Since Christmas

We have stayed mostly well. Covid is all around, we pray mom in particular stays clear of it.

Mom has embarked on a major project to declutter and upgrade her living room and kitchen. I get to help make Thrift Store drops and pick out paint colors.

Peter has started at the Community College taking both Intro to EMT and Anatomy classes. My taking him to school is helping me get to work on time!

Peter is now working Friday - Sunday at Papa Johns to be free for his Monday - Thursday classes.  Good thing Football season is wrapping up!

I entertained expanding my child life coaching side hustle into a more " Maker Space" venture that would have involved an expanded, unshared space but more expenses, responsibility and stress.  So I decided to stick with the current child life coaching path I started last year and am grateful for a handful of steady clients.

The national staff shortage has been felt in my school.  I have had a couple of days where I have wrangled as many as 12 three and four year olds by myself for most of the day.  I can proudly say we all came out alive.

It snowed on my birthday and I got to stay home in my PJ's ALL day, talk to people I love, drive NOWHERE and it was the best kind of birthday!

Today is MLK day and  snow remains so I am home in my PJ's.  I hope to get a few things done and I am working on my long range (this overwhelm me) to do list.  I am sharing here because if you are led to pray for us, these are things you could mention to God.

- We need to sell Peter's car ASAP and there are several factors that make it feel a little trickier than normal.  

- We have upcoming Dinner with Dad at the preschool and I have a good bit of crafting to complete to be ready.

- I want to be wise with time in marketing, gaining more training and planning in regards to my side hustle as a Child Life Coach.  I don't want it to lose its "ministry" in my efforts to keep it viable.

- This year my taxes include self employment - I have a good accountant but it requires some prep on my end.  I don't like paperwork.

- I like to shop and decorate so would rather help mom with her project than do my paperwork. I need balance! Pray mom stays well and energized to accomplish this project.

- I need to get my eating and sleeping back on track as my autoimmune/ inflammatory skin issues are flaring again.  I am pretty certain food and sleep are factors.  

- I want Peter to be successful in his school endeavors.  Sometimes it is hard to know the fine line of helping and enabling.  I pray for him to have a community of support and redirection if this current field of study is not the best for him.

- I want to finish Homiletics on the book of Acts.  Really I am trying,  Maybe one will appear today.

Until the next holiday or snow day .....