Monday September 4, 2012


   So this week has been busy, interesting and challenging for me. That is definately alot to handle for one week. I spent the week getting my 14 year old son ready to start high school as well as the fact that I started my first semester in college. I dont' know which one is worse the fact that my son is starting a new phase in his life or facing the fact that I am as well.
   It all started with high school orientation that of course he didnt want me to go to but I went anyways. I didn't go on purpose to embarrass him or anything like that but I knew that their were things that I needed to pay for. Plus the fact that I had talked to some other parents and they had mentioned that they were going as well. So I knew it wouldn't look strange if I was there. Here I am walking through the halls of the school that I once attended remembering all the good times I had in school, but this time I am not going to class myself I am showing my son around, helping him find his way around. Now talk about a reality check.
    Next we are off to school shopping which at one time was the easiest thing to do. I could just run out to the store, pick up a few shirts and couple pairs of jeans and a pair of shoes and be done with it. Not anymore !! I get that he is getting older and he is getting his own sense of style, but when did the styles change so much. I like to think that I know what is in stlye and what looks good but if you ask my son he would tell you a totally different story. The hardest part of the whole journey is getting the kid to try on jeans. We go from store to store looking for jeans. He is just the type to pick them up off the shelf and say here we go they fit. He doesn't check the size or anything like that. So I have to tell him try the jeans on. So all he can do is complain. Which I can't blame him because I hate to try things as well ,but what I hate even more is returning things. It is such an inconvience and a waste of time. So all he can say is they don't fit, I dont' like the way they fit. For every pair he had some excuse. Finally we called it a day and left. We go back later in the week and end up buying the jeans that he didn't like the first time because for some reason now they fit and he likes them.  Every store I ask him do you want to go in and see what they have he says no I don't like that store. So I go in anyways and to my surprise we end up spending money in each and everyone of the stores. It's not like he just got one thing in each store he got multiple things in each store. Well let me tell you for not liking any of the stores my ATM card sure got a workout that day.
      So not only is my son going to school but I am going as well. I decided that it is time for me to finally grow up and decided what I really want to do with my life. I work a full time job and have been at the same job for 11 years but I have come to the conclusion that I don't really like it anymore. I want to do something more than just sit at a desk all day. Don't get me wrong I have been blessed with my job. I have a great hours, a great employer, I don't have to work weekends and great flexibility. I just think it is time to make a change so that is what I am doing. I figure that by time my son graduates from college I will hopefully be doing the same. All I can do is take it slow just a few classes at a time and in time I will finish. You know what they say better late than never.