Well, I started babysitting the boys and it looks like it is going to turn into a permanent position. The boys just love me (and I love them, too!) and I think that really made the parents feel better. Saturday night when I arrived to babysit for the evening, they talked to me about keeping the boys for a couple hours every day - picking them up for school, after-school activities and fixing dinner. I am in LOVE with this idea! There is one night every week that I won't be able to do that because of school and another where I will only get to do part of it in order to get to a later class. Even so, I think it will be great and I am so excited to start! Then, I'll go full-time this summer and I'll have an adventurous summer, coming up with different things to do with the boys every day. I can't wait! The best part is that I get along with the boys so well. I asked them recently if they wanted me to come back and play with them (I was already scheduled to come a couple days later) and the youngest whispered, "I wish you would stay forever and ever." It completely melted my heart! I LOVE how kids are so willing to love someone and trust so easily. It's kinda sad that we lose that and put our guard up so much as adults!
My work at Williams-Sonoma has slowed down and my position will soon be over unless I tell them I want to stay there permanently. With the recent babysitting gig, I'm not sure if WS will be willing to work with my availability hours, but we'll see! Next semester is going to be very time consuming, so I'm not sure if I'll be available enough to make it worth their while.
I'm still trying to work my AdvoCare business, and I feel like it will be easier for me to talk to people since so many have New Year Resolutions about getting healthier! I am definitely a believer in AdvoCare, but I'm always nervous about telling people about it because I never want someone to think I'm only telling them to make money. I was MORE comfortable telling people about AdvoCare before I became a distributor, but then someone else would get the profit. Kind of a catch 22! I'm hoping that I make it a success because I know it CAN be if I make up my mind to do it!
The month of December was a little crazy. Things got really hectic at WS leading up to Christmas. I worked 50 hours one week! It was nice for the paycheck, but I just need several weeks like that in order to make it on a WS salary. Ben came to visit for a few days and that was fun, as always. We didn't do anything, really, but we just have a good time together. I made him a neck-warmer since he was on his way to PA for the holidays. He said it worked out quite well while snowboarding!
Speaking of me and crafts, Mom and I have been on a knitting/crocheting kick lately and hopefully we'll have some things to sell soon. I'm hoping that can bring in a little extra income. I cut material for jersey-knit scarf tonight, but I have to wait until Mom gets home to figure out her sewing machine. I miss mine! Need to dig out the pedal from my storage. I have everything else here (long story!) so one of these days I'll have my own machine again. :)
My parents left on Christmas Day to head to California to visit with Michael, Hannah and the kids. I know they're enjoying their time! It's been quiet here, but I was long overdue for the alone time, so I've really enjoyed being here. I'm quite an emotional person, but try not to let others see my emotion, so to an outsider, my alone time might look like depressed time (there's a bit of crying going on!) but it's just a release of pent-up emotions and doesn't last long. Unfortunately, though, that mood hit me on New Years Eve so I stayed home by myself. Ben was back in town with his sister and they were planning on me to hang with them, but I couldn't pull it together long enough to be social. I was so bummed afterwards, but oh well! I've been sick for the rest of the week, but I think I'm feeling better enough to start running again tomorrow. I took a 2-week hiatus, not on purpose, from running and am a little nervous about how big a set-back that will prove itself to be.
Whew! Okay, so much more to say but this post is entirely too long already. If I would just blog more often, they wouldn't be so stinkin' long!
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