my 'TO DO' list...

Sometimes when life gets crazy, your mind and body are being pulled in to several different directions, and you can't quite remember what it was you were suppose to be doing...its best to write a list.

I like writing lists though because there it is right in front of you and you can check things off as they get done. I'm usually a very organized, planned out, well prepared person but for some reason lately I've lost touch with my survival skills. I call them survival skills because as a single parent you will sink and drown if you don't have schedules in your life. As a kid free young woman I just floated along....did what I felt like doing, didn't do what I didn't want to. Opportunity pops up, I might take it or I might not. Block of time with nothing to do? Eh...happens all the time. Shoooooot not now. Now I do what I must, don't do what I know I shouldn't, take advantage of EVERY opportunity I'm blessed with, and if I'm lucky enough to get a block of time with nothing to do I thank the lord and try to catch a nap!

The time for floating has passed. I am very much grounded, feet strongly planted, and thinking ahead at all times for my next move that will help better the life for myself and my children. Lately though, things have been so insane, everywhere, and non-stop that I've been losing sight on what it is I need to be tackling. So what better way to get back on top of things than posting my list right here!

1. find a job!
sure seems simple enough right? WRONG! my career is early childhood education but since our educational system has so politely been robbed of funding, experienced teachers are getting cut left and right and those lacking experience such as myself aren't even being considered.
2. take care of the divorce, child support, and lawsuit issues.
ya that is a loooong story but never the less it needs to be high on my priorities!
3. sign Ty up for kindergarten!
this one I'm actually looking forward to because he's such a smart cookie and I know he'll thrive in an actual school setting.
4. get my oil changed, alignment adjusted, and rim put back on my tire.
this, if anything, is one reason why I need a man! I know absolutely nothing about cars....well no I know where to pour oil if it so happens to get low, but besides that I'm clueless. Tires need to be rotated? why? isn't that was happens when you drive? that should be rotation enough in my opinion... but no and my tire blowing out is an example of why you should get them rotated often haha!
5. go down to my bank and convince them on why they shouldn't punish me for my account being messed up due to the irresponsibility of someone else.
that is honestly something I don't understand. if you go over your limit, ok your bad. take the $33 out and call it a day. but how is it my fault if someone writes me a check, I put it in my account, you clear it and make the funds available, and then the check bounces? naw you're not gonna pin that one on me. Wamu, I mean Chase can kick rocks for all I care!
6. figure out if modeling is for me, then get pictures taken, and start networking.
seriously this has been in the back of my mind for a while. now that I have a break with school, losing this baby weight, and meeting new people in the industry I figured why not give it a try. I'm not getting any younger and that's the bible!(I kinda just made that bible saying up so feel free to pass it around...all the cool kids are saying it!)
7. Heal.
I put this one last because well...its gonna take the longest. whether or not this happens life will still go on. I will still get up, my kids will still thrive, my car will still run...you feel me? but I do need to include it on my list so that it is not forgotten a midst all the chaos.

So that's my list. It may seem mediocre to most, but in my life it means a good day or a bad one. If you read this and think you could help out with one, a few, or all...give me a holla!