Gone too long...

Two and half years, seriously? I can't believe I haven't written in my blog for two and half years. I have one word to justify it all...student. I have been a full time student for the last two and a half years (not including the two and a half years of community college and other classes I took immediately before this program) in addition to all the other motherly duties, working full time and maintaining a busy household. Well, the last two and a half years (aka-hell) are finally over and I am counting down the days til I can say I'm done with classes and all I have left is my student teaching. How many, you ask?----- THREE!

Yes, I have only three days left! By 8pm Saturday night I will finally have a life outside of homework assignments, discussion posts and projects to complete. A life where I'm not logging into Bemidji State's website on a daily basis, a life where I don't have to wonder if my next professor is going to spend the semester coming up with a bunch of ridiculous busy work to do or hoops to jump through, and a life where I'm not confined to the office, or my preferred place of study, my bedroom. In case you didn't know, I'm a signicant sufferer of focus problems. Yep, focus is my weakness. I have no doubt in my mind where my son gets his focus problems from.  So for others who have similar problems and think, going back to school just isn't for them, trust me, if I can do it, so can you.

As a middle and high school student, I flew under the radar, just low enough that my grades weren't a concern (except maybe that one D+ I got, missing a C- by a tenth of a point). I was typically a B honor roll student but I honestly believe I just got lucky some of the time. This is why I didn't finish college the first time around. I struggled in school, I was a horrible test taker and I couldn't focus to save my life. Now, I've learned how to work with my weaknesses and find ways to stay focused. I use Spark on a daily basis to help me focus. What's Spark? An Advocare product that enhances mental energy and focus, better yet, it's sugar free and only 15 calories. If it wasn't for my Spark, I'd get brain fog instantly and spend all day avoiding my homework. My son is also a Spark drinker.

So why do I love Spark? I'm sure many of you are coffee drinkers and get your caffeine fix that way. However, Spark has over 20 vitamins, minerals, and nutrients in addition to being chock full of amino acids. So now that I've plugged my Advocare business, something I've been a huge fan and user of for almost five years. I can also say that since I've been back in school, I've been on the A Honor Roll and will graduate with honors.

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog. I promise there will be more exciting topics of discussion in the future like running, biking, Ragnar training, and I'm sure a lot about education and my student teaching. Now that I have time to breathe and not think about school (college) I'll be spending the rest of my life thinking about school (classroom), It's kinda funny how things work.

As long as I mentioned my training, I thought it would be good to have a little accountability check for myself. So far this month I have run 34 miles, that's 11 more miles than last month and no where near where I should be. I am going to shoot for 45-50 miles next month.