• Goals & Resolutions

    May Goals

    It’s no surprise I love to do-lists. I also like the idea of setting monthly goals for things I’d like to accomplish this month. This month: -Get serious about our house hunting -Complete our wedding scrapbook -Frame engagement and wedding pictures -Get new bedding for master bedroom -Send out thank you notes from the wedding -Watch the 5 Year Engagement  -Finalize Disney vacation for October -Make necklace holder -Blog makeover -Read 2 books  What things do hope to accomplish this month?

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    Year in Review: 2010

    In 2010 I: watched my baby turn one year old traveled across 2 states to see Elmo graduated with my Masters degree got a big girl job hung out with old friends made new ones ate lots of delicious food didn’t work out enough laughed and fought with J taught Ben his colors, numbers, and to poop in the potty organized and successfully pulled off the work Christmas party was reminded over and over how much I love J’s family saw J become an uncle for the first time taught a child with autism to talk rode in a limo celebrated my 2nd mother’s day turned another year older saw…

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    Graduation & The Funk

    Today was supposed to be one of the greatest days. I was finally graduating with my Master’s degree, yippiee!!!! Graduation was at 2:00pm and the School of Social Work was hosting a desert reception for the graduating students and their family and friends from 11-1. If you know me, I LOVE to be organized although I’m not always as organized as I’d like to be and I HATE being late-it stresses me out way too much. It’s funny how my time management skills are not as good as they used to be before having a baby. With everything going on that day I didn’t want to be rushed or late…

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    A Bittersweet Ending

    Finally after years of being in school I am finishing my Masters degree in Social Work.  It seems like I’ve been in school forever, but I’m actually one of those people who doesn’t mind school. I’m kind of a nerd in the sense that I really do like learning, but I could do without the test and papers. I graduated in 2008 with two bachelors degrees, one in Human Development and Family Studies and the other in Social Work. Social Work was my main focus, but I figured having a degree in HDFS would be a nice complement. After graduating I knew that I would get my Masters in Social…