Time marches on....

Many things have changed since the last time I posted and I realize that maybe I should be better about upkeep. My life has gone through so many changes.Here are the highlights:


- I have been with the same government agency for the past 4 years. I have enjoyed the learning and growth and the job security is awesome. I am blessed to be able to work from home which is probably the best perk ever.

- Allison graduated from the Orange County School of the Arts. She is attending Riverside Community College with plans to transfer to a 4 year university. She also currently is working for Amazon and just bought her first car..a Toyota Corolla.

- Teresa is in 11th grade and has found a love of playing Water polo. She finished her personal progress at church and enjoys her time with her friends.

- Matt has still been attending special schools for autistic children however, this year for 7th grade he is being reintegrated into a regular middle school in special Ed classes. He has math class at the middle school right now and loves it. He has grown so much and it as tall as Allison already. Everyone says he looks just like me so I figure he will easily be as tall as my brother and dad.

- Alicia is in the 4th grade. She has had some challenges learning to read but she has an awesome teacher this year and we have a plan so hopefully she can catch up. She still loves to sing and dance. There are no really good children's theater groups in Riverside that do not cost a fortune so she sings on the playground and the church choir.

-I was able to complete a Bachelors Degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Management at Ashford University. I then decided to go a step further and I also completed my Master's degree in Public Administration at Ashford University. I walked in the graduation ceremony when I got my master's degree.

I did two color runs... the first with Alicia and some of my friends and the second with my family. We went on a New year's Day hike at the Historic Citrus park. This summer we also had adventures like a nerf war with friends, visiting some of the temples, learning and trying new things and just having fun as a family.

So many things have changed, Jim and I separated in March and are in the process of a divorce. But right now I just focus on being the best mom I can and figuring out as a single parent how to navigate this new life. I have faith though that the kids and I are on the right path and headed for great things. I am trying to teach them how to weather the storms, dance in the rain and just not let the trials of life weigh them down.

There have been so many blessing and wonderful supportive friends that I am excited to see what is to come and where the lord is going to lead my little family.

Overdue update

It has been quite while since I blogged. So much has happened and here is the readers digest version.

My mom died on October 12,2012. I was with her when she passed. It was very peaceful and I know that her parents and othrr lived ones met her as she left this life. It was a whirlwind Utah trip but she was
laid to rest in the Manti Ut cemetary next to her parents.

Sadly at the beginning of October my dad was hospitalized and although he pulled through and seemed to be getting better, he passed away on October 20,2012. We were devastated but I guess sometimes you just can't live apart from someone you love.

I changed jobs in June of 2012. I now work for Immigration and have learned so much. I attended a six week training in january and February of 2023. Such a great experience.

We bought a house in Riverside.Lots of searching and a difficult house hunt but it paid off and we have a house thst suits the needs of our family. I now work from home and love it.

Jim still commutes to Irvine but is actively looking for other opportunities closer to home.

Allison decided to finish High School at OCSA. She loves costuming, fashion design and theatre makeup classes.
She has her learners permit and begs to drive all the time.

Teresa goes to Miller Middle School. She is in the play the Wizard of Oz and loves performing in the band.

Matt attends a special school in Riverside for autistic children. He is doing well and even gave a talk in the children's class at church, and he wrote the talk with only minor help.

Alicia is a busy first grader. She loves school. She loves to play outside on her scooter.

They are all looking forward to being in the play Suessical over the summer and getting more time in our pool.

We added a new family member at christmas. He is a four year old white maltiepoo. Santa brought him to our famiky and none of us can remember what life was like before he came. He is very playful and loves stealing socks.

Update????

So just another day in paradise....So much has happened and I have been super busy, much to busy to blog...but here you go. This is the update:

**Mom went into a facility that can better care for her...very good for all of us. Living together and being the caregiver was not working.

**I decided to figure out why my foot was hurting and fix the problem...Well it ended up being bursitis in my foot. So the doctor wants we to stay off it for 6 weeks...With four kids and two parents to care for it is not an easy task. SO far I am 3 weeks in and have less pain but I knwo I am far from cured...just need to remember not to do things. I am actually missing work..so I gotta get this better!!!

**Matt has been moved to a special school that is much better for him. There is more structure and more accountability for him. He is doing extremely well and everyone is happy. Now if we can make the same progress at church it would be perfect. I struggled alot with him going to the new school. I felt like I had failed as a parent but I realized that he needed to move to progress. He know is learning and growing and he is sooo happy.

**The girls had a great time in the Tom sawyer play. ALicia is perfectly at home on the stage. They are now practicing for The Wiz where Allison has a awesoem part that she is very excited about. Alicia and teresa are in it as well as part of the ensemble and they will both be auditioning for Charlottes web.

**Jim applied for a higher position at his place of employement and we are waiting to see if they give it to him...it would be a nice pay raise.

**I applied to be a supervisor and am still waiting to hear form Immigration..I wish they would just decide to hire me. THat would be so nice.

Current craziness is my messy house that I cannot clean becuase I cannot stand on my foot. My keys are lost somewhere in my house and I cannot find them..I am praying that I can find them soon. Oh and I found the joy that is Pinterest!!!m

As for my goals they are just there and I will do an update soon.

Love ya all,

Rebecca

Out of Town...

Yesterday I left on my trip to Utah to help my mom go through her stuff and get the house ready to rent.

We left at 10:30amd and arrived at 7:30 in the snow...not really heavy snowfall but I had a hard time getting my van to go up the driveway!!!

The trip was rather uneventful but of course things at home never are.

Matthew had a hard day at school and jim had to go calm him down.

We have found out that Teresa cannot be dropped off at 7:30 am...I am trying to locate an alternate option.

Allison and Alicia had different rehearsal times so there was some back and forth to the theatre.

Jim is tired already!!

I surveyed the situation up here and I actually think we are in better shape than I thought. Don't get me wrong there is lots to go through and sort. Although mediating between my parents is not fun.

I knew it would be hard to be away from my family, but I never knew how hard it would be to not be able to go the school when Matt needs me....

I guess it is time to do a project 52 update.... Maybe over the next couple days...gotta get packing!!!

Rebecca

The goings and comings...

This has been an interesting week...Everyone but Jim got a 24 hour flu. It was not fun and really put me down for the count. The good part was I probably lost some weight during the weekend and my appetite is still very small. The worst part was I couldn't call in from work because I didn't want to get into trouble. Yes they would write me up and I really just do not want to be called into the office AGAIN!So I went and felt horrible..at least I was past the puking part and I was just super tired.

Oh and I am still waiting to hear if I get the job I interviewed for...waiting SUCKS!!!

Allison has finals this week so she gets out early from school... I amhoping that it translates into her helping me more.

Teresa got cast as Ensemble for Eeyores Birthday party and will also be the Understudy for Owl.

Matthew has decided that he prefers Diet Dr. Pepper because then Grandpa won't drink it...he thinks it is sneaky.

Alicia got cast as a fish in the Tom sawyer play and so her theatre career has begun.

Jim is excited for a few days off this week and the ability to spend time with his dad.

My parents are up to their normal mischief. It is hard to meet the needs of so many people in one house.

We got a new sofa and I got lots fo organizing done in the garage last week so when I get back from UT I will be doing tons of scrapbooking out there. Let me know if you want to come scrapbook with me and I will set up a table for you as well.

This is my life in the sandwich generation!!!

Rebecca

Project 52(well actually Project 30)

This is my version of the Project 52. I lowered the number to 30 in the hopes that I can accomplish them all and most require more than one time to finish.

So here are my goals for the year:

Project 30

1. Get mom’s house cleaned out
2. Get higher position at work(Applied)
3. Reorganize garage(can't do this, till I get rid of mom's stuff)
4. Deep clean each room upstairs(0/4)
5. Clean carpets upstairs
6. Deep clean car
7. Blog once a month(3/12)
8. Upload pics for Lisa
9. Catch up Lisa’s albums
10. Get an Iphone
11. Go on 10 Dates with Jim (2/10)
12. Put together my New York 3d puzzle
13. Send out Christmas cards
14. Sew bedspread for my bed
15. Heal my foot
16. Get video camera fixed
17. Get my van fixed(half done)
18. Catch up my albums
19. Finish 10 of my university classes (2/10)
20. Paint downstairs bathroom
21. Paint Stairwell
22. Paint upstairs hallway
23. Get rid of extra toys
24. Create Personal Progress Plan for Teresa
25. Help Teresa Finish Faith in God
26. Help Allison finish her goals
27. Repaint Bike for Teresa
28. Practice piano Hymns twice a week(0/104)
29. Clean out coat closet
30. Swap out refridgerator

Because Life some goals needed to be changed and right now some cannot be completed due to my injury....gotta recover faster!!!

Rebecca

So much to do

I realized that my trip to Utah is two weeks away and I have done very little to prepare. I still have christmas stuff up at my house cause I have no energy to put it away. I need to create schedules and do a deep cleaning...maybe I should also pack!!

So recently I am waiting to hear about new jobs and I was pretty discouraged because at my current location it seems like it doesn't matter if I leave or not. I want to be less disposable and I want to figure out how to do that. I may be going fulltime within the next few months, so that will be a interesting change.

Tomorrow night I have a planning meeting for the Church activities committee..and I have no clue what activities to plan...suggestions would be helpful. I really want to helpt eh women learn how to ask for help when they need it and also learn the importance of serving others...

January seems to be a great month...lots to look forward to....liked WICKED at the Pantages!!!

Rebecca

2011 over 2012 Here we come

Hey there everyone,

So 2011 was a busy year for us. I do not see it settling down any day soon, so I guess 2012 will be the same.

Allison is loving High school. She is super busy but has decided she loves costuming and makeup.

Teresa is excelling at her new school. She has been taking voice lessons to prepare her for the audition at OCSHA. We are praying that she will get in.

Allison and Teresa both got parts in the ensemble cast for the Play Adventures of Tom Sawyer. They are super excited and it will be a great experience. Look for info in Feb about tickets for the March shows.

Matthew has had lots of changes with teachers. His school teacher Mrs. Holo got a new job that was great for her but bad for us because she took it and no longer is Matt's teacher. His new Teacher is Mrs. Vega. We are waiting to see how it works out. I didn't get warm feelings from her but I guess we shall see.

Alicia loves preschool and is so ready for Kindergarten. She loves to annoy my parents dogs and loves having pink chrostmas lights decorating her bed.

My parents moved in and will be staying for an undetermined amount of time. My mom has Uterine Cancer and is dying. We are sad but trying to make the most out of the rest of her time. I am helping as her caregiver.

Jim is hopefully going to be taking on more responsibility at work and maybe getting a raise. He has lost almost 50 lbs and is looking really good.

I have applied for various jobs at different airports and other federal agencies. Although I haven't gotten one yet I know the perfect opportunity is out there waiting for me. I also am finally working on my bachelors degree. It should take me a year and a half. But it is something that I have always wanted.

I am working on my new project 52 list so I will post that soon. I am going to keep this blog up to date this year.

Keep checking back for current happenings....

Rebecca

Project 52 Fall Update... The end is near!!!

Project 52

1. Exercise at the gym five times per week.(Okay so this has been sporadic…I was able to do it for a few weeks but then other obligations got in the way)
2. Clean out other people’s items from my garage (Working on it...So all I have left is the scrapbooking work I need to do for my friend. But I need her to print out the pictures.so i am counting this as done since the rubber stamps are all gone and I have lots of space to go through the rest of my junk.)
3. Clean out my email box.(DONE)
4. Finish Intelligence class (DONE)
5. Finish third class for Associates program (Done)
6. Psychology 202 class( first one for my bachelors degree)
7. Fix my headlight on my car(DONE...I am so glad that I learned how to do it..I even changed the electric harness on the headlight cause I was told that was the problem...it ended up just being a burnt out bulb...great learning experience)
8. Sew Renaissance shirts for my brother( Gotta get these done since he ask me about them at his son's wedding....I could do them anytime I just need to do it)
9. Paint my downstairs Bathroom.( Yeah this really needs to be done...I even have the paint and rollers)
10. Clean the upstairs carpets (I need to do this now)
11. Donate blood (I just need to go. )
12. Try Zumba (DONE...tried it. It was fun, probably would have been more fun if I had rhythm and my ankle hadn't been recovering from being rolled a few days before.)
13. Change the spark plug on my Lawnmower (DONE...too bad it wasn't the problem)
14. Spend a weekend away from home (DONE...we had a great time)
15. Spend one night a week out with the kids (We did the successfully for a few months. I had to stop to finish the costumes but we will resume this week)
16. Teach Allison how to sew (Her costume teacher helped with this but I have given her tips and we are working together on costumes for a YW/YM activity)
17. Complete the Terrorism Liason Officer training (DONE)
18. Get my own Ipod Touch(DONE)
19. Get myself a Kindle (DONE...I have read so many books..I love my kindle)
20. Study Spanish (No time now that I started a bachelors degree)
21. Put together my New York 3D puzzle.(Oooooh this s one I would love to do..gotta find space)
22. Catch up on my mending (well I have part of it done and can finish the rest)
23. Clean desks in my room(DONE)
24. Lose 50lbs(Well I have lost about 15 of it so far)
25. Create a Gratitude Journal(I started this month)
26. Stick to the budget for three months in a row
27. Get rid of the old mail by the front door (Consider it done)
28. Go 10 days in a row without eating fast food (Yeah this one is a hard one for me)
29. Paint Dining room (DONE and it looks great)
30. Try 2 new recipes in a month (DONE...I did it last month, kind of fun)
31. Make menus for my family (DONE... did it but we didn't stick to it)
32. Follow the menus for one month (We really tried and were pretty close only a couple days were changed because of activities that we hadn't planned on, I am counting it as done though)
33. Email Heather my response to her email(I actually feel really bad that I haven't done this yet)
34. Improve my typing speed and accuracy( DONE...I am at 40wpm..I am good with that)
35. Catch up Lisa’s Albums( Just waiting for her to print pictures)
36. Keep my van clean for a month( Ummmm...I do not think this is possible???)
37. Complete Weapons of Mass Destruction training(DONE...This was awesome)
38. 100% visiting teaching (DONE...did this last month and a bonus of this month to keep it going)
39. Finish Quilt for my bed (Yeah...not a top priority right now)
40. Go to Sunday school (DONE)
41. Go to Doug’s wedding (DONE..great time with my family...for the most part)
42. Buy one Christmas gift each week starting in June ( I have been doing a really good job of this and have a nice stock pile of gifts that I need to wrap and inventory.)
43. Send Christmas cards.
44. Make Christmas quilted placemats
45. Get my LOR out of my file at work (DONE or at least I know that yeah this is not going to happen. I have to just live with it and stay out of trouble)
46. Apply for lead position at work (DONE...Got rejected at 2 airports and 2 other airports were just too far away)
47. Weed the entire front flower bed ( well we did it, but then it grew back so I guess I will start again to accomplish #48)
48. Keep it weed free for one month
49. Go on 4 dates with Jim 2/4(maybe we should go out more)
50. Go to a TV show taping. (I don't know if this is going to happen,.not really a priority)
51. Go get a massage (I did this and it was the best.)
52. Go 30 days without soda (probably not going to happen...I am not that strong of a person)


Okay so 28 goals are completed to my satisfaction, I know that I can get probably about 14 more done by the end of the year. I am happy with those results...next year I will have my bachelors degreee to work ona and complete!!

Right now I am super tired and feel like doing nothing but my house is messy and I need to clean it.

Rebecca

Back to School

Well three out of four kids are back in school. I offically have a high school age child...that means we get the joy of early morning Seminary.I start my new am work shift in two weeks...so I gotta get all the carpool kinks worked out.

Such a busy summer..Lots of time spent at the water park and pool. All my kids can swim...various levels but competent.

I just finished my last class for my TSA associates certificate program...so glad that it is over but it was a very interesting opportunity. The ceremony to recieve the certificate is a big event lots of important people coming to it...gotta look my best but I know I can't lose 50 lbs by then.(oh well)

Alicia gets a few weeks of special mommy & grandma time(Since grandma will be staying with us for the next few months)FUN TIMES!!!

Hopefully I can get a routine in place soon...back to the gym, clean house, laundry done, scrapbooking...and all the other multitude of tasks that vie for my time.

That's it for now...Have a great day.

Rebecca

Mid year project 52 update

Project 52

1. Exercise at the gym five times per week.(Okay so this is my first full week back at the gym so I will probably alter this to 3 times per week since that is the amount of time I can dedicate.)
2. Clean out other people’s items from my garage (Working on it...So all I have left is the scrapbooking work I need ot do for my friend. But I need her to print out the pictures..so i am counting this as done since the rubber stamps are all gone and I have lots of space to go through the rest of my junk.)
3. Clean out my email box.(DONE)
4. Finish Intelligence class (DONE)
5. Finish third class for Associates program (Will be Done in August)
6. Take science class to get associates degree (I would love to do this in the fall but I do not know if it is gonna happen)
7. Fix my headlight on my car(DONE...I am so glad that I learned how to do it..I even changed the electric harness on the headlight cause I was told that was the problem...it ended up just being a burnt out bulb...gert learning experience)
8. Sew Renaissance shirts for my brother( Gotta get these done since he ask me about them at his son's wedding....I could do them anytime I just need to do it)
9. Paint my downstairs Bathroom.( Yeah this really needs to be done...I even have the paint and rollers)
10. Paint Living room
11. Donate blood (I just need to go...maybe I can go with Karen)
12. Try Zumba (DONE...tried it..It was fun..probably would have been more fun if I had rythm and my ankle hadn't been recovering from being rolled a few days before.)
13. Change the spark plug on my Lawnmower(DONE...too bad it wasn't the problem)
14. Spend a weekend away from home(DONE...we had a great time)
15. Spend one night each month with each of my kids (Mommy & me time)
16. Teach Allison & Teresa how to sew
17. Complete the Terrorism Liason Officer training(DONE)
18. Get my own Ipod Touch(DONE)
19. Get myself a Kindle (DONE...I have read so many books..I love my kindle)
20. Study Spanish (Working on it with allison and rosetta stone this summer)
21. Put together my New York 3D puzzle.(Oooooh this s one I would love to do..gotta find space)
22. Catch up on my mending(ummm maybe then the pile in my livingroom would dissappear)
23. Clean desks in my room(DONE)
24. Lose 50lbs(Well I have lost about 15 of it so far)
25. Create a Gratitude Journal(Haven't even started...maybe I should be grateful)
26. Stick to the budget for three months in a row.(Ummmm.....)
27. Read the entire Book of Mormon with my kids.
28. Go 10 days in a row without eating fast food.(Yeah this one is a hard one for me)
29. Paint Dining room(DONE..and it looks great)
30. Try 2 new recipes in a month (DONE...I did it last month..kinda fun)
31. Make menus for my family(DONE... did it but we didn't stick to it)
32. Follow the menus for one month(We really tried and were pretty close only a couple days were changed because of activities that we hadn't planned on..I am counting it as done though)
33. Email Heather my response to her email(I actually feel really bad that I haven't done this yet)
34. Improve my typing speed and accuracy( DONE...I am at 40wpm..I am good with that)
35. Catch up Lisa’s Albums( Just waiting for her to print pictures)
36. Keep my van clean for a month( Ummmm...maybe I can do that for July)
37. Complete Weapons of Mass Destruction training(DONE...This was awesome)
38. 100% visiting teaching(DONE...did this last month and a bonus of this month to keep it going)
39. Finish Quilt for my bed( Yeah...not a top priority right now)
40. Go to Sunday school(DONE)
41. Go to Doug’s wedding(DONE..great time with my family...for the most part)
42. Buy one Christmas gift each week starting in June(Keep a list)(I am going out today to buy the first one)
43. Send Christmas cards.
44. Make Christmas quilted placemats
45. Get my LOR out of my file at work(DONE..or at least I know Yeah this is not gonna happen..I gotta just live with it and stay out of trouble...not gonna hold my breath..maybe it is time to transfer)
46. Apply for lead position at work(DONE...Got rejected at 2 airports and 2 other airports were just too far away)
47. Weed the entire front flower bed( I haven't started but I think the kids and I will do it together this summer)
48. Keep it weed free for one month
49. Go on 4 dates with Jim 1/4( maybe we should go out more)
50. Go to a TV show taping. ( I don't know if this is gonna happen..not really a priority)
51. Go get a massage(ooooh...I would love one anyday or maybe everyday)
52. Go 30 days without soda(ummmm.....probably not gonna happen...I am not that strong of a person)

Okay so I have found some to change and am happy with the things I have finished. 21 goals completed and 31 to go but I think there are two goals I am going to revise. I have to think about what I want to change them to.... I am totally open to suggestions. So that is my update for now.

PROJECT 52 UPDATE

Project 52

1. Exercise at the gym five times per week.
2. Clean out other people’s items from my garage (Working on it)
3. Clean out my email box.
4. Finish Intelligence class (Working on it)
5. Finish third class for Associates program
6. Take science class to get associates degree
7. Take computer pattern making class at LBCC.
8. Sew Renaissance shirts for my brotherNeed to do now
9. Paint my downstairs Bathroom.
10. Paint Living room
11. Donate blood.
12. Try Zumba (Doing this in April)
13. Change the spark plug on my Lawnmower
14. Spend a weekend away from home
15. Spend one night each month with each of my kids (Mommy & me time)
16. Teach Allison & Teresa how to sew
17. Complete the TLO training
18. Get my own Ipod Touch
19. Get myself a Kindle
20. Study Spanish.
21. Put together my New York 3D puzzle.
22. Catch up on my mending
23. Clean desks in my room
24. Lose 50lbs
25. Create a Gratitude Journal
26. Stick to the budget for three months in a row.
27. Read the entire Book of Mormon with my kids.
28. Go 10 days in a row without eating fast food.
29. Paint Dining room
30. Try 2 new recipes per month.
31. Make menus for my family
32. Follow the menus for one month
33. Email Heather my response to her email
34. Improve my typing speed and accuracy
35. Catch up Lisa’s Albums
36. Keep my van clean for a month
37. Complete Hazmat training(This was awesome)
38. 100% visiting teaching.
39. Finish Quilt for my bed
40. Go to Sunday school
41. Go to Doug’s wedding
42. Buy one Christmas gift each week starting in June(Keep a list)
43. Send Christmas cards.
44. Make Christmas quilted placemats
45. Get my LOR out of my file at work(working on it)
46. Apply for lead position at work
47. Weed the entire front flower bed
48. Keep it weed free for one month
49. Go on 4 dates with Jim
50. Go to a TV show taping.
51. Go get a massage
52. Go 30 days without soda


Well I tought I would be way behind but I really wasn't.I have had to make some revisions to the list since my life has evolved. I am starting a new buisness with a friend and so that may change it even more but I am still workign towards a completed list by the end of the year.

Keep watching I will attempt to post updatse more frequently.

Project 52 update

Project 52

1. Exercise at the gym five times per week.
2. Clean out other people’s items from my garage.
3. Clean out my email box.
4. Finish Intelligence class
5. Finish third class for Associates program
6. Take science class to get associates degree
7. Take computer pattern making class at LBCC.
8. Sew Renaissance shirts for my brother
9. Paint my downstairs Bathroom.
10. Paint Family room and Living room
11. Donate blood.
12. Try Zumba.
13. Change the spark plug on my Lawnmower
14. Spend a weekend away from home
15. Spend one night each month with each of my kids (Mommy & me time)
16. Teach Allison & Teresa how to sew
17. Complete the TLO training
18. Get my own Ipod touch1
9. Get myself a Kindle
20. Study Spanish.
21. Put together my New York 3D puzzle.
22. Get back on the Fly lady schedule
23. Clean desks in my room
24. Lose 50lbs
25. Create a Gratitude Journal
26. Stick to the budget for three months in a row.
27. Read the entire Book of Mormon with my kids.
28. Go 10 days in a row without eating fast food.
29. Use my crock pot twice per month.
30. Try 2 new recipes per month.
31. Make menus for my family
32. Follow the menus for one month
33. Email Heather my response to her email
34. Improve my typing speed and accuracy
35. Catch up Lisa’s Albums
36. Keep my van clean for a month
37. Go to the temple once per month.
38. 100% visiting teaching.
39. Finish Quilt for my bed
40. Go to Sunday school
41. Go to Doug’s wedding
42. Buy one Christmas gift each week starting in June(Keep a list)
43. Send Christmas cards.
44. Make Christmas quilted placemats
45. Get my LOR out of my file at work
46. Create and Order one Digital Photo album per month
47. Weed the entire front flower bed
48. Keep it weed free for one month
49. Go on 4 dates with Jim
50. Go to a TV show taping.
51. Go get a massage
52. Go 30 days without soda.

Well accopmplished a little more so I am feeling pretty good. Keep checking to see what goes next. The flower bed is half weeded so that will be gone soon.

Rebecca

Update on the Project 52

I already accomplished a few things so i am going to Bold them so everyone can see what is done and what I am still working on.

Project 52

1. Exercise at the gym five times per week.
2. Clean out other people’s items from my garage.
3. Clean out my email box.
4. Finish Intelligence class
5. Finish third class for Associates program
6. Take science class to get associates degree
7. Take computer pattern making class at LBCC.
8. Sew Renaissance shirts for my brother
9. Paint my downstairs Bathroom.
10. Paint Family room and Living room
11. Donate blood.
12. Try Zumba.
13. Change the spark plug on my Lawnmower
14. Spend a weekend away from home
15. Spend one night each month with each of my kids (Mommy & me time)
16. Teach Allison & Teresa how to sew
17. Complete the TLO training
18. Get my own Ipod touch
19. Get myself a Kindle
20. Study Spanish.
21. Put together my New York 3D puzzle.
22. Get back on the Fly lady schedule
23. Clean desks in my room
24. Lose 50lbs
25. Create a Gratitude Journal
26. Stick to the budget for three months in a row.
27. Read the entire Book of Mormon with my kids.
28. Go 10 days in a row without eating fast food.
29. Use my crock pot twice per month.
30. Try 2 new recipes per month.
31. Make menus for my family
32. Follow the menus for one month
33. Email Heather my response to her email
34. Improve my typing speed and accuracy
35. Catch up Lisa’s Albums
36. Keep my van clean
37. Go to the temple once per month.
38. 100% visiting teaching.
39. Finish Quilt for my bed
40. Go to Sunday school
41. Go to Doug’s wedding
42. Buy one Christmas gift each week starting in June(Keep a list)
43. Send Christmas cards.
44. Make Christmas quilted placemats
45. Get my LOR out of my file at work
46. Create and Order one Digital Photo album per month
47. Weed the entire front flower bed
48. Keep it weed free for one month
49. Go on 4 dates with Jim
50. Go to a TV show taping.
51. Go get a massage
52. Go 30 days without soda.

I feel really good with what I have accomplished and am looking forward to accomplishing more. Everything else is busy as usual.

Rebecca

Project 52

Hello,

Well I took a break and changed my view fpr awhile but I am finally back. I want to be better at blogging so here is the beginning of my current attempt.

So a friend of mine is doing this and I thought it was cool. So I decided to try it and work my way through my own list. But I need to be accountable and hopefully stay on track this year.

Project 52

1. Exercise at the gym five times per week.
2. Clean out other people’s items from my garage.
3. Clean out my email box.
4. Finish Intelligence class
5. Finish third class for Associates program
6. Take science class to get associates degree
7. Take computer pattern making class at LBCC.
8. Sew Renaissance shirts for my brother
9. Paint my downstairs Bathroom.
10. Paint Family room and Living room
11. Donate blood.
12. Try Zumba.
13. Change the spark plug on my Lawnmower
14. Spend a weekend away from home
15. Spend one night each month with each of my kids (Mommy & me time)
16. Teach Allison & Teresa how to sew
17. Complete the TLO training
18. Get my own Ipod touch
19. Get myself a Kindle
20. Study Spanish.
21. Put together my New York 3D puzzle.
22. Get back on the Fly lady schedule
23. Serve others
24. Lose 50lbs
25. Create a Gratitude Journal
26. Stick to the budget for three months in a row.
27. Read the entire Book of Mormon with my kids.
28. Go 10 days in a row without eating fast food.
29. Use my crock pot twice per month.
30. Try 2 new recipes per month.
31. Make menus for my family
32. Follow the menus for one month
33. Email Heather my response to her email
34. Improve my typing speed and accuracy
35. Catch up Lisa’s Albums
36. Keep my van clean
37. Go to the temple once per month.
38. 100% visiting teaching.
39. Finish Quilt for my bed
40. Go to Sunday school
41. Go to Doug’s wedding
42. Buy one Christmas gift each week starting in June(Keep a list)
43. Send Christmas cards.
44. Make Christmas quilted placemats
45. Get my LOR out of my file at work
46. Create and Order one Digital Photo album per month
47. Weed the entire front flower bed
48. Keep it weed free for one month
49. Go on 4 dates with Jim
50. Go to a TV show taping.
51. Go get a massage
52. Go 30 days without soda.

I am going to post each week about what I did or worked on and hopefully my the end of the year this list will be gone. If not then I will keep working till it is. Yeah this is my year of determination. If you want to join me then make your own list and we can cheer each other on.

Love you all,
Rebecca

I'm Back

So I went on a vacation from my blog for awhile. I had so much to do with the end of the school year and summertime that I haven't had time for much else.

SO here is the latest happenings:

Allison is anxiously awaiting strating at OCHSA on August 24. She & Teresa visited both sets of grandparents for two weeks and had lots of fun.

Teresa has been enjoying the summer and tries to get me to take her swimming everyday.

Matthew is still addicted to Avatar the last airbender and loves to be out riding his bike or diggin in the dirt.

Alicia loves her barbies and digging in the dirt with Matthew.

I took the younger ones and we went to Utah with my sister Paula for 9 days. Busy time cleaning cooking and trying to help my parents. We had fun got a horrible sunburn and decided that there was a positive use for smog(Protection from the sun).

I am going through a very stressful time at work. Evidently I have recently gotten really good at getting myself into trouble. Nothing too serious but serious enough that I have to be very, very good for awhile. We will see if I am able to accomplish this monumental task. LOL

I was referred to a great site called Elance which will let me bid on jobs that I can do on the side. Pretty excited about that concept. We shall see if it turns out to be really good.

Basically though we are enjoying the summer and trying to not get to stressed out. Oh well I guess I will have to get a massage come September.

See ya @ the next post,
Rebecca

Personal Brand

So I am developing my personal brand. I am trying to decide what I am most passionate about. So far my top three are:

1. My Kids/being a mom
2. My Beliefs
3. ????

SO I am not sure which way to go. I need to pick one thing and go with it. So any ideas people may have can be useful.

My kids: I read a really great book this afternoon about being a great mom. Not about being a perfect mom but a great one. I learned some great tips for example that enjoying the journey is so important. I mean my kids say and do things all the time that I laugh at or find amusing. This book suggested writing those happenings into a notebook to share with the children when they are older. For example:

The other day my son Matt(5) and I were waiting at my other daughters school in the office for her. THere was a notice that had two stop signs on it. One had the word spelt in english and the other one had the word spelt in Spanish. matt was quite distressed that they had spelt Stop wrong. He patiently showed me which letters were correct and proudly told me which letter they were missing or had wrong. I just smiled as I explained the difference of language to him. He still didn't really get it but I was aboe to see the world through his eyes. I love it because sometimes he just hugs me and says.."Thanks mom, I love you."

I will write about my other passion tomorrow and then maybe we can have a vote.

Rebecca

Hey there

So I know it has been a month since I posted last and so much has happened.
I have found my self going in different directions than I had planned on some working out others not so much. I applied for a lead position at TSA so maybe I will get that we shall see.

I fell a week ago and had to face the reality that I am getting older and do not recover quite so quickly. Luckily nothing too serious..scrapes and bruised knees. I just have to be more careful.

The kids are doing great but on Wednesday night they all decided to get the stomach flu at the same time. That was so horrible. One sick is bad but all four was crazy.

The school year is winding down and yet Teresa figured out a way to get a D- on her report card in social studies because she didn't do any work. Of course I went crazy because the teacher didn't tell me that Teresa was not turning in her work. I have a conference this afternoon. Hopefully the teacher has a good explanation for how this happened(besides Teresa's laziness).

Matt has moved forward but will be ina special day 1st grade because he cannot handle a regular class without an aide. hopefully we can eventually get there but for now we just want him to be happy and successful.

Alicia loves her preschool. She goes three morning a week and has a great time socializing with other children her age.

Allison is looking forward to OCHSA and I think that is all that gets her through each day at the school she goes to know. I like to refer to it as a prison but...that is a story for another day.

My life I feel is like a rollercoaster. I wish it was a tame one but alas it is a wild ride most days. Maybe someday it will settle down.

That's all for now I will post more frequently, now that I am not in training anymore and just back to being an awesome mom.

Rebecca

Change is in the air

Well the letter came and Allison got into Orange County High School of the Arts - production & design conservatory. We are so happy for her. It is a great school and she will grow so much. There is a certain amount of fundraising we must do so if you want to help then just send me an email.

The other kids are all plugging along and growing and changing. I am in a growth process myself. I am excited to work with buisnesses to grow them.

I have been thinking lately that I like helping people. I like doing things for others but I also need to do things for me. So I am on the hunt to find things to improve me. I am going to be joining Shauna on the 30 challenge with Visalus. I also have recommitted to working out and putting my health first. I am important also.

If you are on LinkedIn, please look for me and connect with me. I am always looking for great professional contacts.

All for now,
Rebecca Robinson

April already

I cannot believe that it is April already. My oldest child becomes a teenager. I cannot believe it. The time has flown by. I mean it seems like yesterday that she was so little. I guess it means that I am getting older....oh no!!!

The other children are all enjoying spring break but I cannot say the same for me.
The play was great and the costumes looked fabulous. My sister came the other day and helped me clean the house. I will be singing her praises forever. This was of course after our fun visit to the San Luis Rey de Francia mission. Such a beautiful place. It is located in Oceanside and is so serene. They actually use parts of it for retreats and still have regular worship services there. Also we learned that the movie Zorro was filmed there. Although I think the fourth grade mission project is lame sometimes we definitely had fun learning about the mission's history.

So I hae survived week one of Spring Break and am looking forward to a calmer 2nd week. The OCHSA letters come out starting this weekend. We are praying extra hard that Allison will get in.

I helped a friend of mine clean her house when she was moving and we had so much fun. I am so glad that I was able to be there for her. My question is why people tend not to help each other out anymore? I mean in older times you knew your neighbors and helped them rather than just complaining about them. Does anyone think it is possible to go back to that kind of a time?

So till next time keep on connecting.

Rebecca