Hoarders

I was just flipping channels (yes, I know I'm supposed to be completing the paper that is due in 3 hours), but I came across Hoarders. Ever since having to clean my father's apartment, I can't really bring myself to watch one of these shows in its entirety because it makes me physically ill. My dad just had so much clutter in his apartment, not really the filth and squalor that a lot of these folks suffer from, but all the same, it is chaos.

I recently read the book "Dirty Secret" by Jessie Scholl, which was really enlightening and brought forth the idea of hoarding as a mental illness that could be triggered by traumatic events. I completely believe that.

Seriously?

These past two weeks have truly been hellish. In case you care, here's a recap of what has been going on with me since the week before Memorial Day.

It started when I realized I was struggling like you wouldn't believe to juggle work, family, and school work. I thought to myself, something needs to give here, and obviously I need to take care of my family, and need to work, cause I like food. That left school work. So I took Friday, the 27th off, to try to deal with the school thing, as well as deal with all the other 1898796756 errands and tasks I have been neglecting. Once I got the kids off to school I came back with my huge DD iced coffee and called the school's registrar's office. I talked to a very nice young man there who assured me I would not be penalized financially for dropping the class by a certain deadline. Great, I thought. Now I just need to speak with my professor. So I emailed him and explained the situation. He assured me he would work with me on whatever decision I made. I thought about it most of the day and decided toward the end of the day that I would drop the class. I was so relieved after I did that and I had such a nice relaxing weekend.

Forward to Tuesday, and I decided to log into my account to be sure that everything was in order on my bursar's account. It wasn't. I called the school and they explained to me I dropped after the deadline. I told them I was told that I had until that day to drop, but apparently the type of class I was in did not allow a drop. After much back and forth with the academic advisor, professor, etc, I was finally reinstated. Now I am more stressed out than ever trying to catch up on my papers and everything but I will get it done because I know I can, and because I need to make sure I am reimbursed for the tuition...I have to. I am just so glad my professor was understanding and able to help me. Honestly, the timing of me taking this class was BAD.

I've been working on readings and writings for class since A went to bed. Thankfully I do not have to go to work tomorrow so me being up this late is okay. My most strenuous activity tomorrow besides going to the library for a little research for my project, is going to be getting a mani/pedi with the best nail therapist ever...my sister. :)

Introduction to ECommerce

Hello Classmates!

As you can see I have had a personal blog for a while, and have been maintaining on and off. With all the reading about blogs I have a renewed interest in updating my blog so I will try to keep it up through out the 6 weeks and beyond. This is my 7th class in the MSHRM program, and I am excited about it! If all goes according to plan, I'll finish up in the beginning of 2012, and will be graduating next May. (If you look at my "101 goals in 1001 days list", you'll see that finishing my Master's is #70 on the list. It should probably be nearer the top...

I'm married to a great guy and we have 2 fabulous kids, a daughter who is 3 and a son who is almost 2. This is the most recent picture we have of the 4 of us, and was taken last summer. I guess it might be time to get an updated one soon, because they both look so different now!

I work in Human Resources for a Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) company, and I love my job - the people I work with are great and there's always something going on - never a dull moment, and that's usually a good thing.

In my spare time (what little I have after working and taking care of my family), I enjoy photography, cooking, reading, scrapbooking, and crocheting. Currently I'm reading "The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream", by Patrick Radden Keefe, and "Malled" by Caitlin Kelly. Both are great so far and I've been having a hard time putting them aside to focus on more pressing reads, like those for class! :)

I look forward to working with all of you over the next 6 weeks!

I Heart Faces - Heart challenge!

I just love this picture! And how fitting, since Valentine's Day is coming soon! There's a photography website called "I Heart Faces", which has weekly challenges for photographers to submit photos for critiquing. This week's photo must include a face as well as hearts, and what better face is there than my beautiful daughter with her favorite purple heart sunglasses?

Terrible Tuesday

Today started off pretty good - kids happy, got to work on time, and so on. But toward the end of the day, I ended up having a conversation with someone that really made me feel crappy. You know when you're talking to someone and they treat you like you're a complete and utter moron? (Well, maybe you don't, but try to imagine...) Imagine that you feel lower than the gum on the bottom of someone's shoe. Yep...that's how I felt today, and still feel right now. Honestly, I feel worthless.

Tomorrow will be better.

Today's Photo

Awww...very cute!

Yesterday's photo

Love my big bird socks!