Absent
I just wanted to take a moment to drop in and let you guys know why I haven’t been around much the last couple days (and probably won’t be the next couple days). My parents have rented a cabin at the lake. My uncle and cousins are there with their boat too. We are spending some quality time on Lake Sam Rayburn. :) No, renting cabins in Broaddus, Texas is nothing like St. Martin villa rentals, but we are having a blast, getting too much sun, and spending lots of time with the family. I’ll try to drop in every other day, but we’ll be back Saturday for sure and then my posts should become more regular.
I’m a Hula Hooping Freak
Yes, that’s why my daughter has informed me after just a few days on the Wii Fit. I love it! And one of my favorite games is the Hula Hooping game. I guess I should say games as I’ve unlocked the Super Hula Hooping game. Talk about a workout. By the time I finish a round of Hula Hooping and then Super Hula Hooping, I’m positve my trainer is right and I’m super out of shape, overweight, the entire shabang! 
Traveling Safely
While talking to my “mother figure” who bought me the Wii Fit today, we talked about how bad I want to go to New York and see some Broadway shows with my girls. I was telling her a story of how when my sister and I were in college, we went on a school trip to New York, and we stayed longer than the other students. We (in your young naiveness) decided to just ride the subway around and stop at a random place and explore. When we started to get off at a stop, there was a policeman at the door who recommended that this neighborhood was not appropriate for 2 young women. This is one of my concerns about making the trip alone with my two girls, I admit. We are after all a family of all females. So I’m thinking it might be best if we look into New York City tours. Being on a tour seems much safer, and one way I plan to start looking into this is through the Trusted Tours and Attraction Newsletter. Not only will this help us find things to do in Orlando as we make those trips with some frequency, but also I’ll be able to keep my eyes open for those New York Tours.
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It’s Time to Get Fit
Wii Fit that is!! Yes, we finally landed a Wii Fit. (And even better we landed it for free as one of my mother figures bought it for me for an early Birthday and Christmas gift!!!) I’m not ashamed so I’ll share with you that I’m 28 years old…Well, may Wii age is 40!! FORTY!! Yep, that’s one way to motivate me to get to work. But I’m not sure about all of it’s determinates though as my physcially active almost 8 year old is 32! Oh yea, you read right…32..only 8 years older than I am!! And just so that the entire family’s business is aired here for the public, Becka who is 16 has a Wii Age of 31. The 16 year old is 1 year younger than the 8 year old. :) We are currently busy playing it in 20 “coin” intervals. I really hope that we stick with this. I’ve been looking for a way to get back into some sort of shape so here’s hoping the Wii Fit will help motivate me to improvement as I was not happy with the number it gave me when it told me how much I weigh (and no, that one I won’t be sharing with you).
Adding Certifications
I have a bachelor’s degree in business, and I have thought about going back for my master’s, but just lack the initiative. I know I should, but I seem to make excuse after excuse to postpone it each year. So instead of doing that, I have been looking into just adding some certifications to my resume. I looked into the Microsoft certifications as I actually used to train students in our high school for this, but I also want something more “prestigious” and more technical - Cisco certification. This is a pretty intensive certification, but I think I would really like to have this one on my resume if I ever get the chance to teach business and technology classes instead of the English classes I currently teach. In addition, this could open up some great opportunities for me for after school hours, weekends, and/or summer for making extra money for our family. Having this certification allows for many more technological career opportunities than if I just tried to use my knowledge and experience. It’s amazing sometimes what a simple piece of paper can do for you.
The Cisco Learning Network looks like an interesting and helpful place to work on this certification. It gives you the details of how to get certified and also shows you the job opportunities available out there after you do, in fact, get certified. I have actually worked with Cisco routers, switches, and wireless systems at my last school where I served as Technology Assistant as well as classroom teacher so I am thinking of looking seriously into those categories for my first certifications.
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