We went to San Francisco and it was very difficult for me to let go of that beautiful city and head on up to Redding! We arrived to San Francisco on July 30th, and as soon as we checked into our room we headed out to get lost explore. We visited the golden gate bride and lots of other touristy places.
It was ridiculous amounts of fun!
I am still getting pictures sorting, but there will be many posted.
Guess what y’all! We are going on a road trip. This will be our first ever family vacation! It will be the first time in 6 years that I have taken a two week vacation!! We will be driving to San Francisco and the to Redwood National Park. We will actually be staying in Mckinleyville, CA for the Redwood part because we have heard really good reviews about the location. We’ll be near the beach and the forest. It is really exciting.
I am almost done mapping out all of the locations where we will be stopping. I stumbled onto Tripit.com and have started to put together an itinerary for the trip. We will be leaving in about two weeks, so I am trying to get everything together now, instead of waiting until the last minute. I read somewhere online to pack each days outfit in a separate zip lock bag to make it super easy. I would have never thought of doing something like that.
I‘ve had a very eventful last couple of weeks. I have been working on my schoolwork and I know I and completed my thesis. I also have been working on my web design portfolio and soon hope to get some more clients. Well luckily I only have two more classes left to complete by the end of this month, otherwise I would go completely nuts for sure.
I am also learning how to balance all of my responsibilities and keeping track of the things I agreed to do. I recently have become a little bit unreliable but that’s going to change. I need to learn how to not watch TV for five hours straight and actually do things like blog and just to the things that I love. 
The adjustment of going back to my old position is a little bit of a difficult one. I have been trying to regain what I left behind in the couple of days that I was gone, but coming back will open a really big opportunity for me. So here’s to hoping for change. I think in the meantime I will work on getting my degree and sit here till I find something that can better suit me and my family.
On the bright side, we are currently trying to plan a family vacation some time in July. I submitted my vacation request but it has been signed yet. Here is to hoping 
The last few weeks have been unbelievable. I left my job of five years for a couple of days and returned. The new position was nothing that I expected. I guess I expected so much, like the hours that they promised and a desk. *eyeroll*
I missed my desk, I miss the independence of making decisions. I missed my comfy chair, my clean desk, my precious phone. Those days I spent their will not go in vain, I have managed to learn some things. I learned that I should not take the things I have for granted. I have a lot and that is a true lesson learned on my part. Things have not really changed in the few days that I was gone but I do see a greater appreciation for the things that I do. I also notice that I am strangely receiving more credit for my efforts. I am grateful for the slight change.
The weeks leading up to my departure were so stressful that I feel behind in my thesis, I am hoping to catch up this week. I have managed to read a couple of books to keep my sane. I was lucky enough to be part of the BlogHer book club. I wrote a review of Geraldine Brooks’ new novel Caleb’s Crossing on BlogHer.
I am truly thankful for the things that keep me sane. I am sure that without books and Pinterest I would lose my mind. I also kept the little sanity that I had left by playing around with the layout on the blog.
I have an announcement soon, I will post links when I can.