Chores. School. Work. Art. Play. Baby. Unpack.

There's no way I'd be able to keep all this straight if it weren't for the Outlook Calendar. My life is ruled by recurring events and alarms.

We're in a new apartment now, much bigger than the old place. Unpacking is going slowly because I have so much other stuff on my plate, but we're getting there. My kids are coming to visit this weekend and we get an extra day due to Monday being a holiday. I just hope I can get their room cleared of boxes before they show up.

School is moving along nicely. One of the hardest things for me to adapt to is the fact that there is no homework. You're evaluated strictly based on your competency on the final assessment for each class. It's a wonderful change from feeling like you MUST do something, especially when some of the information is stuff I already know and don't need to worry about it. I have a presentation to do for one class, and I'm already prepping to take my CIWv5 certification, the first of many that are included in the tuition cost of my degree program.

Griffon is officially a toddler now. He's all over the place and trying to climb up to get things that are out of his reach. This is pretty damn amazing considering back in December we weren't sure if he'd ever be able to stand on his own, let alone walk.

In my scraps is my first of many practice sketches. I've given myself an hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays for art specifically, so I'll be spending part of the time on the 6x6 30 second sketches, and the rest on inking and coloring. I have a lot of stuff in progress that I've been meaning to finish for a long time now, and by golly, I'm gonna do it.

Work is work. Since my financial aid hasn't kicked in yet (dang slow governmental processes) I had a bit of a panic the other day when I realized that we didn't have enough money to cover this month's tuition. Fortunately, I was able to get a balance increase on a credit card I'd paid off several months ago (and cut up), as well as a new card FedEx, so now I'm good for another month. Here's hoping my Pell Grant and GI Bill kick in before June 25th.