.... Good bye Weekends

As a single mother, you have to do what you think is right in every aspect of your life and your child. I am the sole bread winner, cook, maid, tutor, nurse and whatever else there is. It is hard trying to do everything by yourself. I did have a boyfriend that lived with me. But that is another conversation for a different day. 

Last year, I started working nights in case my daughter would have another relapse. I knew what to except: long days, and appointments after appointments, chemo side affects and runs to the er.  My plan was work nights and go to doctor appointments in the morning with Imori. If she didn't relapse I would sleep during the time she was at school. Eventually,I plan  on taking online classes and finish my degree. 

 Everything seemed to be going great. however, I started having some bumps in the road. Phone ringing off the hook, having to do errands, and babysitting a few days out the week.I was barely sleeping  4 hrs on the days I had to work But the worst part of everything is realizing that my daughter school work was suffering because I didn't have enough energy throughout the weekdays.She was leaving stuff behind. and stuff wasn't being completed. 

With the start of 4th grade. I want to give my daughter my all and focus on her and only her during the school week. So I started tweaking my schedule. I decided that working the weekends is the best for her and me. I can still be able to be there and give her the full attentions that she needs and wants. 

I know my social life will suffer, but i know it will be worth it in the end to see my daughter succeed in the end.

First day of kindergarden! 

The looking glass

The week of July 4 th we spent a week in the hospital. She had to admitted due to her needing to get a pic line place. Along with other complaications that needed to be address. Well, I wasnt a big fan, Imori abslotle love it. She loved the nurses and the doctors. She loved leaving in the middle of the night to go on an adventure with her monkey in the chair, named Wally. 

It's amuzing to see her take a bad sitiution and see the good in it. I want to see the world like she does again.

Extra School Supplies

It is back to school time.
And I just wanted to give you a quick tip to save money throughout the year. And that is to stock up on school supplies. You be supposes what $10 extra can save you during the whole school year with projects, stocking stufer  or just a rainy day. It is always good to have some extras hanging around.

My stock pile includes

• Glue sticks 
• Washable markers
• Colored pencils 
• Crayons 
• Posters
• Computer paper 
• Erasers
• Pencils 
• Pens
• Rulers 
• Extra Tool Boxes
• Folders 
• Paint 
• Construction paper
• Posters

How do you say goodbye

My brother and I never really got along. Well,thats how I felt until he pass. Today makes two years since he left us. Some nights I cry because I feel like we left things so bad. While other times, I laugh at the good times.  

I know that I am still in denial. I like to think that we are fighting and that he is at my mothers house or visiting some friend for a while and thats why he isn't around. That makes sense to me. Not him dieing at the age of 33. Him not getting married or having any kids or anything like that. That doesnt make sense to me. 

His death makes me  want to scream yolo on the highest mountian. To dance like there is no tomorrow. To make as many memerios as possiable. To be a good friend, to have friends that would comfort my parents like his friends did.

His death makes me want to live like there is no tommorow. 

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It is not easy being green>>>

I am trying my best not to take things hard. Staying motivated with my diet, while balancing a full time night shift, and clepping out of classes to finish my degree. Trying to stay with in my budget and splurge a little bit when necessary.
            But one of the things that I am  trying to implement in my house is to be more environmental friendly. My first step was to switch all the lights in my house to CFL's. The cost was about a $1 for each  at my local Wal-mart. I know that they have the newer LCD lights, but i am going to hold off on that just a little bit till....
    The second step was paper towels. I spend any where between 15-20 on itpaper towels every two weeks.  I  saw somewhere online that I can use bar towels inside of paper towels. So off I went, in search of some. I got 24 bar mop towels at my Sam's club for a little bit under  $13. I have been using it for a week and to be honest. I love it, these towels soak up so much more then paper towels. And it be honest it works  a lot better. I am able to use one and throw it into the dirty basket and pick up another. One towel usually does what 5 paper towels would do.
To be honest, I brought 2 12 pack of paper towels two months ago and I still have about 18 left. So I think this is a system that i will be keeping.

You only live once

Y.O.L.O
So I decided to make a bucket list. Life is to short to worry about day to day things and not live and be truly happy. I want to tell my grand kids all the wonderful things that I have done in my life. There are so many things I want to do, and this is going to be the day I start.

Here is the list, i am going to be adding some as I go on.

• Go canoeing 
• Run a 5K
• Run a 10k
• Run a half-marathon
• Complete a marathon
• Learn to swim.
• Go on a road trip
• Go kayaking.
•  Go sailing.
• Compose a song.
• take a dance class
• Learn to snorkel
•  Learn to surf
•  Ride in a hot air balloon.
• go sky diving
• go bungee jumping
• Fire Walking
• Go Zorbing
• Watch a rocket launch, live!
• Swim with dolphins
• Go whale-watching
• Ride an elephant
• See the Grand Canyon
• Visit all 7 continents.
• Go Island Hoping in the Caribbean
•  Anguilla
•  Antigua
•  Barbados
•  Dominica
•  Grenad
•  St. Croi
•  St. Luci
•  St. Maarten
•  St. Thomas
•  Trinidad and Tobago
• Climb up the Statue of Liberty
•  Learn to play chess
• Learn to play pool
• Solve the Rubik's Cube
• Learn to draw
• Learn Amigurumi
• raise a happy child
• Have family rituals
• Build a koi pond
• Make a difference in at least one person's life
• Donate blood.
• Start a charity.
• Watch Cirque du Soleil show
• Watch the Blue Man grow
• Go to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
• Shoot my own  Thanksgiving turkey.
•  See "The Radio City Christmas Spectacular" 
• Go to the lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center in late November.
•  Ice skate at the Rockefeller Center during Christmas time.
• Get your palms read.
• See a psychic.
• Get a tarot card reading.
• Get my astrological chart made.
• Sleep in a haunted house.
• Win the lottery
• Get my  astrological chart made
• Have a signature dish
• Learn a new word every
• Build a house/ habit for humanity
• Conquer  my fear of flying
• Meet someone famous