It's all been uphill

I'll say the same thing about this Mother's Day that I have said about every Mother's Day..."Next year will be better!" We'll talk about it again next year.

It's all been uphill from there though! Seriously. I am happier than I've been in a long time. I have more energy. I just feel good. And I'm still exhausted! I love this time of year, when I get CRAZY busy!

I guess, I've been doing a lot of things for me. A lot of de-cluttering. A lot of sorting, organizing and cleaning out. It feels so good to get out from under so much.

I went for a massage last week. And I loved it! I highly recommend it! Jeremy gave me a 1/2 hour for Christmas. I have vowed to myself that I will be going back - regularly! The best thing about her is she has kids, Jacob's age and her husband is home and will supervise the kids playing. I've known these people since I moved down here. I know their (his) parents, his sister, and all of the extended family. It's not like they are strangers.

My on-line auctioning has been going very well. I'm closing in on $250 in sales in the past 3 months. I can't believe the money I've made on the things I've sold (that sounds like I'm selling garbage). Clarification - I didn't think my old clothes could be worth that much to someone else. I've set a goal for an average of $80 a week and I have consistently met that goal. The only drawback...I'm running out of stuff to sell!  Jeremy thinks I should turn it into a business ie. I take something from you and I sell it, charge you a fee, then give you the money.  I'm not sure about that.

My photography class has been fantastic. I was really scared at first, I was the only Nikon in the room amongst all the Canon Rebels. I was afraid I wasn't going to learn anything about my camera. And then they started trickling in. One, two, and three more came! Whew! The class went so well that the instructor said "You are all more advanced than I thought. We covered all of my material. Next class we'll just answer questions and do some shooting." Class starts at 6:30PM and I can't get there soon enough!

I've been hitting yard sales already!  I found a couple of old runner sleds at a yard sale. I'm planning to photograph our Christmas card this year. I also bought a box of old cameras - really old cameras. I've had a lot of ideas for pictures of kids and families and I've been writing down my visions. I don't know where this is going to go but, I can tell you that I'm following Someone Else's lead.  I'll be starting the intermediate class in the next session and I have another 6 week workshop this fall.  The hardest thing is balancing Jacob, Jeremy's schedule and shooting time. 

I packed and sent another box of books to the library. They will shelve what they can and use the rest for their book sale. This is the 2nd box I've donated. I also donated a box of toys to a local day-care. I've also packed away a lot of toys to save for Jacob's kids. I feel good about that. It's warming just to give.

Our puppy is coming around August.  She's due mid June.  We are in for a chocolate (lab) female.  Jacob is very excited.  We've been preparing for her to join our family.  We have a name for her, dishes, a crate, some toys.  Actually, this morning Jacob was "sleeping with 'her' shark."  I don't know if I've said her name in a previous post or in conversation but, we're hanging on to it until she's here though if you ask Jacob, he'll tell you.

Lots going on and more to look forward to.