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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Super long update about a bunch of stuff

Hey everyone!  Its been a while...my bad.  I have some things to update you all on.  First off I have a job!  I'm working at the day care that I worked at before my teaching job.  I have mixed feelings about this.  I'm happy to have a place to go that earns me money and gives me something to do.  I'm also happy that I know that place and most of the people already and they are good people.  That makes the transition into the job SO much easier!  I'm worried about changing my schedule and including work, gym, blogging, crafting, bible study, cleaning, cooking, starting a company and relaxing.  I have no idea how I'm going to get it all done.  I'm also worried because I feel like I'm falling back on the teaching thing and I don't want to be a teacher anymore.  Now this is not a school, it's a daycare (a good one I might add...but more on that later), and the people are great there.  I also know this will probably be a temporary thing for me, like a two years ish temporary thing.  I really do want to be a stay at home mom, we just need to work out our income and budget so that I can do that.  I have to keep reminding the husband that I don't want to work, but I do want to learn all the things that interest me.  Leisure studies here I come ha ha! 
On the other work front, Mom and I are taking some classes about social networking and getting a better idea of what it means to be a professional organizer.  If we are still good with the basic class, then we will invest more money into a more intensive class that includes the legal business starting and getting clients stuff.  I let the new job know that I would have another business on the side and they were fine with it, so that is good.  
The daycare I work at has fun paintings on the walls, and different rooms to go into like the library, imagination room, art room, and fitness center, and a great nutritionist that makes wonderful food.  The people are all friendly and great with the kids and everyone makes lesson plans so the environment is structured.  The plans all involve developing the pre everything skills and the social and emotional skills that help so much before starting kindergarten.  It's not a chain, but it is a good little day care.  
In my quest to better myself, I have made a list of 101 goals to complete in 1001 days.  I will be making a tab that lists these goals and giving updates on how far I am with the goals.  If I'm lucky, when I update, I'll date it and the date will be a link to a post about it.  I say if I'm lucky, because I still haven't figured out how to add tabs to my blog.  I should really get on blogger when it is not 1:30 in the morning and try to figure that out.  
I think I mentioned how busy my schedule would be earlier right?  Well just in case, Oct 29th was trick or treating, Nov 5 was husband's drill/my best friend's bachelorette party, Nov 11 and 12 was the food show at the IX center, Nov 19 and 20 was said best friend's wedding that I was in, and Nov 24 and 25 is Thanksgiving/black Friday.  Now that I'm almost done with that list I can really start getting down to getting back into a somewhat normal schedule.  Trick or treating was fun because I did the husband's and my makeup to look like a Mexican sugar skull.  We scared a couple little kids but once we talked they were fine.  My favorite were the ones that just didn't quite get trick or treat.  They were cute.  For the best friends bachelorette I got some great quotes, some inappropriate pictures, and got her drunk then sobered up.  Everything the night should be.  The food show was great this year, I got 4 autographs!  Bobby Flay, Guy Fieri, Michael Symon, and Duff Goldman, plus their pictures with me.  They were all pretty nice guys...too bad I couldn't go out drinking with me, I'm sure I would hear tons of crazy stories!  Lastly, the wedding.  Ohmygoodness!!  It was beautiful and I cried when she walked down the aisle.  This girl and I have been super close since freshman year of college and have had an odd couple type of bond.  We are opposites in so many ways but that just brought out the best of the other person.  So it really was like watching a sister get married.  I also know that she has found the most perfect guy and will be so happy.  Ha ha, they already said that when they own their farm (I know, totally cute of them!) that when the husband and I have kids, we can come out for a week in the summer every year and the kids can get what it would be like to live and work on a farm.  I think this would be good for my future children since I want them to appreciate the earth, and local farmers.  I sound like a hippie don't I?  Oh well, I also want to take them on regular visits to Chicago to get used to a big city.  Does that sound better?  I think so.  Back to wedding, I also got to see a bunch of sorority sisters that I haven't seen in a while.  It was awesome seeing everyone and I have some great pictures and we had some HUGE laughs.  Who is getting married next girls?  We need another excuse to get together soon!!!  
I know this is a long post and kinda jumpy, so I'm sorry about that.  I'm going to bed so I can spend all day cleaning and organizing tomorrow.  I hope everyone has safe travels, good eatin', great deals, and keeping Christmas at bay until Nov 25th at the earliest!  Cheers!