Healthy Me

I know it's only July but it's time to start getting ready for the next school year (boo, I know).  Soccer started a few weeks ago. Cheer has started but it isn't mandatory yet. Band camp starts next week and we need drum sticks so we're taking a drive into the city today (I can say that because we live in the boonies) for sticks. I wish we had time to order the ones my son would really want but we'll make do with the music store the school uses.

I prefer to buy things from big name music places like Musician's Friend. Learn more about us at MusiciansFriend.com. However, as is the "norm" with teenagers, we didn't find out in enough time to get what we needed here by the crack of dawn Monday morning.

The kids are back in school.  It was hard to see the youngest start school, definitely had to choke back tears, but it's fine now.  In fact, after the arguing she and I do in the mornings over her shoes and brushing her teeth, and the fighting they all do over the bathroom, I'm ready to nudge her right out the front door with the rest of them for the bus and lock the door behind all of them.

Health-wise, not so good.  I am back to gaining weight.  My neck has been hurting for weeks now.  I don't know if it is thyroid-related or my TMJ since both are giving me problems at the moment. 

I thought with all the kids going to school, I'd be bored out of my mind but there is just too much to do.  It's definitely not sitting around on outdoor chaise lounges, eating bon bons or watching soap operas. I haven't seen one soap opera yet!  If there are stay-at-home moms who have the time to sit around all day and do nothing, I'd like to borrow their maids please!

Senior year is starting for my stepdaughter, who is our oldest.  She is so geeked over senior year and senior year activities.  I wouldn't doubt if she's already looking at prom dresses for spring!

For our youngest, she is starting kindergarten.  I am sure I will cry on her first day and I really don't want to do that!!

Then the other four kids in between in elementary, junior high, and high school.  Yes, we have a lot of kids. 

I have updated all the latest on my thyroid health on my thyroid blog.  Don't forget to check it out if you have thyroid problems! 

School will be in session in two weeks.  I need to use that time with the kids all in school to increase my workload and get organized.  I should probably get organized and THEN increase my workload.  Otherwise, I'll get scattered.  I need to look at good document management software to manage everything I do since it is all on the computer. I need to be able to find a document right when I need it and not search through directories for awhile until I come across it.

Here's to getting organized and working more for more money!!

School shopping is already here. School starts in three weeks. Didn't it just let out not too long ago? Wow, the summer is flying.

I need to get my kids clothes to wear for band concerts and choir this year.  My daughter needs a new white dress blouse (the dog wet on her other one, which she didn't tell me...just found it stained in the laundry room) and my son needs men's polo shirts to go with a nice pair of dress pants.  I can't believe my "little boy" is growing into men's clothes already too! 

With school clothes, school supplies, and school fees for four kids, we are going to start hemorrhaging money this month!  They should be set for awhile though after that - until one of them has a growth spurt.  ha ha