Famous Last Words

Well, I had a really crazy week for sure. I had three anatomy tests in the span of one week and two papers besides the assignments for this class. I had to reminding myself to take a breather while I was going from studying for one test to the next one.

I think it became more stressful because I struggled to keep up with everything. I think it was a good lesson for me about keeping on top of my schedule. It is tough balancing a full-time school schedule and even just a part-time job, but it is possible. I just have to be more careful about staying ahead of the rough weeks in the schedule. Five classes can definitely collide and cause a busy week for a student.

This upcoming week, I plan on getting ahead in this class since we have the ability to work ahead of the current week. That is a definite bonus and will help when I near the end of the semester and finals week rears its ugly head.

Otherwise, I have learned a lot in all of my classes. I feel like my brain is a little full. But I have an open day tomorrow and Lola, my puppy, will be at the doctor all day. She is getting spayed and she has to stay under observation for a few hours afterwards. She has been getting spoiled all day today since she has no idea what is coming tomorrow!

Lola!

Lola is a mystery breed. We thought she was a German Shepherd and a Labrador mix. However, she is almost four months old and only fifteen pounds. I am wondering if she has maybe husky or smooth-coated border collie. If anyone wants to take a guess and let me know, that would be great!

                                                                                                                                                

Reading Diary B {Devee Sita and Promila}

I read from Devee's Sita and Promila.

After reading this version, I realized just how helpful those reading guides are to understand what is going on fully. When I read Promila's story, I had to keep going over passages I already read to try to completely realize what happened. I even tried googling for a reading guide but could not find anything.

I really enjoyed the courage of Promila and how she is not afraid to take action for what she wants.  She was not even afraid to take an army of her maidens to go after her husband and see him. I like how Rama recognized her devotion and realized that he was not going to be able to stand in the way of her.

The ending of her story was so sad, though. They were so happy together and then of all things, her husband is killed! When he was killed, it was a little heartwrenching when his first thought was of his promise to Promila that he would come back. He was so upset about having to break his promise that it did not seem important to him that he was dying.

Indrajit in battle

Reading Diary A {Devee Sita and Promila}

I chose to read Sita and Promila by Sunity Devee.

I think what I enjoyed most about this was the way it went more in depth with Sita's side of the story. This is similar to what I want to do in my Storybook Project, so I was loving the details in this story. I think women more often than not want to know more about how characters felt throughout the different scenes.

My favorite part was where Sita was watching Rama with the bow. The way it was written demonstrated her desperation for Rama to win the privilege of marrying her.

This retelling of the Ramayana is a great example of short and sweet writing. It is done very well but it gets the point across and all the necessary information without being too wordy. I would consider it to be the type of story that more women in today's world would select from the shelf.

what Sita saw from her window