Happy New Year!!

I can't believe how long it has been since I have wrote a blog.

I have finally made some decisions and sticking to them.  A few days before New Years Eve I decided to deactivate my Facebook account.  Not forever but for as long as I need to focus on my life instead of keeping up with everyone else. This year is about me and getting stuff done that I have put off way too long. I found that I was spending too much time on fb and needed a break.
This has been a struggle but so far it has been paying off.
I decided what I wanted to do. Drive school bus again! I absolutely love driving and I am good at it. I love the hours with the break in the middle of the day to get things done.  I have also taken on being the secretary for the Drayton Agricultural Society.  I have always wanted a job to do from home and was already involved with this organization putting on the yearly fair.  Seems to be a good fit for me.  It doesn't pay much as it is still a volunteer position. Most of last year I was doing a lot of volunteering with FACS. I truly loved the work but still needed a real income.

Driving school bus also gives me days off to be home with my kids. They are getting older and the last few years I have felt the need to be here for them.  My son is 16 and daughter is 12.  I know they enjoy having me around and it keeps our bond tight.  Now that I will have some money coming in will help with our AMAZING trip we are going on in July.  My parents are taking us on a week Disney cruise to Alaska.  It will be the first trip we have all gone on together as a family.  My brother is coming too.  With having my parents and brother out in BC makes it hard to have time together.
We will be out there for 2 weeks and I am over the moon excited for the trip and the visit.

My dad had a stroke a year ago this month and has had me very worried about time...time with them is so precious.  We are very close and enjoy seeing each other via Skype.  For the most part it helps but on all the special occasions it is not the same.  Family means a lot to me and it really brings me down not being able to just pop over for a visit.  It really hurts me that my children didn't get to grow up having them around so this trip is something that we all have as a great memory and a fabulous experience together.

So this year is all about being happy...finding happiness in all parts of my life.  Living a more positive life. This is my goal and so far this year it is working.

Now you are updated on my life... :)

Cheers