A School Bus Driving/First Aid Teaching Mom

 Well, it's finally here, the end of August and the start of the new school year!  I don't know whether to be happy and excited or sad and depressed.  It feels like it's gone by way to quickly and we could really use a little bit more vacation time, but also, how is 2022 nearly here???   The upcoming school year is going to be a busy one.  With both minions in school this year, and extra-curriculars 3 school nights a week, plus likely classes or other extra-curricular activities (Scouts likes to do weekend activities occasionally) means that it's going to get hectic.  But when it comes down to it, seeing the minions grow and develop skills that will benefit them as they get older is definitely worth it.   I started stitching again, although not as much as I wish I would, my brain just can't get into it and my anxiety levels keep spiking randomly.  Well, not as random all the time, sometimes I know exactly what's causing it but can't do anything ab...

  Well, 2021 has flown by.  Of course, life got hectic once again and blogging fell to the back burner.  As you can tell, the last blog was in January *face palm*.  I actually wanted to stick with this more frequently, but, well that didn't happen as planned.   What has happened since January?  Well a whole lot, as over half a year has gone by.     We survived the school year, and the next school year starts in less than a month.  Both Minions will be attending school, so I get a bit more "me time" during the day.  I've ran so many first aid classes this year, that I will likely hit my goal of 200 students in 2021, which will be nice.  Weight loss has been successful, almost 50lbs lost in 8 months!  25 more to go to goal weight.  Eating healthier, exercising more, reading and crafting more.  However, still hitting those mental lows that knock me down quite solidly.   Our garden started slow, but has been gro...