Whew!

Very pleased that class is out until Tuesday and we have a clinical that night so only two classes next week!! SUPER BONUS!! Class was really good tonight talked about death and dying and then reviewed our skills for our CNA exam which was very helpful.
Work was pretty darn hard today. I was sneezing my head off and couldn't catch my breath, got in trouble for something the family could have easily taken care of, and the kids were getting yelled at by one of the kids at the house. So, overall grade for today's experience would prolly be a C-. The few things that didn't make it an F- were that the lil girl I work with was in a great mood, I got all my work done by 11 and got to leave, and I didn't get fired :D I just really need to find a way to be happy while I am there again it's just really hard with stressing about the kids etc. So, as soon as I find out how much the state will pay I can try and get them into a daycare that can bus them in the fall. And, if I get the job I want then they would just have to watch them in the morning and an hour on Mondays for the early out day! That would be awesome! Anyhoo, that's the next plan after I find out what they will do, hopefully on Tuesday. But, until then my super sweet wonderful parents and sister are helping me out. So, for now, not having to have the kids at work with me will be great and I'm sure it will help my stress level at work. :)
Well, I think I shall try and get some great sleep tonight and have a FANTASTIC day tomorrow!!

AHHH!!!

So I thought I had babysitting all worked out for the kids for school this week and then I found out that our Clinical for tomorrow doesn't end until 9:30 which means I would be back down to Orem by 9:50-10:00!!! Way late for my sweet visiting teacher so I now have to find someone that doesn't have plans on a freakin WEDNESDAY night and could watch them from like 8-10! Grrr! A couple of the sweet girls I carpool with asked their sisters if they could do that and unfortunately they can't and I asked a niece if she could but she made a LAME excuse to not help me out so now I am going through a list of everyone I could possibly think of and there aren't many who could so I am just going to have to pray super freaking hard that someone can come through for me cuz I have to get this done so I can get a freaking job to support my family! ARG why are there so many obsticles in the way when you're trying to do something good?? Why can't things just go smoothly for once? I feel like I am constantly in the war zone just waiting for the next bomb to go off!!
And this just in; my nephew is going to watch them for me! SAVED!!! I seriously hope and pray that that sweet boy will get heaped on with blessings!!
Now I just have to try and remember all the things I've learned in class so far so I can convincingly do it on unsuspecting patients tomorrow lol!

Things That Make You Go Hmmmm

Interesting day today so far. I woke up feeling like I was going to be in major trouble about something but nothing so far so that's awesome! I had so much to do at work that I didn't even get all of it done which is great cuz then I have tons to do tomorrow!! When I got home I grabbed a quick shower and ate lunch while trying to get things resolved with DWS and Medicaid. Oh and I got some homework done during that as well lol. The kids have been pretty good today and the kids at work were great! Now if I can just pass my midterm life will be beautiful!!!

Wowzers!!!

Holy crazy batman! Yeah I've probably said it a million times but life has been insane again! I started school on June 13th to become a CNA because I still couldn't get a job as a CMA. It is an accelerated course through MATC so I will be done July 20th and hopefully test very very soon after that. I go Monday-Thursday from 5-9 pm so I have been blessed enough to have awesome friends, family, and ward members that have pitched in and have been babysitting the kids for me without monetary compensation! I pray that Heavenly Father will pour out tons and tons of blessings on them for their amazing sacrifices and service! I have also been blessed with amazing class members for school! They are a blast to be with and learn from and with! A few of us even carpool so I only have to drive up there once a week!
I am still working as a Respite Care Worker and love working with the little girl with Rett Syndrome but could do without the antics of her family but am thankful I have a job at all!! Anyhoo, after school got out I started working from 8-12 every day then come home and do homework and spend time with the kids then have to leave for school at 4:15 :( no bueno!
At the beginning of May, I went home early from work cuz my stomach was in pretty severe pain and after an emergency room visit, and an office visit to my Dr the next day, I found out I had gastritis from all the stress I've been under. So, they put me on a very restricted diet and a super heavy antacid and things are going pretty well now. I still can't have milk or anything greasy or spicy but I can eat more than just chicken and bread and water now! But, as a result of the super strict diet, I have lost (and kept off) 8 pounds so far. I know I would have lost more if I couldn't have chocolate still lol. Anyhoo, it's a step in the right direction and I'm very proud of myself! Now if I can just keep the stress at bay and not consume sweets I will be droppin the pounds left and right! I am doing much better about drinking water too so that's helped a lot!
At the end of May I started dating a guy from my sister's ward. It started out great and I felt peace and safety and was having a great time. Then, slowly but surely he got more and more annoying and rude but I also found out he had a very low self-esteem so I knew it would not be good if I broke up with him so I was trying to figure out a way to let him down easy. Turns out I didn't have to worry about that cuz he broke things off with me on Saturday night in a text message. Real winner!! Anyhoo, gave me a lot to think about on how I keep ending up with the same type of guy when they seem so different at first. And, it made me realize that I need to set a higher standard for the guys that I date so that a lot of this drama can be avoided :) That's the plan anyway :)
Well, that's about it for now so I will try and post more soon :)