A good week

This past week has actually been pretty good! I got a positive for the lesson plans I wrote and the kids were actually pretty good. 

I feel so bad for my students lately, though. I've been super grumpy with them. They're pretty resilient kids, though! 

So overall, it's been good! 

1 week

It's been one week and I feel like I'm already failing at my goal. 

Starting school again, all I can think is get me out of here! There is no cohesion from my team, though we try. I feel outnumbered by people who are changing the strong school it used to be into a regular public school. And I am beginning to feel like I don't belong. 

For 2 1/2 years, I was pretty happy with the people I was around at my job. Now, I feel like I'm being outcast. 

And it's not just school. I'm starting to feel again like I have no friends at school or anywhere. I don't ever do anything or really go anywhere or spend time with anyone besides J and my family. And I have not felt that way for a long time, so it's kind of a shock! 

Maybe something good is on its way into my life and Satan is trying to keep me from it. I don't know. For now, I'm going to just keep pushing through and doing the best I can. 

Resolutions

Here were three or four goals for the 2013 year. 

1. Finish typing up my story and send it to a some publishers. Not done: ended up having to rewrite about half of it. 

2. Exercise three to four days a week. Not really done: Started weak, did okay during summer, not so much during school. 

3. Read scriptures every day. Doing ok: I started off weak, but I started reading when I eat breakfast, and that seems to help. 

4. Be more decisive when J asks me for an opinion, especially for date nights. Not sure: I am sometimes decisive, and other times not.Hopefully I've gotten better at least?

This year, I think I'm going to simplify even more. I do need to exercise, but I'm going to have one big goal. I'll have smaller goals to accomplish the big one. 

Goal: Be happier. 

I will have to change some things to make that happen. In order to do that, I will need to exercise and control my stress and be better at praying, but I'll need to also keep reading scriptures. So that's my goal, and we'll see how it goes. :) 

Notice blogging is not one of my goals. There are other things I need to do. :) I'll post when I have time and something to say. :)

It's the Most Wondrful Time of the Year!!

I love this time of year!! I hate being cold, but I love the season!! 

Our house has a fireplace, and I love sitting in front of it while we watch a movie or just listen to Christmas music. 

I love Christmas music!!! I was so surprised this year when I heard it playing. I had lost track of time because of being so focused on work. So, that tells you a little of how crazy it's been around here. 

Thanksgiving was a blast! I love being with family. I loved having several days off!! 

I've been trying to get my art side job to get off the ground, but I'm obviously not a business person. 

Life is being crazy!! I'm excited and nervous for this next year. So many things could be changing!!

Failure

That is the one word that is on my mind.

I can't seem to teach. I can't seem to sell art. I can't seem to get pregnant.

Failure.

Haircut

I was debating about having some huge celebratory giveaway post for my 300th, but as no one reads or comments, I'll just talk about my haircut. 

I had been debating for weeks to cut my hair. I was getting headaches almost daily and I'm now not sure if they were caused by heavy hair or tension in my shoulders. Either way, I do need to relax, and I solved the possible hair issue. 

**If anyone has good tension relieving stretches that you use for your shoulders, I would love it if you shared!!**

I finally decided to cut it about how it was when I graduated high school 6 1/2 years ago! Seriously can't believe it's 3 1/2 years shirt if ten years!!

Anyway, I did get it cut and I love it! Right after I get it cut, I always think why do I let it grow out so much? I can't run my fingers through my long hair. It gets caught in all the curly tangles. 

But I'm so glad I did it!!

Giveaway!!

I'm helping with Ali's week of giveaways again!

Go check it out and enter for a chance to win either a watercolor or acrylic painting or a piece of digital art!

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