This semester I thought I would be in the intermediate Orange Theory seminar but got stuck taking back pain and related numbness all the way down my leg instead so I’m taking a PT lab with a field trip to the MRI center and possibly another one to have a needle inserted into my spine.

So cute

My last class was Sandwich Generation 101: Kids and Eldercare.

That class ended and then was quickly replaced with Sandwich 102: Eldercare Plus Disabled Spouse.

I have a minor in Constantly Vomiting Cat and Anxious-Depressed Teen.

Another minor in: Almost Died from COVID and Living with Chronic Illness.

Other classes include Dementia Goodness.

Anonymous wrote:Geography. Trying a identifying a location where a disabled elder can take a child alone on vacation.

Not sure about budget, the nature of the disability, or the age of the child, but Disney cruise? Road Scholar and Tauck also have multigenerational guided tours. You can search by activity level.

I'm getting a certificate in Tendinitis Care. Courses include Orthotics 101, Going Downstairs in a Boot, and Wiggling Your Toes the PT Way. There's also a personal training practicum that meets twice a week--the tuition is really high but it's kind of fun.

Also attending various long-term non-credit lecture series--they're not leading to a degree but I just keep showing up and taking notes. Current faves: Ideal Career Path, Every Health Problem An Elderly Cat Can Have, Great Neighborhood But the Continual Shootings Are a Big But, and Chronically Ill Mom 3000 Miles Away (that last one had a guest lecturer, Unhelpful Dad, pop in last week).

Anonymous wrote:I have a double major: How to Walk on Eggshells with a Moody Business Partner and Constant Low Level Parental Anxiety. My elective this year is Tweens and Chores. Thank God it’s only Pass/Fail.

My husband wants me to take an elective in Sexy Lingerie but I reminded him the prerequisite were the courses “Picking Up Your Shit” and “She’s Not Your Mom”.

love this thread. thank you, OP!

Anonymous wrote:I'm currently signed up for...

Resilience 401 - taught by a HS senior who shows up high, is late because of an accident and several speeding tickets, and uses the entire lecture to rage against the administration.

I am failing because I can't stop rage crying and the professor doesn't excuse perimenopause anxiety. My parents encouraged me to also take Eldercare 201, but I am no longer an overachiever. I am counting down the hours until the Fall 2024 semester.

Wishing you the best. I like this course study.

I'm currently signed up for...

Resilience 401 - taught by a HS senior who shows up high, is late because of an accident and several speeding tickets, and uses the entire lecture to rage against the administration.

I am failing because I can't stop rage crying and the professor doesn't excuse perimenopause anxiety. My parents encouraged me to also take Eldercare 201, but I am no longer an overachiever. I am counting down the hours until the Fall 2024 semester.

I don't know how it happened that I'm only discovering this thread today, but just wanted to say that I love you all! Much needed chuckles!

The registrar said that Trail Walking 103 had been moved to 5 am because there was no other time slot available. Bummer, I know.

I'm majoring in Acknowledging Limitations with a minor in Overthinking. Courses include Your Teen: Actual Problems or Just Needs to Mature? Also Major Home Remodel 204: A Good Problem to Have But Also Kinda Stressful. I'm also in Eldercare 300: Dementia and Delusion--you would think that my earlier course, Friends With Psychosis 103 would have helped, but it seems to be a lot of repeat material and neither prof ever gives A's.
The college also enrolled me in Menopausal Weight Gain against my will, but I'm told its a requirement that is very difficult to get out of. I tried really hard to sign up for Personal Projects 401: Things You'd Like to Do Before You're Dead, but they're not offering that this semester. If I'm lucky, I may at least be able to to audit Road Trip 112: The Far Corners of Your State later this summer.

Anonymous wrote:Any easy electives still open? I can recommend Trail Walking/Paths to a Better You but looking for something a bit more challenging.

I keep trying to enroll in the trail walking class, but it never seems to work out. Any advice?

I don't remember signing up for it, but it looks like this semester is a crash course in "convincing elderly parent to move to assisted living"
Right now I'm failing miserably, despite a lot of outside help.
I need to pass this class or else I'll be enrolled in "go bankrupt paying for in home care"
Looks like back in the day my mom majored in "irresponsible financial decisions" but I didn't know that.

Anonymous wrote:Any easy electives still open? I can recommend Trail Walking/Paths to a Better You but looking for something a bit more challenging.

"Wearing out your herding breed puppy" has really improved my exercise regimen, but the materials fee is pretty high and it's a multi-year course.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just switched my major from Eldercare Management to Grief & Loss.

Ongoing continuing education coursework
in Marriage & Family Dynamics with a seminar on In-Law Codependency & Learned Helplessness: Cognitive Decline.

This PP and I need to add that have “needs improvement” and “incompletes: missing assignment(s)” in Home Improvement, Intro to Home Decor, Home Maintenance 101, Home Decluttering when You’ve Inherited Clutter and Adult Orphans: It’s a Thing

We should be study buddies. I’m in the same courses.

Any easy electives still open? I can recommend Trail Walking/Paths to a Better You but looking for something a bit more challenging.