Balance My Chaos

I'm trying to adjust my mental thought dials from "on vacation" to "back to school". There's a lot of change going on around here right now.

I just had my gall bladder out on Thursday. It wasn't near as painful as I thought it would be. I haven't had any problems and have enjoyed the pain medication. I still can't sleep on my bed because it is too firm which causes pain. I've been camping out on the couch watching the Olympics every night. Michael Phelps' gold medal sweep has kept me thoroughly entertained.

Monica is going back to school. I will not let her go to the public school here so she will be attending a private school. It was just a high school but they aquired a new building and have added grades 6 - 8. I'm very excited for her. She wanted to go back to a "brick and mortar" school. We've been homeschooling for the last two years. She's not excited about having to wear uniforms but I know that this school will be the best for her. They have thirty children enrolled in the middle school grades and six teachers dedicated to those middle school students. That is an excellent ratio if you ask me. I loved homeschooling Monica and will miss it so much. I just don't want to force her to do it if she doesn't want to right now. Who knows what the future holds? She may decide that she wants to homeschool again. I would take her back with open arms if she hates this new school. I don't think that will be the case though.

Alexandra and Lucianna will be going to daycare full time. Alex has done this before and is excited. Lucianna has never been in daycare outside the home. Everyone keeps telling me she will be fine and it may even be good for her. I hope they are right. I'm always very skeptical about daycare.

I will be starting school with a heavy course load. I am also vice president of the student body. I still chuckle everytime I say it. At first I became involved in school to prove my leadership abilities and be a good role model for the girls. Now I'm having a blast and I like being involved in extracurricular activities. I also hold offices in the Non Traditional Student Club and Phi Theta Kappa. It's a lot of work but a lot of fun.

I'm so sick of Ebay (feebay) and Paypal fees. It is unbelievable the amount of money this company is sucking out of everyone. At one time it used to be fun and easy to make a buck or two. Now it's just a big corporate black hole.

Here are my two alternatives.

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Next is my alternative to FEEBAY I mean EBAY.

I make my own bath and body products. I did sell them on eBay until it became to expensive. It just isn't worth all the work you put into it between making the soap, computer time, shipping time and then pay eBay all the money. I now prefer etsy! It is inexpensive and fun! The people on etsy are supportive and really nice.

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Okay, so it happened and I don't even know when. I am officially old! I just looked through a "fashion" magazine and did not see one single thing that I liked. Not that I've ever been into fashion or anything, but not ONE SINGLE OUTFIT was even remotely appealing.

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I have come to the end of another semester at college. It has been very crazy this last month. I don't think I have ever worked so hard on anything in my life. The end comes at a good time because I am very tired.

Full time college, homeschooling my children, taking care of my children...., making sure that everything is done that needs to be done. Yes, it was all a little much but I succeeded in not only getting everything done, but doing it well. Everyday I remind myself that everything I do is to improve the quality of our lives.

This summer is dedicated to my family. Since September they have supported my endeavor to go back to college. I am off until September so this summer we are going to have fun!