FLEX worked for me to fill my schedule. Not only that but FLEX isn't an everyday regular class. In FLEX, I only had to come in once a week for around 30 minutes. Another thing that worked for me was the "flex ability" (no pun intended) in what I chose to work on. 

Throughout the course there wasn't much that didn't work for me. One thing that I found was that I'm not the greatest at home worker. I get distracted easily at home and end up doing less work sometimes.  

In the beginning of the course, I was confused a small bit. But I didn't ask any questions so I ended up not getting anywhere with my website. L:ater on though, I started asking more clarifying questions to where I should be and what things should look like and things picked up.  I also feel that I could've communicated a little better as in more check-ins and follow-ups.

Throughout the course, I believe that Ms. Thielen always had my best interest in mind. Ms. Thielen taught me a bit directly and indirectly. One thing she taught me directly was about the soft and hard job skills. One thing that she taught me indirectly was that I am someone who does work more effectiviley and efficiently when I am under the stress of a deadline; which is something I never realized about myself until this course.  

I definitely re-visited something that I already knew about myself from the past while working in carpentry and that is my deep fear of heights. But on a more serious level, I learned that I can do hard tasks and trade skills that I never even thought of trying to do. I realized that if you want to do something or learn something that the knowledge is there, but you just have to go after it, and most importantly ask questions. My advice for if you want to become a carpenter is to start out  small and just begin learning some of the terminology. After learning some of the terminology I would seek out any apprentice opportunity or go to a trade school to learn the trade.