Marathon Posting

Or so it feels... I haven't posted in a while, but I was swamped with school. Amazing how I can go to college credits as of January this year and then end up with 43 units by December. I have six more scheduled for January (what the hell am I thinking???). Spring has another 18 units. Turns our I love college and I love learning... and it doesn't help that not only is it free, I am making money at it as well. I now have enough credits to be job hunting, which is much more challenging. Hopefully, things will work out and I can find a job soon. Education is great, but actually earning money is better!!

Forgot....

This has been a bad year for the kids and their pets... we are now down to zero cats. Since I was 5, that has never happened.... Our bird was found dead at the bottom of his cage by my son (and he was devastated). That same weekend, my son's fish tank was decimated. He lost his frog, his fish, etc. He is down two (I think) two live animals in his tank... one fish and a snail. My daughter has a cat fish and a snail in her tank. It was a really bad weekend.... I am trying to treat it as a positive, as only a mother can do, in saying that it will be easier to move with only a few fish (whatever) to transport... Reality is we are down to just the dog. Lady is a great dog, but so much is riding on her I feel bad for her. She is the only surviving (furry) creature we have left. Lady, I love you, and by the way you need to life for the next 20+ years so my children don't have issues.... No worries, I'm sure she can do it!

Catching Up

Where has the time gone since my last post...??? I have been swamped with school. Six classes plus one of my husband's. I can't post on FB because people know me there. I have six full classes and I am in full control of one of my husband's classes... Anyway, Saturday is my last final for the semester and I'm done for a whopping two weeks. Yeah... dumb me signed up for 2 winter classes. Two full semester classes smushed into 4 weeks. Dumb!!! One psychology class and philosophy. We'll see what happens. Spring starts January 31st and it's all downhill. Well, for now. What's frustrating is that I am 3 classes short for my Accounting degree. They require on campus attendance and I can't get there. So, if I switch majors I will be 2 classes short of a Psychology degree. I need to take statistics, but I need to back into it through math and I since this is an AA degree, I need communications. So, for a total of 5 classes, I am short on two AA/AS degrees. Story of my life - day late and a dollar short.

On the other hand, my daughter is now 5. According to her she loves being 5. I think she is more like 15, but that is another story. She is so into Jonas brothers, Justin Bieber, etc. What happened to The Wiggles, and Imagination Movers??? She seems to have skipped a few years.

My son is in high school. Out of 6 classes he has 3 As, 2 Bs and 1 C. I feel bad because the one C is my fault. It is for science and he is behind on 2 labs. I don't have a balloon or a magnet so he can complete 2 labs. Note to self.... find those two items. Tomorrow is his last day before winter break so hopefully we can complete those two labs and he can get his grade up.

Still job hunting. Note to self: Don't work for psycho people!!!

Can't believe how far I've come education wise in such a short amount of time. I need to figure out how to take these few classes so I can wrap this up at the community college level and move on!! 3 for accounting/2 for psychology...

Vacation in January... and have I told you all how tired I am of my husband getting ripped off from so-called friends..... Lost $5000, but that's another story. We are stuck between keeping the cruise and needing the money to drive down plus tips, etc. on the ship or canceling and losing $1500. Tips alone will be about $350. Note to self... apply for a cruise ship!!

Last... I feel so bad for friends of ours. Their son flaked and moved out while they were gone. At 18, he felt he knew it all and bailed. No phone call, no nothing.... Amy, I feel so bad for you!!!

With two free weeks, maybe I can get caught up.... To those I've injured throughout life.... I am so sorry! I am learning how to be more compassionate and understanding!!! Your life is not mine and is yours to live on your own! My role is spectator only....

Busy, Busy, Busy

When did life get so hectic. Third semester of college and I'm seriously overloaded. I have 17 units so I'm working every day. Second semester of accounting is intense. You would think English would be easy since it's my one and only language. NOT! I have work due 5 days out of 7. Reading and writing all the time. Add in American Government, Information Competency, Quickbooks and Abnormal Psychology... Fortunately, I love psychology. Studying the abnormal kind this semester should allow me to understand all kinds of people. No one I know is normal..lol Oh yeah, and my son started high school. Let's work with him as well. Busy, busy, busy... so back to work.

Upcoming Semester

So, the next semester starts in 10 days or so. I have a full load and then some. I have Intro to Hospitality Management, which is my only in person class. Hopefully, I can pull this one off. I have Accounting 1B, which is the second semester to my last one. I have Quickbooks, which I am really hoping will help me on a practical level, as I have that on my computer to run my husband's business. QB and Acctg are my only classes for my major. I was able to push out others during the summer session. For my general ed, I have English Composition and American Government as well as Library Science. So, currently, I have 16 units. I am waitlisted for 2 psychology classes. Each are 3 units. I could potentially carry 22 units as well as help my son, who is entering high school, and then work with my daughter, who just missed kindergarten. Life, as I know it, just turned upside down!!! I must be totally insane! On the up side - with 16 units (after this semester) I could have my AA by next May!!!! Long overdue, but I totally made up for lost time! Next stop - my Bachelors!

Coming Up

So, I have one week left before the next semester... I posted on my Facebook that my summer semester (which was majorly intense) yielded 5... that's right 5... A's. I have two complete semesters completed. Fall semester starts on the 30th... unbelievable. I have had to rearrange some classes, dropping one and am waitlisted on 2 others. I would love to complete (or at least take some more) the Hospitality Management courses. My ultimate goal would be to run Disney Resort in LA. Unfortunately, I can't get all the classes in right now that are required. Fortunately, I have discovered another passion - Psychology. I developed an interest in it from listening to a friend of mine and trying to comprehend her problems. Turns out I totally love this field. It helps me on so many levels... I understand people so much better, not to say myself. So, while I am majoring in Accounting, all of my electives are in Psychology. As a side note, I totally need to apologize to my friend. While trying to help, and trying to protect them, I overstepped many boundaries. I have learned that from my classes. I have learned that you have to stay objective and neutral. One of many things I have learned. While I kept many (and yes, there were many) confidences, I was unable to stay neutral, costing me my friend. I can see how hard it must be for a therapist to listen to things and not want to totally butt in. Fortunately, I am one who learns from her mistakes. I have been helping a friend of mine deal with a semi-abusive husband and am now trying to help my niece. Not to give advice, but to help them help themselves. My advice is "I can't tell you what to do... no one can, you have to figure it out yourself." Fortunately, I am good with that! I cannot control people (as much as I wish I could). I make my own fair share of mistakes so I have to learn to let others make their own mistakes. That is the only way we can learn! It seems as if I am always learning.... But I am trying to never make the same mistake twice. So -to Mei - I am sorry for interfering... it was only with the best of intentions... and I haven't made the same mistake since.... Love ya and miss you! Wishing you all the best. If it wasn't for you I never would have discovered the love of psychology.

My Niece

So, I'm on Facebook, and my niece puts up "Ready to die...Resurrect and then Live!" How am I supposed to react??? Like any good aunt, I respond back via Facebook... then call. She doesn't answer and so I panic. Fortunately, she calls back in a reasonable amount of time. We have a productive conversation and leave it at that. Now I get to break the news to her uncle. You see, I am not her biological aunt, but a "political aunt" (it's a Mexican thing). Because of decisions she made when she was younger, i.e. turning her back on the grandparents who raised her over her biological mother (their daughter), it is held against her. Now, I can understand that there is some issue; however, you cannot hold decisions of teenagers against them for their entire lives. I have seen that she has been in pain for many years. It's manifested itself in the tattoos she gets. There is so much pain in her eyes it breaks my heart. She tattoos while others cut themselves. I don't know why people don't see it. They see it as rebellion, and I see it as a way of relieving her pain. It is so clear and I don't know how to bridge the two opposing sides.