Even though I had two brothers growing up and have been married twice, the male mind remains a complete mystery to me. This holds true in the case of my 12 year old son as well. The biggest mystery so far, what IS that smell coming from his room?? I entered today, unwillingly, to locate some folders he told me had. The result? I found the folders, and so much more. The mess, the dirty laundry, and of course, the smell.In order to go in and repair the damage, I have to burn incense to make it even tolerable. Is it possible that something died underneath our manufactured house directly under his room?
The folders are for the beginning of another semester. My syllabi are downloaded, my first round of books are on their way, and I suppose so am I. The next week includes the baking of a sheet cake for Lacey's choral booster club dinner, selling tickets to it, and Joe's football practice starts. I do so love fall.
On a larger scale, the economy is falling apart. I predict that soon stores like Victoria Secret and Yankee Candle will begin to struggle as the 99% of the population that is not wealthy is now being absorbed into one class, the lower one. And the lower class, the impoverished, can not afford such luxuries. The sooner we all come together, the sooner we can begin the overhaul that is necessary to reboot our system. But today, the only battle I feel empowered enough to tackle is the grocery store and a son's room.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
First Day
Over the past 3 and 1/2 years, I have thought several times about starting a blog detailing all the ins and outs of going back to school full time as a single mother. I wish now that I would have started sooner, but it is not too late...I still have far to go in my adventure.
As a mother of a 13 year old daughter and an 11 year old son, my life is busy just keeping up with the daily routine of cooking, cleaning, laundry, chauffeuring, and nursing. Add a full-time college course and one part time waitressing job, stir...and my life has become a blur of color as I move from one activity to the next. I never knew I could juggle so well. Along this hectic path, there have been challenging days, horrible days, happy days, I just don't have the energy to get out of the bed days; underneath all of those days though, something magical has taken place. What started out as three people tolerating the day has grown into three people learning how to embrace life, hardships and all.
I have learned important lessons, some big, some small, and each day brings a new lesson, a new laugh, a new memory to add to our ever growing collection. And if my struggles and occasional achievements can provide inspiration, entertainment or even guidance for others than it is my pleasure to begin sharing our journey.
One more reason I decided to start this blog is to help those single moms that are interested wade through the confusing conglomerate of 'assistance' and 'grant' gimmicks that are everywhere. There ARE actual programs that can help...but sometimes the process is so intimidating that women don't take advantage of the opportunity. I would love to help remedy that by assisting others through the murky process. You really CAN do it!
As a mother of a 13 year old daughter and an 11 year old son, my life is busy just keeping up with the daily routine of cooking, cleaning, laundry, chauffeuring, and nursing. Add a full-time college course and one part time waitressing job, stir...and my life has become a blur of color as I move from one activity to the next. I never knew I could juggle so well. Along this hectic path, there have been challenging days, horrible days, happy days, I just don't have the energy to get out of the bed days; underneath all of those days though, something magical has taken place. What started out as three people tolerating the day has grown into three people learning how to embrace life, hardships and all.
I have learned important lessons, some big, some small, and each day brings a new lesson, a new laugh, a new memory to add to our ever growing collection. And if my struggles and occasional achievements can provide inspiration, entertainment or even guidance for others than it is my pleasure to begin sharing our journey.
One more reason I decided to start this blog is to help those single moms that are interested wade through the confusing conglomerate of 'assistance' and 'grant' gimmicks that are everywhere. There ARE actual programs that can help...but sometimes the process is so intimidating that women don't take advantage of the opportunity. I would love to help remedy that by assisting others through the murky process. You really CAN do it!
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