Stressed

If I didn't eat when I got stressed I'd be as thin as a rail right now...unfortunately for me I do the opposite!  Here lately I feel like I go into each day in a fog.  My mind is on so many different things right now. 

First of all Christmas is quickly approaching.  Now, you know I love Christmas time but with it comes a lot of stress.  Having to find a way to please everyone and not hurt feelings, having to buy a ton of gifts etc.  Poor Korbyn, she may get one thing from Colton and I this year!  Then school is also something else constantly on my mind.  I take my exams in January and every time I think about it I feel like I'm going to vomit.  I'm taking two exams, my EC-6 on the 17th and my special education on the 31st.  I've always been a good test taker.  I can be unfamiliar with the material and I could sit down and take a test on something and still pass.  I've always been that way.  I can look at the question and just pick the most obvious answer...except at math, I've always been bad at math.  So you would think I would have nothing to worry about!  But these tests are $120 EACH and I really only have one shot if I want to teach come next school year because it takes about two months to get your scores back.  And I've always been good at things when I have something to specifically learn.  If you give me an assignment and tell me what you're looking for I can ace it.  But I've never been good at "creative thinking" assignments, I tend to over think them.  And with these tests there are no study guides, it's like 400 questions over the TEKS (Texas' curriculum) which are a mile long and are kind of broad.  So I'm trying like crazy to soak up any information about these tests until then.  BUT, I told Colton "you know, if I do pass these things and find a job by next school year I'll be pretty darn proud of myself!" 

On top of that my washing machine has been broken for about a week.  I was putting a load into the dryer the other day and in the clothes was half of the rubber seal from the washing machine!  I will NEVER buy a front load washer again!!!  I haven't been happy with it from the beginning and this was just the icing on the cake.  Colton looked at it and said he could just order a new one and fix it himself (fingers crossed!).  It should be here today and hopefully I can start washing our clothes tomorrow and stop having to use my mom's :)