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My life, my goals.....

As I lay here, my mind just goes nonstop!  My mind reflects back to my life and all the life-changing events in it.  I stuck to my goals regardless of all the trials I experienced!  As a child, I wanted everything to be as close to perfect as possible.  I wanted my future and my future kids to be able to live a stress free childhood.  I set my goals when I was younger like 13 and I can remember every one of my goals too.  They may not mean much to someone else, but to actually say that succeeding all my past goals I set as a child is a rewarding feeling!

My goals were:

• Always have my own transportation (I don't have a clue how to take the bus)
• Finish high school
• No kids until I graduate from college
• Graduate from college
• All my kids to have the same father

In life, you set goals and go for it.  Once you reach them, you make new ones!  Some goals may not go as YOU may have planned, but that's okay!  It's not the end, get back up and keep going!  I have new goals in place, no time frame set at the moment...but I plan to attack them soon!  Many people somehow get the idea that stay at home mothers are lazy and lack the brains or education, that's so not true!  So many of us stay at home mothers have more drive than you may think.  We just may not boast about our successes to others, or have plaques hanging on our entrance walls of our house.

Don't allow yourself to envy others for their successes!  Get that "drive" and set your own goals and go for it!  If things don't go as planned, it's okay...you're not in total control of your life anyhow HE is.

 

Good luck my goal setters!!!

Making Time for Others....

You always will make time for whatever you really want to do.  So many times, I hear excuses from folk about as to why they didn't do something or they forgot.  The minute something comes up dealing with them, they want/expect you to jump. I can trust a stranger with my life faster than some of my friends/family.  Learn to make time for others, you never know when you'll need them in return.

"Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river."

Now You're Concerned About Your Child?

This school year is almost complete.  I've experienced a sense of accomplishment for my kiddies as well as myself.  As a stay at home mom, my job is my kids.  When they start to decline in school subjects, I do what I need to do to get them back on track.  My daughters teacher notified me that she was struggling one semester on her math, I took care of it.  She was in tutoring in 2 days after I was notified.  It was my job to identify that the help that I was giving her at home wasn't working.

In my opinion, there shouldn't be any excuse for your child to fail a grade level...especially being a stay at home mom.  Several people I've had conversations with this week are now showing concern because they've been notified that their child is being held back.  Where was the concern during the beginning of the year when their child's grades were low? Parents need to understand that teachers are teachers, not babysitters....THATS IT! It's your job as a parent to implement the tools from the teacher and get to work.  If this means tutoring and not allowing your child to play after school then that's what needs to be done.  Work comes before play is what I tell my kids, they understand.  All the things that I wanted to say to this person about her child being in the same grade next year is her fault.  She says, "I hate this school!"  No, you should hate yourself!  It's obvious that the child was struggling way before now.  It's not the teachers nor the schools fault for not buckling down, it's your fault!  Maybe next school year, she'll be more on top of her child's schoolwork.  If not, he'll back in the position next year as well!

Morning Brew.....

In times of hurt or pain, learn how to deal with it!  There's no medal for trying to deal with things alone.  If you need help, get some!  It didn't make you less of a person. Whether it's doctors, counseling or prayer, they're people with experience in dealing with the issues you may be experiencing.  Depression is real, and it can sneak up on you really fast. 

Different people have different symptoms. Some symptoms of depression include:

• Feeling sad or "empty"
• Feeling hopeless, irritable, anxious, or guilty
• Loss of interest in favorite activities
• Feeling very tired
• Not being able to concentrate or remember details
• Not being able to sleep, or sleeping too much
• Overeating, or not wanting to eat at all
• Thoughts of suicide, suicide attempts
• Aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems.

Everyone deals with tragic things, it's how you deal with them that will determine what'll happen with you.  Having a good support system, talking about the situation & constant prayer is what helped myself through! 

Things I do Before Bedtime EVERY NIGHT!

1. Brush and floss my teeth (The thought of false teeth haunts me, so I never miss a day!)
2. Clean/moisturize my face
3. Put on Chapstick
4. Clean my nose
5. Use the bathroom
6. Drink water
7. Check e-mail
8. Check eBay
9. Browse instagram/Facebook

Same thing every single night!!!

What's your routine?  

Goodnight Thoughts......

Everything worth having is worth waiting for.  Whether it's a relationship, new career, having kids or whatever.  When you rush into things, usually the outcome isn't good.  "Good things really do come to those who wait!"  What's the rush?  It just might not be "your turn" yet.....just relax!  If it's not working your, maybe it's time to change things up a bit!