one day at a time

I have been plugging along and taking one day at a time.  Life has finally let me catch up on some of the things that were stressing me so badly, others have just been let go forever.  I do have a third category of "I'll get to it when I can", which does include the yard this weekend.  The dogs can still see over the grass so I have other items that have gained the priority for today.

As the school year winds down we are getting to the last of this and that for the girls and for me.  It will be great to not have to get up early everyday this summer.  This does not mean that we will be completely free from responsibility.  As I am getting closer to the goal of my Associates degree and looking for my transfer to my end goal of a RN certification, I am taking a few online classes this summer.  Since the subjects I am taking are both interesting and my girls will be getting to in school,  I may share my textbooks with them and get their help on some of the reading.  Who wouldn't want to know more about food and recent history?  Ok one of my girls more than the other but with their viewpoints  do make it easier to reason and remember what I need to know.  Thank Goodness I have a very curious and intelligent daughter to help mom with her homework.

Having that glimpse of the end of the tunnel makes it easier to do my homework and keep from getting so overwhelmed by everything.  I am not saying that I will not get frustrated and overwhelmed with some of my homework, I just get to keep telling myself that I am half way to my goal. 

Frustration

Frustration would be the one word to describe my feelings this semester.  I have so many assignments to catch up on and it seems like everytime I set aside time to work on them something else happens to my family or house that demands that I change course.  I love going to school and getting good grades (when I get them) but it is so difficult to have teenage children with all their issues, and then their school issues, and then the fact that they both have some sort of personal difficulties which requires extra thought before dealing with each of them.  I would love to just scream at the top of my lungs and crawl back into bed for another week.

Frustration is hearing that one of my daughters is basically being "abused" by her best friend at school when you see her licensed counselor.  that would be bad enough but when you consider that I have already talked to the school about this 'so called friend' in November, January x2, and February, it make the frustration level go up by ten fold.Then the next day she comes home and her friend "accidentally tackled her" in gym again and her knees are bright red and she is complaining about them hurting all weekend long. At least I have an appointment to talk to the principal this week and am taking a letter from her counselor to help back me up this time.

Frustration is needing input and help from classmates on a group paper and not getting any information from them.  I did finally get some information but enough to do my part of what needs to be done.  However I have not given up and am still trying to keep plugging along and hopefully I can get something acceptable turned in.

Frustration, my word of the day.  Hopefully my angels will look down and see that I need a helping hand and be there to give that little push that I need to get everything completed today that needs to be done.

Hopeful, that will be my word for tomorrow.  I am hopeful that tomorrow will be less stressful than today. Greatfull will be the word for the rest of the week when I get all these assignments completed and can keep caught up from today on.