Too much going on.

I swear this whole year, I've felt like there are so many thing going, so much to do, that I feel like a deer in the headlights. I'm not complaining I would much rather be super busy always, than have too much time in my hands without doing anything productive.

So for the sake of not leaving anything out of the book of life, I must blog...quickly and effectively.

We've been trying to figure out what to do next with the house. The two bathrooms were very expensive (in our opinion),  and after calculating the proportion of the next projects we are a little worried about how to go about the next phase. It'll take a little longer since we need to save up the funds. Meanwhile we did something super important in my opinion: chop down the crazy bushes around this place.

I should have taken pictures of the crazy stuff that was growing around our house. Well, maybe what I'll do is take some pictures tomorrow to update this post. We've got a bit over half an acre of nasty, dangerous crazy plants. All of us except Mike have stepped on a thorn, or cut a finger on a cactus etc. So we had a few guys out here for a week or so taking everything out by the roots.  The result is that you can see that there's a house in our lot now!  Next up, we think we're replacing the windows and doors, and re-stucco-ing(how about that for hyphenation?) the house. Our bathrooms will be in conjunction if not sooner. I don't know.....see what I'm sayin'?

Photography, Career and such.
So we all know I'm not going back to slave real estate, although I loved it before I had kids, now it's just not going to work. It's amazing what happens when you let go of this surreal dream you "think" you have. I've been able to let go of a lot more than just the idea of going back to being the tough chick. So my life is simpler, richer and more grateful. Nothing can beat that at this time. So then I decide it's time for a workshop and I spent a week with Kwaku Alston, who is such a teddy bear. He's so cute and so nice, and so amazingly talented! Now, I'm kind of in this photographer's block, or I hit the photographer's marathon wall, or maybe it's just that I'm going into a cocoon. That's it!! I'm in the process of figuring out my metamorphosis. The workshop made me open my eyes to so much more that I could be doing, sharing, experiencing and learning in photography. My style is changing, I'm working on a new website(well not really YET, but it's in queue), researching new equipment and the list goes on. I love photography, and I'm grateful for Mikey V for letting me have this expensive hobby/profession. Luckily the future looks promising in photography.

In addition to photography, Mike has been wanting me to help him figure out a way to make more $$$. So since I ask for more all the time, he came up with an idea: "you be in charge of all the advertising, PR, ideas for being more productive and getting  more exams in each day, that way you can have more money".  At first I wasn't so sure about this, although if you asked me about it of course I was gonna say I'm up for making more money, who isn't?! A couple of months back he added me as an officer, (I wrote him a check to buy shares in the corporation, LOL!) and I'm now the V.P. So this week I officially started at Santa Fe Vision Clinic. We decided to do a small remodel, and we are just finishing up the last touches. Now we have a much better reception area and the place looks more professional. New signage done by Moi, has helped people to start figuring out that the Doc does NOT work for Walmart, he simply leases the space. I think it'll help people realize they can't come and complain there's no one to help them choose glasses up front in the Walmart Optical. We still have to keep telling them, but it's ok,  they are finally getting it.

I've been setting up the new patient management software and the new computers. On Friday I was so frustrated after a week of fighting with the modem and the Time Capsule, and IP address etc, I went into the store and bought a package of Walmart brand Oreo wannabe's and ate half of it one 30 min.  Melody the manager of the Optical came to tell me that those were NOT Oreos, they don't taste the same. I told her that indeed I am not an Oreo expert since I couldn't tell you when was the last time I ate one. I think it had been 3 or 4 years. Consequently I felt a bit sick that night........

Oh and before I forget, I still have to take my broker's exam for real estate. Yes I'm getting my license here, I need to do it soon before I lose my qualifications for being a qualifying broker. I don't want to have to go work for a brokerage. I really like being independent especially when I'm doing it for myself. I know call me crazy how many properties am I going to be playing with in a year, maybe MAYBE one? but I still want to have access to their juicy details in the MLS so I need my license.

Besides that what else is happening?? Well quite a bit in my own head actually. I don't feel comfortable writing about it in my public blog. Most people would think I'm crazy which is true, but really crazy enough to be taking meds and wear a straight jacket, so I'll keep it to myself and those who are ready to listen to the conclusions of my monologues. Milk before meat right?


Alright, I gotta figure out where we're staying in the US Virgin Islands TONIGHT! So ta ta for now..