Okay, my title may be misleading…. its not always true folks… Though it is a motto I live by, I always remember that I have a 100% track record for getting through hard times. And, I am not going to lie! The last three weeks have not been easy but, I am blessed to be an Oregon State Beaver and know that every little thing… Is gonna be alright!
My three S’s… Well, I gotta start with my struggles, because they are ever so apparent around me…
I have stated before I am my mothers caretaker, a mother to five, a wife to be, and a college student. Each of my kiddos has an activity, I homeschool one of them, and one of them is only close to five months old. We like to call it batcrap craziness around here. That is my struggle, it seems hard to me to actually block out that time to work on MY homework because it always seems as though someone needs me. For example, today! I was going to spend most of the stormy day in the house cuddled with my honey (hes home for a couple of weeks) and read my texts and watch Twilight Zone. No such luck, my mom ended up developing a serious ear infection and I found myself waiting at an urgent care, getting medications, and the whole shebang… Five hours later we were home, only to pick kids up from school and move on to the next set of insanity. So, here I sit… 12:01 am wanting to be up in bed with my honey and baby, but committing to my homework because I’m already further out than I wanted to be. One of these days I will get it… And set it on fire!
Alas though! I love the flexibility of online learning, that could definitely go into my Strengths. I continue to learn what an absolutely amazing human I truly am. Even though through every moment today I survived and I am here doing it! I have learned that I am capable of reading pages and pages and pages of boring political science text and meeting the deadline to get an assignment done in time. I’ve been successful at loving on my kiddos even when I’m stressed to the gills. I’ve also recognized where I need to make some major changes. Baby steps to success.. baby stepping through the office, baby stepping through the office! I am a degree seeking student working her tail off. In my eyes, at this point, that alone is a strength. So, guess what all y’all? Y’all are strong too!
And my success… Well, I get excited when I turn in assignments on time… So in that regard I have had a few. Besides my own successes, I have been watching my daughter flourish in her math program at home. Which is a big deal for our family. She has struggled SO much and a big part of me going to school was so that her and I could do school together. She sees mommy working hard and in turn, she herself, is working hard too. I couldn’t be prouder. I consider that a huge deal. Like I stated in my last paragraph, just being here is a strength and most definitely can be considered a success. I’ve always wanted to be a Beaver. And here I am, in a way that works for my family.
Thank you each for being an encouragement to me! I’m a fortunate gal!
And PS… I was never able to tell everyone… I am a die hard Seattle SuperSonics fan therefore my favorite team is not the Golden State Warriors. In fact, until this last basketball season I hadn’t watched a basketball game since the Seattle Supersonics were sold to Oklahoma City… and random fact, they were sold by the owner of Starbucks… So, I also have not drank a Starbucks drink in the same amount of time. Bring my Sonics back!!!!!