Let me begin by saying I have bitten off one serious mouthful with this crazy scheme of mine. Since coming up with my tentative itinerary on my last post I have yet to finish even half of my goals for the day. I'm not giving up, oh no, not at all, I'm just owning up to my utter humanity. My son's cyber schooling program came with a bit of a learning curve and some technical issues that I did not bank on. We have spent the majority of our day trying to work our way through their expectation and I am, frankly, a bit frustrated and overwhelmed. I also feel a bit mislead because the representative I spoke to at the beginning of the summer led me to believe that my son's math level (which is not up to grade level for specific reasons) would be assessed and accommodated. Wrong! His homeroom teacher told me on the phone that all students are placed in their grade level and the school would help them catch up if they weren't up to grade level after about a month. I opened his math book to find that the review exercises were about 1 yr too advanced for where we ended our homeschooling math. I have to teach him how to do the problems in the review before we can advance to the first lesson! I'm an English major, so math is not my best subject. I'm frustrated right now, to say the least. Overall I am happy with the program but math has me vexed.
I know that, in regards to all of the things I am trying to change in my life, I should not expect to do everything perfectly right away. I am changing my whole LIFE, not just one habit so I should be a little bit nicer to myself. But then there is this part of me that thinks that letting myself off too easily is what got me here in the first place.
I have made some advancements. Baby steps are better than no steps. I ordered the provisions I will need for the up-coming weight loss challenge. Awesome. I can't wait to start losing weight. There is this pink cotton cami that I bought about 5 yrs ago (one of those, 'Hey, if I buy something that doesn't fit it will inspire me to lose weight" purchases). I have never worn it and I look forward to one day being able to put it on. I also have a Feel Your Boobie t-shirt that I bought at a Ladies Who Launch outing that has never been on my body, either. It was the biggest size they had but alas, I have tucked it away and will one day wear it. I will be sure to take and post a picture of it when I do! I took some 'before' pictures of myself in a bikini (yikes!) a few weeks ago but I really am not yet ready to post them. I will post them when I no longer look like that! I have a small fear that the picture will somehow end up on Chubby Chaser fetish porn. Chubby Chaser....that's such an inaccurate label...pshh, we don't run! Just out of curiosity...does anyone know how much chubby chaser fetish porn might pay? Because I have a financial goal to worry about too. :-p
So what is it that I'm reading on my Education goal list? First off, I'm ready The Money book for the Young, Fabulous and Broke by Suze Orman. Love. Her.
I'm also reading The Young Entrepreneur's Edge by Jenifer Kushell. I started it when it was first given to me awhile ago and got overwhelmed. It's pretty far outside of my comfort zone.
So I will get up tomorrow and try once again to get my whole list done and somehow still have time to eat and pee. Wish me luck! And good luck to all of you on your endeavors. Later, kids!
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