Focus and Goals

This month I resume my journey as an adult learner. My goal is to obtain a Masters and Ph.D in Forensic Psychology in the next three years. Currently I am a teachers assistant. I love to teach and experience growth with little humans but it is  not filling the void of finishing what I started back in 2005 prior to having children. I stayed home with my children until they became school age and prepped them for school. The day has come where my boys enter school. Now it is my time to shine and pray that they make better choices than I did. Do any of you parents also "suffer" from being a professional student? My hunger for knowledge and creative mind pulls me in various directions in different seasons of my life. The happiness that I am filled with by  assisting others is more than enough for me to ask for as I continue my walk as a mother, writer, teacher, artist, friend and follower of Christ. As my work load gets heavier I may have less time to blog but my goal is two blogs every seven days.

Here is some of the art that I created since the year has begun. Let me know what you guys think.

P.U.S.H.  

Planners Anyone?

As a mother I have to plan birthday parties every year. I am not big on spending money on items that I do not need or items I may not potentially use again. What I love to do is take the things my kids love at the time and tie them into the theme of the party. My youngest son loves Micheal Jackson. His birthday is in July so instead of throwing a typical barbecue we decided to have a "Michael Jackson Bad Extravaganza." A couple of foam boards,oak tag, three MJ posters, glitter glue, small boxes (used), wooden skewers,some paint and a life sized MJ poster board went a long way. He also dressed the part. My three year old (at the time) was a toddler MJ and made sure no one stole his shine on his birthday. Here are a few pictures from his performance.

Ninety percent of the decorations were repurposed from arts and crafts fun to big brother's Disney Junior party that September.

 

If you are not quite the party planner, here are some sites that I use to find cheaper alternatives without lacking in the decorating department.

Amazon.com

Pinterest.com

MarthaStewart.com

Babble.com

Orientaltrading.com

A World full of Computers

Society today is fast paced. Everything from celebrities wardrobe to your own personal lives are easily accessible online. I am not sure how everyone feels about this but I am pretty torn. At times I feel as if people can find me with a push of a button despite my privacy settings. At other times I post until my heart is content at random.

Do you avoid social media to stay incognito or have you embraced the fast paced internet and use it positively to your advantage?

Here are a few of my favorite social sites:

Pinterest

Instagram

Facebook

You Tube

LinkeIn

They can be used for a plethora of things from networking to building clientele. 

By the way...Happy New Year!