Goals for the next year...

It's hard to believe that this year is almost over. It is only 3 and a half months left of the year and I was thinking about the goals I want to have accomplished by this time next year. One thing I want to accomplish is losing weight. I have started a workout plan called RI28 and so far I have been on it for four days. RI28 stands for Results in 28 days so I am trying to see how much weight I can lose in 28 days. I have 24 more days to go and I have been doing good except today I went off my diet and ate a burrito and a little chocolate cake which I wish I hadn't of gotten because it wasn't all that good. I will be getting my workout in tonight which have been fairly easy except you have to do them four times but the point is to lose weight so I won't complain too much. Besides the burrito and cake I have been doing good eating wise. I have only been eating fruit and a salad. I am trying to see how much I can lose in the next two months so we'll see how good I do by the beginning of November and then we'll go from there. The next goal is I want to get my CCS. The CCS is Certified Coding Specialist and once I get that I want to get a coding job which will hopefully lead to more money and the chance to work from home. I have bought the exam prep book so when I have free time I can look at it as well as Youtube videos for tips. I am going to study the rest of this year so hopefully by the beginning of next year between January and March I can sit for the exam and if I pass I can start applying for jobs and I hope to get one by Summer. Another goal is by this time next year I should be in my last Fall semester of school and it has definitely been a long journey. I just have to make it through this semester and the Spring and then I will officially have two semesters left before graduation. Sometimes I wonder if I'm good enough to be in school. I feel like I have a hard time keeping up and I think apart of that has to do with working a full time job. I wish there was a way I could take school related time off of work to have more time to study and get work done without having to use time. I hope I'll will be able to complete my goals for the year. We'll see what happens...

School stress...

The fall semester is underway. I'm in week 3 and so far things are going good. Its hard to believe I am in my last 4 semesters. After this semester it will be 3. I can't wait until that last semester and then I will finally graduate. It has definitely been a long time coming. I can't help but stress and freak out about how I am going to take the math classes I need to take. Like I mentioned in my last post, I am trying to find a job where I can hopefully get off early enough to be able to take the classes in the afternoon. I am not trying to take an evening or a weekend class so that way I won't have to burden anyone with keeping my kids. I just keep thinking what if I do not find something in time before next semester which is when I need to take the first math class. If I could find a 5 am to 1 pm job I would be happy. It just sucks when you are looking and can't find anything in the time area you're looking for. I just hope something is out there for me but all I can do is keep looking until something comes along. I only have three months to find something and it makes me nervous that I won't find anything in time. I'm sure the three months will fly by quick I just hope something happens but the hard part is when looking for jobs most don't tell the hours and it sucks to apply to a job blind when you don't know all of the details. I'm trying not to stress out but it is hard not to. I just hope things work out for me in the end. That's all I can do.

Cancer scare...

I had a cancer scare. You wouldn't think at the age of 31 I would be thinking about cancer. Although, it isn't a specific age disease. It started with me having my annual check up with my gynecologist and I guess she felt something after she felt my neck. So I had to go and have an ultrasound done on my thyroid. Then I had to go to an appointment at an Ear, Nose, and Throat facility. The ultrasound showed that I had a nodule that measured at 1.7 cm and they suggest you to have a biopsy on anything over 1.5 cm. So I had to have a biopsy to see if it was cancer or benign. They say majority of the time it is benign. I went in to have my biopsy which was so annoying because my appointment was at 1 but I was sitting around for an hour and a half before I finally got to go back. They had to numb the area and it burned which was the hardest part of it. Then I think she had stuck 5 needles in to get a sample of the nodule. After it was done, it was sore for awhile the first day it was uncomfortable but after it started feeling better. After a couple of days, I received the results and it was benign. I still have a followup appointment to go to but as far as I know I am fine.

Hard hunting...

Why is it so hard for me to find jobs to apply to? I am looking for jobs to apply to everyday but can not seem to find anything. If I could, I would like to find something that would work around my school schedule. I would need to find something before the spring semester starts because I have math classes that I need to take and the only time I can take them is the spring and next fall semesters. I am in my last four semesters and I don't want to have to worry about taking a math class in my last semester before I graduate so the next two semesters are the only chances I have to take these math classes and I am trying to take them in the afternoon so I don't have to change anything in my kids schedule and have to find someone to keep them while I take the classes. I hope something will come along soon. I had applied to a job where I would have been able to get off at 12:30 on Tuesdays and Thursday but I never heard back about it. It really depressed me because I really wanted and needed that job and who knows if another job like that will ever come back around. It is hard to find a job with those kind of hours which is what I need to be able to take these classes. It is so frustrating trying to find a job especially one with hours that will work around school. If I could I wish I could work part time. Besides looking for a full time job, I am looking for some work from home jobs as well. I need the extra income so that I can start saving up for a house that I can get hopefully by the end of next year and to pay for all the classes I am signing my kids up to do. Hopefully, I can find the job that I am looking for by the beginning of December. That gives me 3 months to find something and I am not really hopeful because I feel like I have been applying and looking for jobs for months now with no luck at all. I try to think positive but it is not easy.