing the most challenges! Which is pretty awesome if I do say so myself. We're starting up another 3 months today, and I'm going to be in charge this "season" of posting the weekly challenges. 
You guys are of course welcome to play along! If anyone is interested I'll have a post over there each week where you can link up how you did on the challenges as well? Let me know if that's something you're interested in :-)
Since I'm motivated to do well this season (on working out and on posting the challenges) I'm linking this post to Nain's meme Motivation Monday! :-)

Blogger Was Not Being a Treasure

Hey guys! I'm still alive...Blogger wouldn't work for me all yesterday, and the night before, and so I couldn't upload yesterdays photo challenge. As long as blogger is still working when I get home from work I'll do yesterdays post today, and I'll finish the challenge tomorrow.
Hope you're all having a great week!
Are any of you going to do the photo challenge? And do you have any suggestions on what I should blog about once my challenge is done?ps. I had a Wednesday post as well... but apparently blogger lost it. And I only just realized. So I'll try to re-write that for you all.

Day 33 is a Treasure

It's hard to believe that there are only two days left in my challenge...What in the world will I blog about once it's done?!Crazy.
Anyway, today the prompt is a picture of an accomplishment

 Getting married to the perfect man for me was, I think, an accomplishment ;-)

And I'm also showing a picture from my ten minute play for which I was a semi-finalist at a national competition. This picture is when it was being performed in a stylized reading.
What's an accomplishment in your life?

Small Treasure Tuesdays

Happy Tuesday Everyone!
Last weeks turn out of Small Treasure Tuesdays was awesome!I'm hoping for another week as good :-)
I really appreciate all of you guys posting and linking up, it made my day 87% better ;-)
You know the drill:Remember, your post doesn't have to be long, it can be as simple as linking up a picture or a quote. I don't want anyone feeling overwhelmed by this :-) Here are the guidelines:1) Make sure you link directly to the page your Small Treasure Tuesdays post is on, not your main blog page. If you don't have a blog, you can still participate and leave your treasure in a comment.
2) Please link back here so other people can join in on the fun! A good way to do that is by grabbing my button :-)
3) Visit as many people as you want/can. Everyone loves to know what you think of their treasures!
Today my treasure is you guys, thank you again for all of your positive vibes, thoughts and prayers you've been sending my way :-)
And my treasure is also todays photo prompt.A picture of a place you'd like to travelI love to travel. It's so fun! Especially with Michael :-)

Ireland. I would love to walk through a castle.

I would love to go on a cruise to the Caribbean

and on a cruise to Alaska. Michael has been on a cruise to Alaska before, the pictures were gorgeous and he loved it.
I've wanted to visit those places, possibly the longest. They would be so much fun! Especially on a cruise ;-) 
But right now, what I really want to do is travel to St. George and have some delicious fondue :-D
What's a place you'd like to travel to?andWhat's your treasure this week?I'd love to hear about it, just leave the link in a comment and I'll add it to this post :-)
Treasured Participants:Nain @ View From Down HereChloe @ My New Life as a Housewife

Day 31 is a Treasure

Happy Monday!I haven't heard back from the Dept. Chair yet, but I'm hopeful. And I'll email him tomorrow or Wednesday if I don't hear from him by then.
I hope you all had a great weekend, and a great Monday :-)
Today the prompt is a picture of your favorite superhero.Superheroes are awesome in their own ways, each of them are unique and interesting to read aboutBut I'm going to have to say that my favorite is 

Batman.Because he's a real person using technology and his own strength to try and make a differenceHe's pretty rad :-)
In other news, Reasons to Lose has finished it's third "season."Each season is three months.So I'm motivated to write about how I did, and I'll share those results with you all too in case you don't read Reasons to Lose. Which I would understand... Though it is awesome. ;-)
So I'm linking this to Nain's meme, Motivation Monday
Who is your favorite superhero? and What is motivating you this week?

Day 30 is a Treasure

I was doing so well for 29 days! I cut it a little close by posting some just before midnight, but still... and then yesterday I didn't post at all.Oops :-)
Oh well, I don't really feel bad, because I've been busy.So, I decided I would post today to make up for it, since I haven't been posting on Sundays at all
The photo for day 30 is a picture of someone you loveI love a lot of people. A lot.
And normally I would post an adorable picture of my husband, but I wanted to mix it up, seeing as if I could turn this into 30ish days of photos of him! haha, excluding a few days of course. Like day 28. I'm just saying.
But since today is Mothers Day I thought I would share a picture of my beautiful mom.

 It's a little fuzzy, but here are two pictures of my beautiful mom.

She was an amazing woman.

The second picture is my mom holding me when I was a baby

And I thought I would also include two great mother figures in my life right now

My step-mom, JoAnn, and my mother-in-law Bobbi. They both do so very much for me and Michael. They are great women as well.
I hope you all had a blessed mothers day!

Day 29 is a Treasure

Michael and I met with the dept. chair today, and I'm very hopeful.Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and positive vibesI feel like a weight has been lifted, I don't feel defeated anymore, and I don't feel helpless. It's great to feel empowered.
The things my instructor is accusing me of, I can defend. All five of them. Some of his accusations are silly, but I don't want to write about them yet. I want to wait until this whole debacle is behind me. I don't want to give anyone any reasons to not let me pass the class.
One thing I will say is that he definitely did not follow the published policy at my school, and he attempted to take away my rights to defend my paper and my honor.
I think I have a pretty good case. I'll keep you guys updated.I'll hopefully find out more on Monday. The dept chair was very nice, and he seemed very willing to work with me. I provided him with a very thick packet of all my evidence.
Since Monday night I haven't been sleeping well, and I've been so stressed out and worried. I'm hoping that tonight I'll sleep better and that my stress will leave because I know I have done all I could thus far.
Anyway, today the challenge is to share a picture that always makes you smileThere are a lot of pics that make me smile, I'm a picture-a-holic. But acceptance is the first step, right? ;-)I seriously take more pictures then I know what to do with...
I chose this one

This was taken at Lagoon last summerI love this picture, and it always makes me smile, because we were being so care-free, playing in the water. My dad was able to capture a moment of such joy on Michaels face. I love it.
What's a picture that makes you smile?

Day 28 is a Treasure

Today's photo challenge is a picture of something you're afraid ofI, of course, had to choose spiders. 
They frighten me immensely 

And really, can you blame me?
What's something you're afraid of?

Day 27 is a Treasure

Well, I got my paper back finally! It feels like it took forever. I'll update you all about it tomorrow.

I just wanted to post todays challenge before midnight, that way I'm technically not a day late ;-P

The challenge is to post a picture of you with a family member

I chose this picture of me with my brothers and sisters because this week we're all together again!

My sister Helena is visiting from Pittsburgh.

Her husband didn't get to come, which is unfortunate, but we're glad we get to spend time with her :-)

Thank you all for your supportive comments, thoughts and prayers. 

I'm meeting with the department chair on Friday, so if you don't mind sending good vibes, thoughts and prayers my way a little longer that would be greatly appreciated :-)

Small Treasure Tuesdays

Hi everyone.
I'm not feeling like my normal exuberant self, I simply am feeling drained.I feel like I've been violated, picked on, humiliated and manipulated.
I'm in desperate need of reading your treasures, and I need to think about my own small treasures. It's important for me to not get defeated so that I remember I am not guilty, and so that I keep fighting for the grade I deserve. 
So, you know the drill (and I don't feel like copying my normal spiel) Link up your post in the comments, it can be anything that is a treasure to you!Anything at all. No pressure for a long post, or anything.And I would also encourage you to read other peoples posts, because they are all really good.
I'm glad I have this photo challenge going on, so I can use todays challenge as my treasure.
The challenge today is a photo of something that means a lot to you.And so even if I didn't have this challenge I think it would be the same thing: 

The way my husband and family have confidence in me, know who I am and are willing to help me with this battle of accused plagiarism.
So, write up a post and leave the link in the comments, and I will add it to the bottom of this post!Please? I need to read happy things today :)
Treasured ParticipantsChloe @ My New Life as a HousewifeNain @ View From Down HereDenise @ Pitterpat and the StickycatBrynnie @ There's a New Brandall in Town

Day 25 is Not a Treasure...

I'm sorry I didn't post this sooner guys, you would not believe the day I'm having.
I'm being falsely accused of plagiarism for my last paper.Yeah, awesome huh?
I have an excellent case though, I am building a packet to take to the Dean if my teacher doesn't work with me on fixing this, and I'm working on what I'm going to say to my teacher. 
1) I didn't plagiarize. Even if it was unintentional (which the only thing I can think of would be that I missed an in-text citation).
2) He didn't follow the guidelines laid out by my University, instead he just gave me a 0 in the class
3) He didn't give me the chance to defend myself, or my paper...
the list could go on, and it does. I'm writing everything down. I emailed him today, and if he doesn't respond tomorrow afternoon I'm calling him, and then if he doesn't work with me I'm taking it to the Dean, and the school newspaper and possibly getting my dad's lawyers involved. 
He is breaking the protocol on how these things are supposed to be dealt with, he gives people poor grades when they don't agree with his opinions, and he has given people B's even when they did not provide scholarly sources as the syllabus stated they needed to.
I am not taking this lightly, because accusing someone of plagiarism in college is never done lightly. I don't know why he did it, he hasn't explained why. I feel so violated, and unrighteously judged. 
Wish me luck guys. I'm calling him tomorrow, and then possibly going to the Dean the day after.
And now for my photo of the day.The challenge is to post a picture of you a year ago:

This was me and Michael almost exactly a year ago, at one of my closest friend's weddings. I was the maid of honor :-)
I'm linking this to Nain's meme, Motivation Monday, because I'm motivated to defend my honor and not let a teacher ruin my reputation over something I didn't do, and accuse me falsely for plagiarism.