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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.

The Work Ahead Of Me

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Wow!!! It’s Saturday morning.  That is something that I normally look forward to, but today, I am thinking of all the work that I have ahead of me.

As many of you know, if you have read any of my blog, I am a student.  I have been attending college all year and I think it’s beginning to take a toll on me.  That isn’t good for me because I am getting ready to end some classes, that I need to catch up on, and beginning others in a week and a half.  I really enjoy going to school, but I think I am going to have to schedule in some off time.  It is what I really need.

I have so much work ahead of me right now…

Yes, it’s what I need, but the reality of it is that I won’t be able to really take a break until the end of the year.  I am really trying to get finished and I have already scheduled my classes.  I actually scheduled them back in March.

Oh how I wish you could see my face.  You would really understand how I am dreading the work ahead of me.  (Sigh) I have to get it done.

I know you are thinking, “If you have so much work to do, why are you on here blogging right now?”  Well, I felt like I really needed to get out how I’m feeling about it right now.  If I can blog about it , I can get it off my chest and then I can focus on what I need to get done.

Well, I’m off to accomplish all the work that I have ahead of me…

‘Til next time,

Mom-Works, Mom-Student, or SAHM

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From the beginning as a mom we are faced with choices that we never had to seriously stare in the face. One of those choices is to work/go to school, or to stay home.

There are some that will tell us that the best thing to do is to stay home and there are others that will be adamant about us going to work. The truth of the matter is…

when it all balls down too it, it’s our choice as the mom

We as mothers have to decide what’s best for our families and for ourselves. I have had my moments when I’ve felt that it was best for me to stay home and others when I felt that it was best for men to go to school. Each of the times, besides this last one, I felt extreme pressure from the people around me to move I one way or another. These pressures at times, debilitated me. I became unable to perform in any capacity.

Laundry would not be done, food would not be cooked and other areas of my life would be lacking. Ive had to make my own decision. With noses flared and disappointed tones, my loved ones would tell me that I should go back to school, but I knew what the result would be. So I waited

Now that I am back in school, I’ve determined that my schooling will not suck the life out of me so that I cannot take care of my family.

If you want to know my opinion. What would I tell a mom that was facing this daunting dilemma? I’d tell her to be realistic about your desires and you abilities. Don’t overwhelm yourself or allow others to dictate what you should do. The fact is that some will look up to you and some will look down at you. Others will stare you straight in the face as I am and encourage you to be the best mom and woman that you can be whether you work or stay home. No matter what give it, mothering, all that you’ve got.

Taking Steps Today

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Staying focused isn’t always easy, but in gonna get my assignments done. As a mom and a wife there’s a lot to do. Add on a student that’s moving and it’s a totally different thing.

Thank God for his empowering grace the makes the impossible possible.

I can and I will get it all done.

The cooking
The cleaning
The packing
The reading
The paperwork
The scheduling
Caring for myself, my husband, and my children
I can. One thing at a time

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Being Mom-Student…

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Some people may think that it is easy being a mother and a student. If you asked them what it would take to do it, they would tell you that all it would take is a little hard work and dedication. Well, I think know, it takes much more than that.

Have you ever tried to schedule time to read for an online class in the middle of the day when your children are wide awake? I have. Sure there are other times when getting the work is possible, but these are also normally times when a normal person would be sleeping like 3am.  How about getting up a little bit earlier to get the work done?  Well, in my house, my daughter wakes up most mornings at 7am, so I would have to get up a 5am and I probably wouldn’t get to sleep until after midnight.  For me that just isn’t the best thing.  I remember someone telling me something when I first had  my children.  “When the baby sleeps, you should do your best to get some sleep too.  Well, if this it isn’t that easy, what does it take to be a mom-student?

 

Patience

I’m a Mary Kay Independent beauty consultant, (that’s a mouth full) and while I was trying to do the readings for my class today, my daughter was screaming, my boys were arguing, and all I could think of was this picture that we for a campaign one year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes that’s how I felt, but I knew that I had to get my work done. This was going to require…patience

Resilience
It’s true that I should have my schedule worked out to the t. My kids should have activities to keep them busy, entertained, and active. Then I’ll be able to get my work done. The truth is, that sounds really nice, but this is summertime, my husband is in the field(military for not home), and I have tons of work to do for my home and for school. It feels like a mad house, except I’m not crazy. 🙂

So, I have to be able to bounce back in the midst of all of the chaos. It’s ok that she decided to scream for what felt like 20 minutes. I decided to put my school schedule on pause for a moment and get my kids some lunch, to sit and talk with them, and to take a minute to regroup.

Doing these things meant that I was off schedule, but that’s ok.

Drive
Although it seems like nothing is going the way that I had planned and I am behind in my school work, again, I am pushing forward to accomplish my goal.

I have to be driven by my desire to accomplish my goal. I have to press forward knowing that God will help me achieve it. I have to see myself doing what I desire. I dare to dream.

That drive is what keeps me pressing forward. No matter how hard it gets. I can’t give up. I have to know that it is worth it to press through than to throw in the towel.

That’s right I’m sucking it up and driving on!

So the next time that someone asks you what it takes to be a mom-student, you tell them that it takes patience,
resilience, and drive…

And I’ve got that!