I know this blog is supposed to be about my crazy life as a single mom. Well, it's not so crazy anymore, which I described in my last post. I know, I'm posting twice in one week, I must have gone crazy or something, right? No, I just can't sleep. I love it every few weeks when my insomnia makes an appearance and I go days on just a couple hours of sleep. It's the life, let me tell you. Just kidding. It really sucks.
What do I do when I can't sleep? I SHOULD clean or do something productive, but I don't. I lay in bed and toss and turn, play on my phone, think about a bazillion different things that really don't amount to a hill of beans, and watch movies.
Katie is at her dad's this weekend and that leaves me home alone. I usually work my way through these weekends, but today (Saturday) was my niece, Evelyn's (Evie) 4th birthday and her party, so I took the weekend off work. Evie is my brother's little girl. If I haven't told my few loyal readers before, he and his wife, Jen, live in Indianapolis. So, we made the trek up there. As you can imagine, it was quite an adventure. We had my sister, me, dad, his girl friend Mary, and my sister's two daughters all stuffed into my sister's new (to them) Acadia. Oh yeah, along with birthday presents, changes of clothes, 2 car seats, along with everything else that goes along with 6 people in 1 vehicle on an all day road trip where we'd spend roughly 8 hours in the car. It was a fun adventure and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
I'm going to keep this relatively short. I'm starting to have trouble keeping my eyelids open!
I've been posting from my phone; I'm hoping to be able to start posting from my computer soon, and I'll share some pictures, links, and other things from my crazy life.
Until next time, stay safe, have fun, and God bless!
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Randomness-Update
I once said I liked it when my life gets a little crazy. I now want to knock that person out. Maybe I should say that I like it when I stay busy.
Last year at this time, I was a full-time student, part-time employee, and trying tonfit motherhood in the mix. I was in my phlebotomy clinicals, finishing up coursework for my associates degrees, studying for my phlebotomy board certification, working, and being a single mom. I know there are thousands upon thousands of single parents out there who do this. It just seemed extra hard for me. Oh yeah, I forgot to throw in a custody battle with my ex husband. And some other nonsense court business. Oh the craziness and the stress!
This year, the custody battle is ongoing, though it does not require as many days off work and out of class as it originally did. The other cases have been settled, and life is not so crazy. Busy? Absolutely. I like to stay busy. Just not crazy busy.
I'm working almost full-time, I've graduated community college, but I'm still on the job hunt, and I have so much more Mommy & Katie time! That is absolutely the best part of life slowing down this year, and the point of me taking time off from school before going on to an university. I work more often, and longer hours, but I'm not spending so much time "zoned out" studying or halfway being a mom.
Katie definitely enjoys having her mommy's attention more, and she takes advantage of it as often as she can-which is about every 5 or fewer minutes.
It's crazy to realize that my baby girl will be turning 6 in less than 2 weeks. She is growing in leaps and bounds. I find it so hard to comprehend that my 8lb, 2oz, 20½ in baby has grown to barely fit in my arms and weighs over 60lbs these days. She still loves it when I rock her like a baby, we get to have our cuddle bug time, and just getting to be Mommy's baby. Now we squeeze that time in between reading books, talking, and doing homework. And of course I can't forget that she loves fixing her own snacks, drinks, or doing most things for herself. She has become so independent the last year!
As for me, I'm trying to enjoy every minute of watching Katie grow. I truly do love my job and my coworkers. I love that we're like a big family. I will be very sad when the time comes for me to move on with my career and leave my family at McDonalds. And, I'm still single with no serious prospects, and I like it that way. I get to focus on me and Katie. ;-)
Last year at this time, I was a full-time student, part-time employee, and trying tonfit motherhood in the mix. I was in my phlebotomy clinicals, finishing up coursework for my associates degrees, studying for my phlebotomy board certification, working, and being a single mom. I know there are thousands upon thousands of single parents out there who do this. It just seemed extra hard for me. Oh yeah, I forgot to throw in a custody battle with my ex husband. And some other nonsense court business. Oh the craziness and the stress!
This year, the custody battle is ongoing, though it does not require as many days off work and out of class as it originally did. The other cases have been settled, and life is not so crazy. Busy? Absolutely. I like to stay busy. Just not crazy busy.
I'm working almost full-time, I've graduated community college, but I'm still on the job hunt, and I have so much more Mommy & Katie time! That is absolutely the best part of life slowing down this year, and the point of me taking time off from school before going on to an university. I work more often, and longer hours, but I'm not spending so much time "zoned out" studying or halfway being a mom.
Katie definitely enjoys having her mommy's attention more, and she takes advantage of it as often as she can-which is about every 5 or fewer minutes.
It's crazy to realize that my baby girl will be turning 6 in less than 2 weeks. She is growing in leaps and bounds. I find it so hard to comprehend that my 8lb, 2oz, 20½ in baby has grown to barely fit in my arms and weighs over 60lbs these days. She still loves it when I rock her like a baby, we get to have our cuddle bug time, and just getting to be Mommy's baby. Now we squeeze that time in between reading books, talking, and doing homework. And of course I can't forget that she loves fixing her own snacks, drinks, or doing most things for herself. She has become so independent the last year!
As for me, I'm trying to enjoy every minute of watching Katie grow. I truly do love my job and my coworkers. I love that we're like a big family. I will be very sad when the time comes for me to move on with my career and leave my family at McDonalds. And, I'm still single with no serious prospects, and I like it that way. I get to focus on me and Katie. ;-)
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