Happy Twenty-Thirteen!!!!!!

On this day five years ago I made a HUGE decision. It was probably best decision I have ever made. It was a beginning for me to start building a sound foundation for my daughter and myself. I was able to clear my mind and get my priorities in order. And I have met some amazing people throughout the years. On this day five years ago I moved 2000+ miles away from my comfort zone, from all I knew. It was the best decision that I have ever made.

I plan to continue on this journey with my head held high and will continue to push through all obstacles, because my baby deserves nothing but greatness!

Be blessed!
Happy New Year!
Love.

The New Year is Upon Us!!

Now that Christmas is over, I've been picking up toys every day...well, more toys than usual. Christmas was pretty good. My baby was happy, and still understand what Christmas is really about. So, I did well. And it's almost time for me to go back to work....booooo! Except, I need the monies! With the unknown creeping up on me, I MUST put (AND KEEP) money into savings. I have faith that it will all work out, yes, but I also need to prepare myself. I will definitely have to cut back on my Target trips, and clearance racks will be my best friends! 

With Twenty-Thirteen two days away, I think I should start thinking about the changes I plan to make in the new year. Ok, so let's not call these resolutions....I tend to not stick with those....but I will call them the additions to the things I have already changed or improved. As stated above, SAVING will be my number one change.  I'm a big girl, so I shouldn't have a problem saving money. I have to stop using the "I'm a single mother" excuse.  Granted, I am the sole financial provider when it comes to the things my girl needs.  I still can still save. I am sure I will save tons if I don't buy junk food at work. 

Since I am all about changing things, I think I'm going to change my little blog. It seems so blah! We will see though,  I need to focus more on my classes.

In the mean time, have blessed New Year!!

Love.

Prepping for the Future

Now that I have time on my hands I have just been thinking, and trying to plan for the future. The crazy thing about that is that I have no clue as to how the future is planning to unfold for us. I won't know which schools I got into until April. Which reminds me, I need to get housing applications done for each school. Speaking of housing, I don't know where we will be living. I don't have much to furnish an apartment either. And I don't know where I will be working.

It's pretty scary. The unknown, that is. I am so excited for anything that's thrown my way! A new sense of identity and independence! My girl and I will be embarking on a new journey! She will be starting Kinder....again, don't know what school she will be attending. Everything will happen extremely fast! I will just register her here and go from there.

So, for the next few months I will be buying household things little by little, and preparing the girl for summer. All the while, saving.

This will be fun! Sometimes the unknown is good, right. Whatever happens, I will be prepared! But in the mean time, I wont worry about that and hang out with my girl and her elf, pop some popcorn and watch Arthur Christmas.

Love

End of THAT chapter!

Ahhhhh.....I am finally done with the semester! Sad to say, I just scrapped by. I didn't give it my all. I let life kick me. The beginning was full of worry with what was going on with my girl (seizures and tests to figure out why she had the seizures). I don't think I blogged about it....although most everyone close to me knows what happened.

Quick run down....

July 21....her birthday party day....she "woke up" unresponsive but breathing. Paramedics arrived and couldn't wake her up. She was sent to the local hospital where she sort of woke up but was clearly out of it. So they transferred us via ambulance to children's hospital, that is about 40 minutes away. While in route she has another 'episode'.....talk about a bumpy ride! Get to children's and she finally woke up completely and was ready to go home and party. We ended up staying the night. July 22....her actual birthday...she was so sad to be there and we nearly had to stay another night so they could continue watch her. But the nice doctor let us leave and she had a quick party with her best friend and cousins.

When she had her EEG they found abnormal brain activity....but her MRI was normal. The worry and testing and more worrying continued through the first four months of the semester.  You can't help but to think about all of the what-if's while waiting weeks to hear back about the results.  I think it was more scary to wait for the results than it was to see her in the state she was in during both episodes she had.

So that was 4 out of 5 of the months of my lovely fall semester. Now let us add in my random thoughts and my bouts of "woe it's me". I possibly ruined my chances of being accepted to my number one University that I want to transfer to. BOO ME! But I must pull up my big girl panties, and just remember, I have, not only myself, but my mini-me to pull through for. I have to work hard for her. I have to work hard for all of the people I want to help.  I can't change my situation (well, I could, but my life would really go into a downward spiral then) and I need to accept that.  Right now I am going to reboot, and get ready to push forward next semester.

In the mean time, I want to spend much time with my girl! So, today we made snowmen....she had fun, and made a mess! And since I will have nothing but time on my hands for the next two weeks, I will blog more! ;)

My snowman is on the left, and very sloppy. It was stepped on and knocked over so many times. And my girl, the arteest she is, made the one the right with the two huge eyeballs on random cotton balls. Prettiful, huh?!

LOVE

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