First post of the new year.

I’m hoping everyone’s start of the New Year is good and productive. School is back in session for me, my babe, and my youngest daughter starting yesterday. Ari started her vacation last week and this week is her last week till she goes back to school. You know what? Even though I kind of miss working and making money, being a stay-at-home mommy has its perks. Desi had 2 weeks off and yesterday was when my babe went back to work after a week off. It was very nice spending time with both of them during their breaks. Today, though, Desi cried before going to school because she wanted to stay home with me and not go to school. :( I think she was just tired, because in the middle of her crying she let out a huge yawn. (Yesterday she was excited to go back to school.) I put her to bed last night at 9, but she didn’t fall asleep till 11 pm. But yup, it is time to get back on the daily grind of things and to adjust back to normal routine.

And… time to study my ass off again. Online school is easy and the only thing that sucks is that it is continuous–we hardly get breaks. I just hate studying when it seems like that’s all I do. I failed to mention that I made it to the Honor Society with my last online school–only because I don’t want to sound like I’m bragging. But I was very proud of myself for accomplishing two of my goals. Those are a couple of my accomplishments of 2011. I sound like such a big nerd right now. :P My goal remains the same to maintain a high GPA score. I want all my studying to pay off and I want to be recognized and amended for my hard work. I don’t want to just receive a Bachelors degree. I want to be part of the Honor Society as well and get awarded for being an outstanding student. I like to put my all in almost everything that I do. So that is my goal for the next 2 years to maintain those A’s. I graduate (forgot the month) sometime in 2014. I think March? But I can’t wait to get this done and over with. I really hate school, but I only force myself to do this because of professional goals I’ve set for myself.

Anyway, I only hope that this year will be a better year than last year. There will be changes this year that are expected to happen, like my babe getting out of the military (technically, he’s getting released through medical board) because he can no longer run for PT (physical training) due to his messed up ankle from an injury that happened 2 years ago. He’s already stepped up towards accomplishing his goals, so I’m not worried. I’m actually happy he’s getting out. I don’t have to worry about him being sent to the desert and he’s been lucky he hasn’t been sent to harm’s way. Although he has been sent to Korea twice and both times were very hard. I’m just glad he’s going to do something better with his life. He already has two professional contacts to choose from when he’s ready. I’m just glad he is finally getting out because I have tried to talk him out of reenlisting each time. It’s not that I have anything against the military. It’s his job that I dislike and how he’s treated is what I do not like because he is one of the few who is really good at his job, and therefore is taken advantage of. The worst part is that he doesn’t get recognized for the hard work he puts in, but the lazy ones/brown-nosers get recognition for bullshit. It’s all politics. I’m just glad that he feels comfortable in getting out and that he feels it’s time now because he feels broken (physically and mentally) and it’s not worth it to him anymore. It’s about that leap of faith and to just go with the flow and not let worries interfere is what I tell him. Everything will be all right.

So cheers to a happy 2012! No matter what year or day it is, make it count for something because you only have one life to live. Ciao!