So much to do.. so little me to do it all!

This month has been filled with so much to do. It has also been filled with so much sleep deprivation. 


I have successfully chosen an online school to get my bachelor's at AND have done the FAFSA. Now onto the next step.. steps.. yep.. steps; give them money, transcripts, and my signature;
find time to study and acquire what is necessary to be successful this time around. Last time I attempted going to school online I FAILED; not enough time or sleep and way too much stress. It was back when Mike and I first split and there was so much anger, resentment, yelling, and all over awfulness. Of course, there was also the regular life stress and sleep deprivation. They want me to start February 13th; hopefully I'm ready. I've already deferred my loans from the associates I can't use.. and I can't afford to pay them yet; so bachelor's program here I come! 

http://www.coloradotech.edu/

I have successfully had yet another amazingly alienating mommy experience taking Aidan through the mall. When you talk to me freely, then see my son act like he does; then suddenly stop talking to me... I kinda gather you don't want anything to do with a mom with an autistic son. This happens all the time; and people ask why I don't try to make friends anymore. I am amazingly much better at dealing with this. When he first got diagnosed I would get really upset over it. I suppose it's hard for others to wrap their heads around. They probably don't want to think about my son's disability. It might make them consider if their kids were disabled; too many bubbles to burst. I bet it's painful for them too; maybe?


I have successfully over budgeted our finances.. I wasn't on top of the ole bank register and relied on the online balance shown. Apparently, it took weeks for a couple things to show up on the account and I forgot them.. NOW to magically figure out how to REALLY shit money. sheesh!

I have successfully made my first batch of homemade sauer kraut. WOOHOO, HIP HIP HOORAY!! I used Alton Brown's method/recipe from Food Network. SUPER TASTY! I want to learn how to make my own brats/sausage and how to make my own bacon and of course, my own corned beef. :-D

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sauerkraut-recipe/index.html

I have started giving Epsom salts baths to the kids. It has helped some. I just need to remember to do them more often. I found out that it isn't really salt at all. It is magnesium sulfate and has plenty of benefits and uses apparently. 

http://www.epsomsaltcouncil.org/index.htm

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/use-epsom-salts-13-wonderful-ways.html#

We have been given a dryer to use. The neighbors are moving and their new place comes with TWO dryers, so they are giving theirs to us. WOOHOO! NO MORE HANGING UP LAUNDRY EVERY DAY!! Which is good, because I don't think I could have mustered doing it one more time!

I have also successfully maintained some semblance of human status while being stressed out and sleep deprived. Went to lay down with Aidan at bedtime at 930pm, left Aidan's room around 1030pm, went to bed around 11pm, got up to yelling and light flickering at 2am, went back to bed around 4am, AND back up for the day at 6am; woken by my yelling/flickering human child alarm clock!; which is why I am here being all bloggy. This is the normal sleep pattern for me last winter AND over the past few days. 
AND about the flickering; I'm not sure how much longer I can endure the flashing lights. OFF, ON, OFF, ON, OFF, ON. for days! Nothing stops it; not cuddles, playing, redirection, stern reprimand, time out, NOTHING! He keeps adjusting the thermostats too. Oh well, MY house will soon have all switches on LOCK DOWN. I guess. This place is starting to look a lot like a prison. 


I am BOUND to be productive and pleasant today...