Ok, I need to better about the blogging. I used to do it all the time. I don't know what's up with me!

Ok, so what's new? I am over halfway done with grad school. I graduate May 13. Summer session almost killed me. This fall term is worse because I'm back at work now too. So, I'm teaching full time, Scentsy 3/4 of the time, grad school full time and James is opening a nutrition store in October! Needless to say, I don't have much "spare" time!

I was diagnosed with PCOS in February. Google it, if you don't know what it means. In a very short definition, it means my internal lady parts don't work the way they should. In turn that means starting a family is going to take more than just the conventional method for us. We are waiting until January to begin that journey as my insurance is going to change and if for some reason I were to miraculously get pregnant quickly, I would be able to finish grad school before the baby arrived.

Scentsy is going well. My team is growing and I was *-* this close to being promoted this month! It will happen soon. I need my team to grow so I can do that full time when we do have a family.

Everything else is going well. I just feel like I never have time for anything but that's ok. It will all pay off come May!

Long time, no blogging

OK, I think I've finally made a commitment to keep up with this thing. First, I had to find it again and remember what email I used to create it. That was a feat in and of itself! Needless to say, here I am again.

Here's the grad school story. I applied. I was denied. I appealed. I was accepted. That's the short version. I just finished my first semester. I took 9 hours (3 classes) and so far have two A's. my grade hasn't been posted for the third class. It's the class I'm most worried about.....statistics. It was really hard! You see, I have struggled with math since elementary school but something happened in the last couple of years. I started teaching and things started coming back to me and I love math now. In fact next year, I will solely be teaching math. I would be lying if I didn't say statistics brought me to the point of wanting to quit grad school a few times but I didn't. I stuck it out and hopefully I will come out with at least a B but an A would be super!

I have goals for myself. When I walk across that stage next May, I want to know I did my best and didn't just do the minimum to graduate. I want to graduate with honors and with some title like Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, or Summa Cum Laude. I was never a stellar student in high school or college even. I was too busy being social to care about it. The thing is, I have the ability and capability to do well in school. I simply chose not to. I learned a lot of things along the way so, I can't say I regret my choices but now, I have something to prove to myself. I think I will feel accomplished if I can say I didn't just get my Master's, I conquered it!

Today, I am proud of my accomplishments this semester regardless of my statistics grade (come on and just post it!!). I am proud that I managed to continue working full time as a Special Ed. teacher ( no easy task most days) and go to grad school full time. Today, I am proud of who I am and who I am becoming and that's something I've never been able to say.

Someday, I will tell my story as to why I've never been able to say it but today I am basking in the joy of my accomplishments.

Let the countdown to summer begin! ( 15 school days!)

Stay tuned for updates on our big move this weekend!

Getting edumicated

I haven't blogged in awhile. So, I'm starting new.

I don't really have anything exciting to talk about. I think I have decided to go back and get my master's. Work will pay for the majority of it I believe. Well, I know how much they pay, I'm just not sure how much it will cost in the long run. I figure why not? It will open up more job possibilites for me and I will be able to get out of the classroom eventually.

It will force me to stay in my district for 2 years after I graduate. That was why I had not started the master's before now. However, things got better this year. I'm really enjoying what I do and feel like I'm not just the "newbie" anymore. I teach with a new teacher and she's been wonderful as well.

So, I've already taken the GRE (took it almost 2 years ago now). Now, I just have to re-apply and get all my stuff in line to start in January.

Here goes nothing :)