I'm way over due for a blog update. I finished my last final last Tuesday evening (18th). Wednesday I felt like I just needed to sleep for about a week or so. Thursday I had wanted to do something fun with the kids, kind of a last hurrah sort of thing. However, the upstairs AC unit stopped working and I spent the day waiting for the repair guys. Luckily they got here early afternoon and fixed several relatively small problems so that didn't end up being a nightmare. Friday I worked all afternoon and into the evening.
This week has been more of the same. I am relaxing now that I don't have to worry about getting school work/studying done. However, the house is in need of some TLC. If I'm at home, I can't find the motivation to really do much more than unload and re-load the dishwasher and maybe some laundry. If I'm not at home I'm motivated to get home and do some cleaning/sorting/organizing. But, so far it hasn't happened. I know I would feel so much better if I could just sort a few closets. I don't think it would take that long either. It is just the getting started part that slows me down! I'll get to it eventually.
O started 2nd grade on Tuesday and has had a couple of good days at school. I think he really enjoyed seeing his friends again, riding the bus again and he likes his teacher so all is well for him.
M has been missing him I think. Especially today since we were home all day. Yesterday she was distracted by dance class followed by lunch with 2 of her classmates and their moms then we each got pedicures! Well, I got a pedicure while she stood in the water for a few minutes then had her toes painted the same berry color as mine! She is scheduled to begin her 3 day per week (M,W,F) pre-school next week. I had plans to go in on Friday to have her meet her teacher etc. and was writing the check for next week when I realized that I had set her up to begin on Wednesday (2nd) when my classes start. But we are paying for the entire week since no credit or price break is given for absences or holidays. So, I called to ask if she can start on Monday and they agreed. So Friday morning we will go in and meet her teacher, see her class and so on. I'll bring in the last of the paperwork I owe them (shot records and such) and she will be set to start on Monday! They have secure internet cameras where they give you a password that authorizes the user to watch just the classroom that your child is in. I love that I can check in and see her playing with her friends during the day. I think she will really love it once she starts but I suspect the first week or so may be a bit bumpy for her emotionally. She has been crying and hanging on me for the past several months when I drop her off at GAB on my way to school. But, once she gets to know her teacher and classmates I suspect she will be fine. She'll probably hate being dropped off at GAB more once she sees what life is like at her new school! But, even though they would prefer to spend the time with mom and dad, they do just fine at GAB.
Like I mentioned, my classes begin next Weds (2nd). I also have to head up to school for an orientation for the clinic Tuesday evening. I am doing my first of 2 observations this semester and I am really looking forward to it. I think it will help solidify all that I have learned so far and give me a good foundation to build on over the next few years as I complete my studies. I will be doing that on Fridays this semester. Class nights are on Mon, Weds and Thursdays each week. Tuesday evenings I will have off. I will only do massages at Valeo PT on Saturdays this semester. Lucky for me I have awesome and consistent clients so many of my Saturday sessions are already booked through Dec.
I also have been trading massages for services done by my old friends at Lavish where I worked before O was born. I trade massages for my hair cuts/color, the kids' haircuts, my waxing (eyebrows and face only as I can't stand the other stuff! It hurts!!), and pedicures. I have really been enjoying it and have realized how much I miss getting pampered!
So, with my schedule this semester I am hoping to have lots of time to study on Mondays and Wednesdays while both kids are at school. It is more time than I've ever actually set aside before and I'm going to need it. I'm taking 2 tough TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) classes, one of them being the first herbal prescription class, and 2 western medicine classes (pathology and microbiology). Good lord it scares me just to write those words! I'm excited and very anxious about all of it: classes, kids, kids' schools, child care, keeping up with homework, studying, housework...... and the list goes on and on it seems!
So, next week I will hopefully have some time to get a few things done around the house. I will need to do a little shopping too. I need some "professional" clothes and shoes to wear in the clinic.
C continues to be very supportive despite the fact that he works like crazy. He is so good at spending time with the kids while I'm working or at school. We enjoyed some great family time over the past weekend as well.
I guess that is about it from here. Good luck to everyone as you settle into the new fall schedules. Take care. Hugs all around.
View from toilet.
The only thing missing is a lovely stone Fleur-de-lis that was given to me from my French family years ago. It is packed away somewhere but when I find it, it will become a part of the France bathroom.
The only thing missing is a lovely stone Fleur-de-lis that was given to me from my French family years ago. It is packed away somewhere but when I find it, it will become a part of the France bathroom.
