Revival?

Perhaps.
Since I gave up this blog I started working retail again full time, and just recently stopped again. So, as of November 26th I will once again join the ranks for unpaid full time care givers. I'm am really looking forward to spend more time with the boy. After all that's happened in this past year (one, two, three, holy crap what a year!) I have reorganised my life. I'm now putting the most important things (namely Benjamin) first. I have no idea why I was driving myself crazy to earn enough to make daycare make sense. I don't know why i put up with such ridiculous working conditions, but that's all in the past now. Don't misunderstand, I didn't quit my job, I just decided that I'm not working Monday-Friday anymore. Weekends only.
So, you may be wondering, what will I do now?
My darling husband is currently completing a pre apprenticeship carpentry program, and I, well, this very night I am going to the first of five workshops. I am taking "Silversmith for beginners" . It's scary and exciting and I'm hoping, really hoping silversmith will be a good fit for me. I'm not getting my hopes up or going all in on this, but......well......maybe..... I'll keep you posted!!

Eight months huh?
I guess I did just kind of drop this blog when I got the news that I wasn't getting a subsidy for daycare.
Hence died my dream of going to school in 2009
Especially as I wasn't excepted into my first choice.
But, to be honest even though it was my first choice, it was not my dream job. It was something I thought I could do to earn money, and maybe feel like I was doing something useful.
Well, I was excepted into the two programs to which I applied. I'm pretty sure that for dental hygienist I just didn't have the math skills.

Well things have happened in my life since, (yeah well, when in life does nothing happen and everything stays the same?) which has caused me to do some soul searching and thinking.

The Husband was laid off. He lost his job along with a whole bunch of his co workers and is (for now at least) a gentleman of leisure. I'm sure he'll get another one, but not just yet.
So in theory, I could have gone to school this fall (that is if I had a magic future seeing device at the time) and he Husband could have looked after the boy.

At any rate, I'm now thinking maybe all this happened for a reason. Maybe I should be seriously re thinking my choices in education.
Maybe I should be thinking about what I would really enjoy doing as apposed to what I can make a living doing.
Could they be one and the same?
Because now I'm thinking,
what I'd really like to do,
is be a photographer.
Like professionally.
I'd need a lot of gear, and the program I'm looking at, is expensive and over subscribed.
Well, I have lots of time before I need to make any final decisions.
It's something to think about......

In other news, I currently have a photography exhibit in place at Insomnia
It was well received and I've sold two pieces from it.
Hmmmmmm.

Still Old, but not a school girl afterall (Well not yet)

Well folks, here's the deal.
I've done a feasibility study (by which I mean figuring out exact cost and trying to budget and pulling my hair out, and crying, and well, you get the picture.) and going back to school this year is not a good idea.
Basically the cost of unassisted daycare is just too high.
We already have too much debt . If it were only tuition and books that would be okay. The sad fact is that with the recent cuts to the daycare subsidy program I'm not gonna get any help from the government. The only way I could make this work is by taking out a huge loan. I'm really not will to do that right now.
I'd just like to thank you all for your support and advice. It was much appreciate.

Well, you might be wondering what I'm going to do with myself then?

Actually, I have a great plan!
Next May my dear old Mum is going to retire from her job, and bless he soul, she is willing to care for the boy while I go to school. So, since I'm going to wait until next year, I'm going to save oodles and oodles of money! (By which I of course mean I will not have to take on insane amounts of debt.)
I've thought long and hard about this, and I really feel this makes the most sense for me and my whole family. I've talked with the whole house hold and they all agree. Also I would absolutely feel much better knowing my Mum was caring for Ben. (Not that there's anything wrong with daycare, I'd just feel better.)

So I suppose I should get a part time evening job or something o_O

So Friday the 13th is crappy thin letter day.

Yeah.
Crap.
This sucks.
I really wanted to take dental hygiene at George Brown.
Getting the news now kind of puts a downer on my romantic anniversary weekend getaway.
This blows goats and suck rocks.
I can't express it any better without a lot of swearing. Hmmm. Maybe I can:

:(

Rejection is not fun.
Oh well at least the waiting is finally over.
So what the heck am I going to do now?
Library Science?
*sigh*

Can you predict the future?

I really haven't forgotten about this blog.
I just haven't heard anything else yet. I'm still waiting.
I check the site everyday for an offer of admission to the Dental Hygiene program to George Brown, I'm checking the mail everyday for a "Thanks but no thanks" letter.
Still nada. It's driving my pretty crazy.

So in other news, The husband took me out for a lovely romantic dinner at the Madarin . I had a very nice meal. The lovely paper place mats are done up for Chinese New Year. As you may know they classify your horoscope by year. Being born in 1978 makes me a horse. So according to the Mandarin Restaurant, (Or at least the people who produce their place mats):

"A Steady year ahead, the latter half of the year will be even better for your career and wealth. There will be a positive change just wait and see!"

So this obviously, this means I'm going to win the lottery or something right? ;)

Also on a side note, please weigh in on the poll, because if I do not get excepted to the program I want I do need a contingency plan. And The more input the better!

Oh my! What a big package that is......

Received official offer from George Brown, for the dental assistant course in the mail yesterday. It came in a big huge envelope that contained surprisingly little information. They did however promise to send me an even bigger package should I chose to accept their offer. Much, much better than those sad, thin, "thanks but no thanks" letters (Admittedly I got some of those the first time round.) I'm still waiting for my large packages from Seneca.
Now that the initial relief is over (because I know I'll be going somewhere come fall) I'm getting nervous again. I keep checking the site, to see if an offer had been made for the course that I actually want to take, but they won't post a rejection there, so, there is a chance I won't know until I receive one of those horrible, thin, little letters. Also I now have to figure out how the heck I'm going to pay for all this. I found a reasonable daycare that will take the boy before and after Kindergarten, and really, it would be cheaper just to rent him his own bachelor apartment. Surprising that they major cost for me won't be books or tuition, but child care. ......

The big day is finally here!

.
The first day offers of admission are made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(a moment of silence please)
Now I haven't received anything in the mail, but I assume the offers are being sent today. I have however, been able to view my standing online!
And............
(drum roll please)

OFFERS TO YOUR PROGRAM CHOICES
	GEORGE BROWN	DENTAL ASSISTING (LEVELS I AND II)
	SENECA	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
	SENECA	LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNICIAN

As you may notice, my first choice is not listed here, but, I wasn't expecting to hear back about that choice yet due to the pre-admission testing. I assume it takes some time to grade all the test and compare the result, and then of course, make a choice.
Regardless, come September, I will be going back to school!
OMFG!!!

And on a side note, we have selected a school for the boy, so he will be starting school in September too! So It will be a double adventure!