WOW!

So, I hope everyone had a great Christmas!  My Christmas was good, busy but good. There are some really exciting things coming up.

1. My sister in law will deliver another precious baby boy on 1/3/12.  Because of the complications she had before with preeclampsia and c-section, she will have another c-section. His name will be Simon!

2. On Jan 5, I have to go buy all my books for school and tie up any loose ends.  Classes start Jan 9. I am scared to death, but I have some good support and am feeling good about it.

With the new year coming, I have made my resolutions!

1. This is really a resolution from last year. I did not break this resolution, I am just vowing to continue it and kick it up a notch!  I will continue on my journey of health and fitness.  When I lost my job back in September I got a lil lazy and skipped out on my workouts for a month.  During that time, I found a few of my lost pounds. :(  I realized that for me, this is really a lifetime journey. I guess my genetics will not allow me to cheat on my diet and exercise with out reversing my progress.  So I'm kicking it up a notch to shed the extra pounds I found and then continue to a lifetime of health and fitness.

2.  I am tired of being broke. I am tired of my bills being behind. I resolve in the new year to save as much money as I can. I resolve to be sure all bills are caught up and paid on time.  It will help relieve some stress as I start school and need to focus on my studies. 

3. I resolve to be happy. What ever it takes.  I will not be taken advantage of, walked on, lied to, or treated badly by ANYONE. Not myself, not my husband, not my family, not my friends.  I am not saying that any of these people spacifically had done these things. I have had a tough couple of years with relationships with all of these people, some by my own fault, some not.  I love them all and do not want to dissolve any retationships, but I will be happy whatever it takes.

4. I resolve to start my classes at ECC and do the best I can, I will not give up. I will become a Respiratory Therapist no matter what. I will not let anyone or anything get in the way of my education.  I have floated though long enough being broke and working dead end jobs.  I will do that no longer. I will have a career!


Well, I guess that is about all I got for now.  I hope you all have a Happy and Safe New Year!

It's Official!

I am a college student! I went to my New Student Orientation and Pre-Registration at Edgecombe Community College tonight! I was so nervous and still am. It has been so long since I have been in school. Starting college again at 32 is strange to me. I am only taking 2 classes this first semester. Turns out that a lot of the classes I took at Nash Community College years ago are still valid and put me ahead of the game with only 5 classes that I need other than the actual respiratory classes.

Well this was a pretty short blog but I'm sure they will get longer and more exciting as this college adventure begins.

Hey Y'all, I got a blog!

I'm not sure why I wanted to start a blog other than my cousin has a blog and I enjoy reading hers. She lives out of town and it makes keeping up on what's going on much easier.  I also see that it is an awesome way to keep a bit of a timeline to look back and see what you have done, been through, or accomplished.

I guess now is as good a time as any to start this blog as there are some exciting changes happening in my life. Here are a few just to get the ball rolling...

1. I was fired from my job at CenturyLink on September 26. I am not ashamed, nor do I feel bad about losing my job. I feel I did my job to the best of my ability by my moral standards.  I was essentially fired for not making my sales quota. Could I have made my sales quota?....yes.....if I added things you did not ask for on your account, or talk you into some product you don't really want, need or can afford.   As soon as I knew my job was in jeopardy I decided that I needed a plan for the future as I did not want to live the CenturyLink life any longer. 

2. The plan for the future?  College!  After a lot of stress and worry about how to pay for school, my financial aid for the Spring semester came through and I will start classes at Edgecombe Community College in January. Preregistration is Monday....I am scared but excited!  If all goes well, I will start Respiratory Therapy classes in the fall.

Well, that is about all I have today AND it is time to take a very good smellin' Shrimp and Crab Lasagna out of the oven!