I’ve had a pretty hard day today. I started out arriving late for my pharmacological exam this morning because I had to make three pit stops because my anxiety absolutely got the worse of me.

After the exam and lecture I drove up to my daughters apartment for our goodbyes, as tomorrow morning she is heading to North Carolina to live. My emotions are pretty raw and I feel like a wreck. She is making a wonderful career move and I am so happy in her for all of the great choices that she has made so far in her life, but yeah, I am selfish, and want my baby close to me.

So, the two year plan is going to tighten up a bit, and I will be moving to North Carolina in 2 years. I’ve warned her that I will be living next door to her…and even Sharon would possibly consider moving there also!!

On that note, I have so much studying to do, I have to pull myself together and concentrate on the task at hand, so until tomorrow…

xO-Jenny

My Sunday found the majority of my day studying with my girlie Nikki…antianxiety agents, Tricyclic Antidepressants, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Novel Antidepressants, MAOI’s, Lithium/Antimanic or Mood Stabilizers, Complementary Therapy, Anticonvulsants, and Antipsychotic Medications.

And seriously folks, I think I need one or two of these medications for myself to relax, sedate and relieve this huge amount of anxiety that I have. When I am stressed it lands directly into my left shoulder and my left shoulder has felt like it is going to blow off my body since about 9pm last night. I think the reality of tomorrow’s pharmacology exam at 8:30am, Thursdays Adult Client III exam related to Renal, Respiratory and Neuro Dysfunction and the following Mondays exam for Psych related to Shizophrenia, Elderly/Cognitive Disorders, Chronic Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders and Substance Abuse have seriously set in and I am about at the ‘beyond’ panic level.

So…I could cry, or I could

just DANCE!!

So, on that note, I’m going to just DANCE and more importantly, relax!

xO-Jenny 

If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall.  -Nadine Stair

So, the Spruce tree came down, and what a mess we have on the front lawn now. And what a horrible smell! We have a lot of stray cats in our neighborhood {oh, don’t even get me on this topic} and they liked to use the underneath of the tree as their bathroom…errr!!

I found out today that our local hardware store rents jackhammers, so I am envisioning a handsome, muscular man jackhammering up the cement on my front walkway so I can add a stone walkway. When I mentioned this to Keith the ‘ole eyebrow of his went up, and I am sure he wanted to tell me what is on his mind but his response was merely, “renting a jackhammer isn’t going to happen in the next two weeks”, thankfully I’m okay with waiting for this to be done in three weeks, lol.

So, as you can see I have huge Spring Fever taking over, but have to admit that the procrastinating bug has bit my ass once again and my studying for the three major exams I have coming up on Monday, Thursday and the following Monday hasn’t faired very well. Time to kick into gear!

Until later–

xO-Jenny

Here’s the giveaway package.

28 comments were left on the original post, and #4 is Lesley. Congratulations to Lesley. I have posted a comment on her blog letting her know she is the winner, and if I don’t hear from her within 72 hours we’ll randomize another number.

Thank you for all the wonderful comments!!

xO-Jenny

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold:  when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.  ~Charles Dickens

Do you put up Christmas lights on your home? I love the strands of icicles. I think they look so beautiful when the snow is falling…but, I have to tell you, I despise Christmas lights up after the New Year. Ours came down today, and I am thinking this will be the last year for hanging lights up on the house. It really is a lot of work.

Today was day 2 of working on our front yard. We’ve had a water garden beside the flower garden and decided to tear it up as it is so much work to keep clean. What a job that has been!! We are in the process of figuring out which type of tree to plant there instead, and I will be creating a new water garden in some type of a container. Much smaller and easier to care for.

We couldn’t find a chain saw to borrow for a few hours so we bought a chain saw today. The beginning of the Spruce tree coming down…

In it’s place will be another flower garden. I purchased a piece of picket fence today especially for the garden background, it will sit infront of the chain link fence there. Last summer while Kari and I were yardsaling I was able to pick up a few cool things to add as accents to this garden. I’ll share pictures as my new garden comes to life. So excited. So many ideas!! Unfortunately it’s a cold/damp day out there today.

I need just a few more hours in a day, and maybe then I could get everything accomplished. For here I am going to run along and bake a homemade apple cake for my family. Talk to you tomorrow, and if you have any suggestions for a flower garden I would love to hear them!!

xO-Jenny

If you recall last week I had an outburst about coupons and it being a ‘sport’. Don’t get me wrong, I still believe it. My mother in law, Fran, posted a comment that some people do save money, and I whole heartedly agree with her, but from the searches, those of us on the East Coast are not the lucky ones, compared to those who are lucky enough to live close to a Kroegers. When we move we’ll have to make certain there is a nearby Kroegers And with this economy every dollar can make a difference. And I want to clarify that I do not feel that every coupon person is a glutton–I should have clarified that I was sick to my stomach finding a coupon blog where a woman purchased 28 dairy creamers because of the fact that they were on clearance and after her coupons and clearance they were 25 cents a piece. The cashier questioned her about the total she was purchasing and the woman quite literally was pissed that how dare a cashier attempt to restrict the number she purchase. If I was the cashier I would have probably smiled and asked how she was planning on using them after the expiration date passed on these liquid dairy products. Anyways, it just bothered me. The food coupons bother me because the ‘few’ food coupons you find are processed foods, high carb, high fat, high calorie…awww, you get the picture. lol

Okay, so anyways, ran some errands today, and swung by KMart with my coupon file in tow. KMart is doubling manufacturer coupons up to a value of $2.00.

My total purchase was $30.87.

After coupons: $5.13

The breakdown:
Reach Toothbrush $1.24 $1/1 Free
Secret Deodorant $2.49 $1/1  49¢
Gillett Shampoo $4.99 $2/1  99¢
Crest Toothpaste $2.99 $1/1  99¢ x2
Shaving Cream $2.69 $1/1  69¢
Soleil Razor $2.50 $2/1 x3-Free
Band Aid $2.49 $1/1  49¢ x2
Wrigleys Gum $1.00 $1/1 Free

This is a great way for me to put care packages together for the kids, and for our Soldier Care Packages, while saving money that I can put towards the actual groceries.

So there ya got it friends. I sure do wish I had a coupon for the new front door that we ordered today {gasp!!}.

xO-Jenny