I had a dream...

no really, literally! I had this dream where I was a photographer and we were celebrating the start of my new business. Well, when I woke up from this I was like why not? I have been looking into a few different things that I have always wanted or considered doing for a career. Where I am now is not a career of choice but more by the grace of God I have a job kind of thing. Anyways, I started researching being a family therapist. I talked to a couple of school sales rep's and learned how much it would take and how much it would cost. Yeah, not going to happen! Strike One. Then, I thought maybe I should look into Medical Transcription as it is something that could be done at home but upon researching that I realized you have to be a super good listener and typer and I really can't say those are my best quaulities so Strike Two but then I had this dream about being a photographer. I started researching it and realized this is something I could do without the need for formal education or a lot of money. So my first goal is to really learn everything I can about the very good digital camera that I have and practice, practice, practice. I got a book at the library that I have been reading to start learning all the lingo and everything else. I found a great site on-line that helps teach you and you can get into contest and such, good community of other photographers so I think I am off to a good start. I can go at the pace that is best so it doesn't screw with the rest of my life. It may take a couple of years to get to a place where I can say yes I am a professional photographer but that is the goal! I am so excited about it as it can add another dimension to my scrapbooking business as well. So, that is what has been consuming my time a lot lately. I am also working on stuff for my networking group that I have been President for the last year. We do not have a President Elect nor anyone willing or able to take on being President for next year so the board all voted I do it again. In the end I do think it will be better for the group to keep the consistency because I did make a lot of changes this year that were for the best but we have struggled to get more women coming and joining. I think the economy and the other FREE networking opporutunities just were hurting us so I made some changes and things are looking UP! It will be another great thing to put on my resume'. We are poor as heck right now because the child care for Faith is sucking me dry! We won't be eating any steak for the next month but somehow I just know we will survive. Maybe it's because at every other time the past where finance were super awful God stepped in and that little extra help was there to get us through it EVERY SINGLE TIME. God is so faithful so I am going to just have faith back in him that he will take care of it all. I am still considering a mission in finding out what love language each of my family members are and how to make a family album sharing this with everyone. I imagine it will come to me some morning as I wake up. That's my best brain time of day! I also thought I should write a children's book about a premature baby since I have never seen anything like it in the library. Something with animals as the characters and along the same story of how Faith came to be born and named. So, off I go to spend some time with Faith and get some errands done before my people come over for Project Playground. Yes, I will have crafting time with friends this afternoon. That makes me smile! :)

Things are never simple!

After having 6 days off from work and a wonderful vacation in San Diego with my Sister and her family, I am so wishing to go back to stay-at-home momhood. But reality is here and I have to pay the bills. Nothing can ever be simple it seems. I get a bill in the mail for over $1000 for an MRI I had done back in January for my shoulder. Well, it was approved by my insurance company to do and then they turn around and deny payment of it. What the #%&*! Insurance companies are a load of crap. I am just so annoyed by it all. Why do they have to waste my time to get this straightend out when they approved the stupid thing in the first place. My hubbie says they just normally do that but I say it's bullshit! So, I started the process of calling my doc and getting the approval code they were given and will have to deal with the insurance company on Monday. Nothing can ever be simple! But I got some, I think, good news yesterday from work. They are moving me down to the data processing department. I kinda saw this coming as they started me doing stuff for data processing before my vacation. I was working half day in compliance and half day in data processing. The good thing is I won't have to deal with the phone. I am a phoniphobic. Yes, there are lots and lots of people out there with this same issue. There is no reason why. I just am. So, I am happy about going somewhere more within my comfort zone although I will miss working directly with the ladies in compliance. I figure God wants me downstairs and around some other people right now for His reasons. I am going with the flow and will be learning lots of new stuff in the weeks ahead. No, nothing is ever simple but I am thankful that God has got my back.