It's almost not-back-to-school time

It's almost not-back-to-school time in our household.  I love the weeks when school starts, and I'm NOT rushing around, trying to buy a bunch of school supplies for each of the kids, overspending on school clothes that their friends think looks "cool".  We're officially making the switch to Unit Studies this year, and we talked long and hard about whether to continue to homeschool or not, but found that we still want to.  I'm excited to start doing field trips and building the curriculum around the units that we're studying.  I think I'm even more excited this year about homeschooling!  :)  The kids are, too.  I asked each of them what they wanted to do, and surprisingly Kody was the only one that thought he might want to go to school... but changed his mind after his brothers started asking questions.  :)


I'm starting also to think about my own education and how I want to move forward.  I think I'm going to become a coach with the program Profitting from Your Passions (R).  It's a fairly good sized investment, but I think I'm worth it.  {GRIN}  Mainly, I think it's something I would be good at.  I'm an excellent brainstormer, and I really enjoy that part of it.  The follow-through?  Not so much.  :)  I love thinking up new businesses, and have several great ideas, but the idea of being tied to one location scares the gypsy in me.  What I really want is to help other people find a way to walk away from a job that they hate and earn money doing what they love.  I'd like to write books about it, do seminars and retreats, one-on-one meetings and group meetings, and I want to do them all over the world, mainly in the US, but I would love to lead retreats and expeditions to other countries, too.



So, I started out with the course to the left today (disclaimer:  this is an affiliate link, but it won't cost you any more than if you buy directly from their site, and any money earned will go into my coaching fund)... if you've been reading my blog for any length of time, you already know that I LOVE Love love Barbara Sher and Valerie Young.  Today I'm listening in the background, but starting tomorrow, I'm going to start working my way through it, using the workbooks and everything.  I'm super excited to be embarking on another new adventure for myself.

I'm also taking a short 3 week writing course through LCRWA.  I'm excited about it, as it looks like great information, and may help me get another novel written this year!

In other news, we are trying to get more fit, trying to watch what we eat and becoming more active.  And I'm working on de-cluttering my house and organizing an "office" to give us a place to keep all of our bills, tax info and for me to have a place to shut myself out and write and/or study.  :)  We're also going to have it double as a school room/craft room when we need it.

My husband is scheduled to start working 6-12's and a 10... normally they go 7-12's for about three months, but the powers that be are trying to make it more manageable, so we're waiting to hear what they come up with.  :)  But they're scheduled to start next month, so I'll be looking for a babysitter for Fridays & Saturdays, possibly Sundays and Mondays, depending on what he finds out about his schedule.

So, that's what's up with us lately.  Feel free to chime in and let me know what's up with you and yours...

Hope to "see" you again soon... my writing's been sporadic lately, as my computer died in May, but I think I'll be getting another here in a month or so.

There have been so many things changing in my life lately, I feel like I'm on a bit of a roller coaster.  There've been plenty of ups and downs, and tons of soul searching.  Some tough decisions to be made, some that seemed fairly easy, and a couple of major life/lifestyle changes that are still in the works.  I'm sure I'll be talking about all of them in time, but for now, I wanted to share the direction that my vocation in heading in...


I've followed the Changing Course website for a long time now.  I actually spoke with Valerie on the phone today, as I've decided that this is the direction I'm going in... (drumroll, please).  Within the next year, I hope to be a certified Profiting from Your Passions® Career Coach!!!  I want to help other people find their passions, and develop a life that they truly love to live.  All of my adult years, I've walked a tight-rope trying to balance my work/home life, and it's only been in the last couple of years that I've started to realize that it doesn't have to be that way.  That you really can love what you do, and find a way to earn money doing what you love.


My own career aspirations have often focused on teaching and helping others, in varying degrees.  And this choice, I believe, will cover both.  I'll teach (and network with) others and help themselves find a way to make a living doing what they love.


Until I've begun studying (and until I've received my certification), I can't help much with finding your passion, and getting out of the J-O-B box, but on the ChangingCourse.com website, I found the Changing Course Club, and wanted to share...



It looks amazing!!!


I'm so excited!!!  More soon!