It has been oh so long since I have written in this blog. I guess that’s what happens when you return to school and take on a full load. LIfe is busy!

I started school in January and while this program is part-time, I decided to take a full load this semester so I could make life a little easier for myself later on. Life is never going to get any easier with two growing boys so I may as well start out strong. This way I cushion myself in case something should come up that would require me to take a lighter load later on. I am taking four classes: 2 of the required nursing classes (Nursing Research and Professional Nursing) along with Political Science, which fills my last lower division requirement and Asian American Film Studies, which fills a cultural requirement along with an upper division general education requirement so it’s like killing two birds with one stone. Now I only have 2 extra classes I need to take in addition to my nursing classes instead of the four additional classes required to graduate.

My classmates ask me how in the world I do it when they are already really stressed out with just the two nursing classes and I can honestly say that after that stupid chemistry class last semester, this is a piece of cake. That one chemistry class was by far harder than all four of these classes combined! I am not saying I don’t get stressed (things are a little stressful now since I am about 1/2 way through the semester and the research papers I have to write are starting to pile up) but I am still far less stressed than I was last semester.

I must say that it feels SO good to be back in school and actually working toward my degree with an actual finish line in sight (December 2015)! I feel happier, healthier, and more fulfilled. I don’ t think I will ever stop going to school. After this, I have my eye set on my Master’s already and then maybe even my PhD. But first I have to make it through an infuriating group project this semester and research papers to write!

David is doing great in school as well. His graduation date is June 2015, which is really right around the corner. It’s hard to believe that he is more than 1/2 way through his MBA program when it seemed like absolutely forever when he started. Time is flying!

They boys are doing great as well. Nathan is busy all day with therapy and school but he seems to really love it. We are still dealing with some very challenging behaviors but I am so proud of him. He has come a long way in one year.

William is also doing great. He continues to be his funny, mischievous little self and is such a joy. We recently moved him and Nathan into the same bedroom and it’s going great. Nathan now doesn’t protest going to bed nearly as much and neither does William because they keep each other company. They also go to bed at the same time now at 8pm, which leaves me a larger chunk of time in the night to do my school work. So at least life is getting a lot easier in the bedtime department since they started sharing a room.

I think that about catches you up! I am going to try and write more regularly since I always feel better afterwards. Having a blog is like therapy! I never go back and read my previous posts (I always feel like I would be mortified or filled with regret by what I wrote if I did). After all, I can only write my inner truth of the moment and that is always changing anyway, so what is the point? I hope you all have a great weekend!