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Yes…It is Tuesday

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Yesterday was a very busy day for me.  I had a lot to do around the house and I got a lot done.

Today…well, that’s another story.  Although I am still working, I am not feeling it the way that I was feeling it yesterday.  Maybe it’s because it’s raining outside or because I’m tired from everything that I did yesterday.  Or…maybe it’s because it’s Tuesday.

I have to make myself tackle this stuff because it’s Tackle it Tuesday….

Tackle it Tuesday is the day where I try to get as much done as I possibly can so that I can continue to be productive for the remainder of the week.  This week my plate is full.  I have a final paper due this week and a few personal deadlines that I would like to meet as well.

Prior to writing this post, I was doing a lot.  I got a little tired and drained.  So, I decided to stop and take a break for a little while.  Writing is refreshing for me…so…here I am.  I may knit for a little while too.

I’m working on a sweater for myself that doesn’t require a lot of focused knitting because it’s in stockinette stitch.  I’ll be posting a picture of my progress soon.  I will also be posting a video of my works in progress and the Biweekly Swatch.  This is going to be the first one for the year.

See!  I feel better already.  I guess I just needed to stop and blog a little 😉

That’s why this is one of my favorite pastimes.

Have you ever had a Tackle it Tuesday?  How did you encourage yourself?

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It’s Saturday

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Today is Saturday…I’m sure you gathered that from the title, but here’s what that means.

It means that I don’t really want to do anything.

I wan to relax, rest, and do things at my leisure.

I want to knit and read. I want to search Ravelry, until I find a pattern that I simply cannot resist knitting.

I want to read the books that I have on my reading list until I fall asleep.

Some mayday that this is laziness, but I think it’s rest.

Now, although I want to do these things, I regret to inform you that I must first take care of my responsibilities. (Not necessarily in this order)

1. Take care of my children

2. Do some Landry

3. Clean up my house a bit

4. Work on my Psychology assignment

After I do some of these things, I want to…

1. Read my book for the book club “Chasing the Avatar” by Jovan Jones

2. Pick out a yarn for a knit along I am doing with a friend for thanksgiving

3. Finish knitting my daughters sweater

4. Possibly paint my toenails

Again, not necessarily in this order.

I look forward to having a great day filled with pleasantness and joy.

My Job

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I have a friend that is trying to decide what she wants to do right now.  She is trying to figure out if she wants to be a stay at home mom or if she wants to go to work outside of the home.  This inspired me because I have found that working outside of the home right now would mean working two jobs, for me.  Now some people may not agree with me, but I don’t sit at home twiddling my thumbs everyday.  There is a lot of work to do around here.  Did I mention that there are six of us?  That means that there is a never ending load of laundry here.  There are always dishes to wash, food to cook, diapers to change, and a person that needs some sort of help with something.

For me, at this stage in my mothering, to work outside of the home would be draining.  One of my jobs would suffer.  It would either be my family and home, or my job outside of the house.

 When my time comes to work outside of the home, my kids will be older and I will be able to handle the load of both responsibilities.  I think that will be when all of my children are in school.  I know many women can do it and they do it everyday, but I feel it is beyond what I can handle right now.  I want to give my family my best and this is how I do it.

To all of the mothers that do it outside of the house, may God bless and strengthen you.

To all of the mothers like me who do it inside of the house, my prayer is the same. May God bless and strengthen you.

To the mothers that are in the process of deciding, may God help you to make a wise decision as you contemplate the two.

We all need prayer, patience, and a bit more wisdom.

Grumpy Days…

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Today is one of those days where, I’m not sure what I missed, but something must have happened.  The reason why I say that is because it is rare that more than one person in my family has an attitude that is other that pleasant at that same time.  This morning is one of those rare occasions.  My husband and my older son are both a bit upset.  It is so much so that my older daughter asked why everyone looked so miserable.  She is only four and she recognized that there was something wrong.  I asked what the problem was, but I just received a series of blank stares.  as a result my daughter wanted to read this book this morning. “Even Kermit Gets Grumpy.”  This is very true.  We all have our moments. Like Kermit, even those of us who are always smiling have our moments.

It is my prayer today that my husband and my boys have great days.  I also pray for all of those people out there that find themselves being a little grumpy for no reason.  Lord be their joy.

For this very reason, I will make every effort to be positive and to smile… and now for the rest of my day.

Thanksgiving Recap

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Today was a great day! I could not expect to have the day that I had. I wasn’t sure how the food was going to be or what type of people I was going to meet, but both were great. The food was amazing. I really had the best turkey that I have ever had in my life…and I’ve had some really good turkey. We went to a friend of my husband’s house from work. I met his wife and kids for the first time. They were very kind and hospitable people. They genuinely made us at home in their house and I was very thankful. ALthough I missed my family, I still had a very nice day. In the end, I was glad that we went. I actually look forward to visiting them again.

Did I get any school work done? No! It just would have been really rude to do my school work while at their house. With the amount of hospitality that they showed, I determined that homework would have been disrespectful and downright rude.

That being said, I’m going to have to crack down on myself for the next couple of days because I have a lot of work to do. I am not exaggerating. I really have a ton of work to do. I pray that God would bless me with the patience, endurance, and determination that I need to get my work done. I also pray for the favor that I may need with my professors when it comes to submitting the work.

I am so thankful that I am loved by God. He takes care of my family and I all of the time. My kids had a fantastic day. They enjoyed the food and the friends.

I hope your Thanksgiving was a good one.

On This Day

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Today is Thanksgiving…there is a lot to be thankful for. Like many people we will be sitting down to a table filled with food and saying that we are thankful for family and friends. There is another aspect of my Thanksgiving that I want to write about right now, my school work.

I am five days away from completing my degree. It was just a year ago that I was filling out my application to continue my education. Now here I am, just 5 days away from finishing. In four days the bulk of my work has to be submitted and then on Monday and Tuesday I have to submit a few papers. I am really excited, but it really just hit me. I’m not nervous, but this Thanksgiving will be very different for me. We are going to a friend of my husband’s house for Thanksgiving. The great thing is that I can focus on my work, we’ll kinda. I don’t want to be rude and I will definitely talk and have fun, but I’m bringing my books, my ipad, and my laptop.

I am praying that God would help me complete all of my work on time. I am really excited about closing this chapter of my life and moving on to the next. Last night, I had a dream that I was in a classroom with a bunch of other students. We were all working on a project and then the professor or teacher, announced that there was a job opening on the staff. They were looking for a new teacher/professor. I could feel myself get excited. I raised my hand, to let him know that I was interested. Before I could see what was happening, I woke up to the sound of Leo barking because he wanted to go outside. Got to love Leo. I do…

That was a really great dream. I am super excited! I know, I’ve said that already, but I am. I have been working on my degree for a long time. I’ve been back and forth between degrees as I worked on my double major. Then finally when we moved to Utah, I decided to simplify it into one degree. Now I am finished, well almost.

The amount of work that I have to do is a lot, but I am going to give it my all and finish it up. No procrastinating or waiting until the right moment to read or work on the papers. The time is now! Then I’ll get to eat some great food and meet some nice people. I do look forward to the activities of this day.