2010 - NEW YEAR - NEW ATTITUDE!!

2010 - 10 years ago I graduated from Brescia University with my BA in Art, moved to Akron, Ohio, and move in with my fiance.

Alot has changed in 10 years - my son will graduate from high school this year, he will leave for college, my daughter turns 16, I will be 42 this year, I have worked at my current job for over 3 years now, Chris and I will celebrate 9 years of marriage this year. Wow! lots happening. Plus taking the GRE this year and trying to get a new car.

Also I want a new job. I have refrained from speaking this way but basically there are certain 'things' about my job (not the work really~ just situations/people) that I do not like, that is against my moral character and violates my personal ethics.

Because of this I must find a new job. 2010 --- it the year to do it. Plus I plan to reach out to people who I have not spoken to in a while and take better care of myself via losing some weight and doing a better job at managing stress and letting myself be sad, or happy or mad when I feel it.

1/1/10 - I feel sad --- sad about my job. I also feel happy ---- happy about my family, school and myself. So that job has to change.

In the new year I hope to be more creative and more happy and content, and continue to enjoy my family and their warm love, smiles, laughter, silliness..... have fun with them. Amen.

HAPPY XMAS

It's official ~ classes are over ----- only 3 days to work and then a 4 day vacation... weee!!

Trying very hard to NOT THINK about up coming classes ... work...... new car possiblities... Joe's college application.....eeekk... so much more... NONONONONONONONONON... just R&R.

:) wishing everyone..... all the very beary best..

Happy Holidays!!!!!

It's been AWHILE since my last post. So much going on. School, Work, Family!

My son will be graduating from high school in six months. It's very scary to me.. yet exciting too.

Hope everyone has a happy holiday season. More updates to come.

VACATION ALL I EVER WANTED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally - time off from work ..... biking, movies, Harry Potter, games, tennis, cool summer breeze or is it fall already - ...beautiful ...napping, sleeping....... clear skies....


Rethinking school....i guess it's still am......

going to paint today!!!!

hope you enjoyed this ramdom post

Summertime, when the living is easy.....??

It's hard to believe that it's July. Lots of things, thoughts ..ideas have been going on in my head.

Here's a list....of current summer happenings and thoughts:

painting - new art and furniture
creating - new paintings
decorating - living room
shopping - new sheets, new kitchen things, new dressers....
reading - marketing
studying - business
reconsidering - teaching?
watching - movies
working - new office, training new employees, reorganzing
tennis - fun and exercise
biking - more fun and exercise
martinis - weeee...love those olives
vacationing - coming soon ... yeah!!!!!
eating - learning limits and what I really "like" to eat
rethinking - who I am... what I want

Not sure where this is all going. Also realizing that long term planning doesn't work..only plan is short bursts.

That's all for now..... time for more laundry and the Office Marathon... out R&R.

WHY AM I YELLING!!!!

ok - i'll stop for a moment. mostly i am yelling ( and yes, this is me whispering - i know... extremes right? ) because i finished my first semester back to school - i still don't have my grades which is making me a bit uneasy but they will be here soon enough. i am signed up for classes in the fall so i have the summer to focus... on .. just ... AAAAHHHHH... work ---- which... i am not happy with for many reasons.. and i am totally torn about my decision to be an art teacher, even though i know... that what i do not is not really for me, it just pays the bills. i want to be creating....all sorts of thoughts have been flooding my mind since my last final was over. i definitely enjoy teaching art... i feel a natural connection to it but.... i also feel like... it may not be challenging enough in the long run.. but you can't see that far.. have to have your 5 year.. then 10 year out plans i guess... be business minded about it... plus may is crazy... to teenagers having birthdays, one getting his driver's licence and a car... the other wants to get a job like big bro .. she is seeing the financial fruits of his labor.. and she wants it too... hubby and i want to get bikes.. and i want to lose like .. 50 lbs... wow ! .... ok.. maybe this has helped me to stop yelling for now.. but i truly feel the need to run up and down the street.. screamming at the top of my lungs... not for attention.. i just need to let it all out....... or drink heavily..... PS.. HOPE YOU LIKE THE NEW LOOK.. IT WILL BE GETTING MORE INTERESTING .. PROMISE!

Spring ... is .... coming... weeeee.....

Well the weather is warmer today, cloudy, humid... warmmmmmm. I have not been enjoying the cold weather this year.

Spring break is over for me and classes started back. I am glad. My new class starts next week and I can't wait to see how that goes.

Nothing much else to write about.

TA TA!