Oh my gourd!!

 This weekend was really nice because I got to spend time with my family doing one of my favorite fall activities! We went to visit the pumpkin patch at Halloween Town. 🎃🎃 I like going there because there is plenty of space to socially distance. Penelope enjoyed going on the rides and eating cotton candy. I was just happy to be there with my family. Some of the kids came dressed up and that was nice to see. Penelope wants to be a vampire for Halloween and we don't have plans for trick or treating but we still got her a costume anyway. I'm planning on making her a Halloween Basket similar to an Easter basket so she can have some treats for Halloween. Maybe we'll watch her favorite halloween movie "The Nightmare before Christmas", she loves to sing all the songs. 🎃🎃 Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Tim Burton when I worked at the Neon Museum. He had a exhibition there called "Lost Vegas". It was really cool getting to meet him. He's was always really nice and really cared about his fans. He was nice enough to autograph a book for all of us employees. Well, that's all I got folks!!! Hope everyone has a good week and Happy Halloween. 🎃

One step forward and two steps back

 Last week was a real struggle for me. I was feeling extremely overwhelmed with my new job, keeping up with all my classes and taking care of my family. I felt like I couldn't breathe. I felt like a failure and like I wanted to give up. My anxiety was so bad and I had several panic attacks that would come out of nowhere. I think that dealing with everything that has happened this year finally hit me. I don't think I've allowed myself time to process all the emotions that have come with this quarantine. Like, the fact that I lost my job and the only thing I have done for 14 years and had to start from scratch. I also really miss being around people. While I thought working from home in my pajamas would be fun it's definitely been a big adjustment for someone that loves being around her coworkers. So, I did my best to get caught up on homework and push myself to practice for the MOS certification exam. This week so far has been much better and I can focus on what I have to do to push myself forward. I know that last week was a little hiccup as I begin moving forward in life but man it was a big wake up call. A wake up call that new things are happening and good things are happening and while those things are scary in the end everything will be ok. In the end everything will fall into place as it should. Yesterday I came across this and it really resonated with me "the greatest moments of your life are just around the corner. Trust that all of the hard work you've done and the inner journey you are embarking on will pay off in ways that you cannot imagine. Give thanks to the challenges life is presenting. Life will only give you a test that you can pass. You have everything you need to attain your vision within you. Your inner wisdom is shining."

I hope that you are all doing well and that this week brings you all happiness and many blessings. See you all next week. 

Wacky hat day

 Last week Penelope's teacher sent her home with another assignment and this time to celebrate the month of Halloween they decided the kids should make a wacky hat to wear at school. So, we decided that we were gonna make a birthday cake hat and it would have two layers and Penelope could paint it and put glitter all over it. 

We only painted part of the hat so we will have to finish it on another day but so far Penelope is really having fun painting it and she can't wait to wear her wacky hat. Another thing that we did this weekend is my husband and I filled out of mail in ballot. We like to go over all the candidates together and do research on the ones that we are not familiar with. I can't believe the Presidential election is just right around the corner. The time sure does fly. Have a great week everyone and see you all next week. 

Spend the day with me . . .

 Today, I'm going to show you a typical day in my life. So, buckle up and enjoy the ride. . .

-6:00am Wake up, drink some water, and take a shower to get ready for work.

-6:30am Attempt to wake up my daughter and get her ready for preschool. The struggle is real sometimes.

-7:00am to 7:30am Make myself a cup of coffee, grab some breakfast to go (I usually never have time to eat and home and take some food to go) and give my husband and Penelope a kiss goodbye and drive to work. 

-8:00am Arrive at work, log into my computer, check my emails and tasks for the day and start preparing to call some clients. 

-9:00am Team huddles. The law coordinators are separated into 3 different teams. We help each other out with tasks and clients throughout the day. During our huddles we like to talk about our wins from the previous work day, our priorities for the day, and any roadblocks we may be dealing with. 

-9:30am to 12:30pm Complete my tasks for the morning and prep for some welcome calls in the afternoon. These calls help us get the information from the clients to help form their entities and send them out to processing. 

-12:30pm to 1:30pm Lunch time!!! Today I packed myself a Santa Fe salad, some sweet peppers with cream cheese, and grapes. It was all very delicious. 

-1:30pm to 5:00pm Complete 3 calls with clients and if my clients are actually prepared I can usually submit their entity and send it out to processing that day. Some clients work faster than others. Wrap up anything I have and get ready to head home. 

-5:30pm Get home. Give Penelope and my hubby a big hug and kiss and find out how everyone's day went. My hubby works from home so he just submitted some stuff for his job and worked on his school stuff. Penelope's teacher sent her home with another craft project. This time we have to make a wacky hat for her to present at school. So, stay tuned for that project. 

-6:00pm Time for dinner. My husband made chicken pot pie and cheddar biscuits for dinner. It was a very carb heavy meal so I'm glad my lunch wasn't. 

-7:00pm to 8:00pm Get Penelope ready for bed. Bathtime is her favorite and relaxes her for bed. 

-8:30pm to 11:30pm Time for homework. Geoff and I are both in school right now so when Penelope is in bed it's our time to get caught up on homework. Sometimes I stay up way later than I should because I get caught up doing schoolwork.

-11:30pm to Midnight time to unwind and fall asleep. Tomorrow will be another day. Another day to be better and do better.

Hope you all enjoyed spending the day with me. Have a great week guys and best of luck on the certification exam.