10 Things You'd Do If You Won the Big Powerball Jackpot

10 Things You'd Do If You Won the Big Powerball Jackpot

1. Pay off all of my debt.
2. Set up a trust fund for Princess Ivi.
3. Buy a fully-loaded 2013 Kia Sportage.
4. Pay off my sister’s mortgage.
5. Move out.
6. Figure out a better living situation for my mom.
7. Give my brother some money for nursing school.
8. Visit a financial advisor and put myself on an “allowance”.
9. Figure out what I really want to be doing with my life and do it.
10. Stress a whole lot less.  

10 Random Things On Your Mind

1. I have no idea what to do for Easter. 
2. I would do a lot for a piece of chocolate right now.  
3. I could really use a massage between my shoulder blades. 
4. I wish I was hanging with my sister. 
5. I wish I was watching TV with Princess Ivi. 
6. I wish I was snuggling with the boyfriend. 
7. I wish I could clone myself and be everywhere I want to be but still experience the memories and feelings of being in that moment.  
8. I have no idea what to make for dinner. 
9. I wish it was 5 so I could go home. 
10. My cell phone battery is dead.  

SATs, College Lists, and Scholarships....How I plan on keeping it all straight.

What’s up in the parenting world?  Well, Princess Ivi is starting a SAT prep class next Sunday and she will be taking her SATs on May 5th.  We also have been scouring the College Board’s book on scholarships and making lists of colleges she is interested in.  I am thinking of buying a huge poster size white board calendar so we can calendar in the deadlines.  I have only ever seen them for 3 months at a time but I think that would be good.  I will pick up a basic calendar/planner and calendar months ahead too and then we can just transfer it onto the big one. And with both of us on this, we should not miss any deadlines...hopefully.

She has an eye appointment on Saturday.  I expect they will tell her she will need to wear her glasses all the time but I am hoping that the glasses don’t cost a fortune.  Between new phones for both of us, new glasses for me, birthday stuff, stock ups at the grocery store and Sam’s , and a new (used) dryer, we have spent way too much money over the past few weeks.  

My Love-Hate Relationship with Daylight Savings Time

I have a love-hate relationship with Daylight Savings Time.  Love because I really enjoy walking the big dog with Princess Ivi when I get home from work and the fact that it will be lighter later is great for that.  Hate because I have many sleep issues and change is not good when you have sleep issues.  On Sunday I slept until 10, Monday I woke up at 8:12 (when I need to leave at 8:30) and this morning I woke up at 5 (when I didn’t want to wake up until 7:45).  Eventually my body will adjust.  

I thought what I would do in order to make this transition easier is make myself a little list of all the great things that Daylight Savings means:

1.  Spring is almost here.  We live in Florida and I anticipate we will have one more cold spell but other than that, we can look forward to nice weather coming soon.  

2.  Flowers.  The azalea, dogwood, and some other plants that I do not know are all blooming right now and it is beautiful. 

3.  Lowe’s garden section.  We picked up some nice pansies and a few other plants which are looking pretty good. 

4.  Fresh veggies from our garden.  

5.  Walks with my kid

6.  Being able to catch the sunset in a pic (normally I am driving down the road when I see it). 

Sunset on Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park

Too busy to read....

As I mentioned in an earlier posting, I upgraded my Kindle to a Kindle Fire which I am totally loving.  (I gave my old Kindle to Princess Ivi.).

So now that I have this awesome little reader, what have I been reading you ask.  The answer....nothing.  I have been too busy on Pinterest.  But now that I have planned by dream wedding, my dream house, dream baby showers, and dream dinners, I will start reading again.

As for tv, we haven't watched anything interesting although I am really looking forward to the return of Revolution.

Movies....we watched The Perks of Being a Wallflower which was really good but it has a sad part that just sneaks up and grabs you.  Princess Ivi and I were both in tears.

I also saw Snitch with the boyfriend.  It was okay.  It wasn't quite as action-y as I expected.