Kira colored her hair.

Kira colored her hair. She says she's "a black head now." 😂😂😂 I love this beautiful goof more than words can say.

I've been studying today.

I've been studying today. Someone is adamant that it's break time. 😂😂😂 He says it's time to put the pen down and snuggle. 😊

Edit: He snatched my pen so he could have a lap to sleep on. Current Status:  Snoring and twitching. 😂😂😂

I tried to do math last night and didn't.

I tried to do math last night and didn't. But I did these other 4 pages today. I needed the practice. Aside from that I slept. It's been one of those dreary, rainy days.

I've had a pretty great day. 😁

I've had a pretty great day.  😁  I slept late, then the kids came and brought me some Reese's Pieces, some paper (I am a nerd and I like it!), a watermelon-flavored drink, and a sweet card.  Shaun got a beautiful ceramic fireplace heater for my sun room, as well as a new utility sink for easy plant and animal watering.  Since he didn't have something for me to open, he also bought me a delicious-smelling candle.

After I saw my gifts we ordered Olive Garden online and picked it up curbside.  We ate at home as a family and watched some shows we like.  We shared our desserts and talked for a while.  After the kids left I had a little nap.  All in all it was a wonderful day.

I appreciate all of the birthday wishes.  I have some amazing friends.  ❤️  I hope you all have had a lovely day, as well!

Keeping myself accountable again.

Keeping myself accountable again. I (unfortunately) didn't get far with math today; I've had a stubborn PMS headache all day and even though I slept last night I was tired all day. That is normal for this time of the month for me. 😕 Also, I couldn't get warm for most of the day (even with layers on and the heat up) so my body was really uncomfortable and sore. I am about to call it a night because I am just DONE.

Regardless, I practiced something I blew big time on Quiz 3 - the D operator, which we use to solve Systems of Differential Equations. I have no problem converting from regular derivative notation to this (and back), but mathing around with it like it's Algebra throws me for a loop for some reason. I think I figured it out today, though, so while I didn't do pages upon pages of problems and calculations I did get something important straight in my head.

Yesterday (as I predicted) I was not in a good headspace, not only due to the lack of sleep but also hormones. Shaun was asking me about something yesterday and I looked at him with what I can only guess was a dumb and / or confused look on my face because he was like "Yeah, you're not studying today." 😂 And I was GRUMPY, oh my gosh. But we got a lot of things done at the house so it wasn't a day wasted.

Hopefully I'll be closer to 100% tomorrow. I do understand the processes of how to solve most of these problems, but I need a lot of practice to get good at it.

I hope you all are doing well. Goodnight, friends! ❤️

I felt SO GOOD yesterday.

I felt SO GOOD yesterday. I had energy and since I didn't want to sit still studying I went to the house in Talladega to work with Shaun on some things. We got a lot done, but you know how when you get busy and then suddenly it's the middle of the night? That happened.

I didn't get home until almost 3 this morning. Unfortunately, that knocked my sleep schedule wonky and even though I feel sleepy I can't nap because my body is just not having it. My brain feels foggy and I'm not sure I'll be any good at studying today. Maybe it's another work day. I can mop a floor and move things with less brain, but that's not true for math. 😂

I hope you all are having a good day. I think I will. I'm going to work hard, crash early, and get back to my math tomorrow. No sense in wasting a day just because I can't do the more important thing. ❤️

I'm keeping myself accountable.

I'm keeping myself accountable. I studied Inverse Laplace Transforms today. I re-wrote these notes because the professor worked the second half of the last problem before the first half and I hated it. 😂 Also, she said "Step 1: Take the Laplace Transform of both sides" and then worked the whole thing, not mentioning any other steps. 😂😂😂 That didn't work for me. I need to know all of the steps!

That's not a complaint, y'all. I'm just picky and have my own way that things need to be organized. If you can't tell, it's a lot to keep up with and we all get lost in it sometimes. 😊 Check out the last example. It spans 4 pages. Yes, I write large, but DANG. And something similar WILL be on the final, she confirmed. 😳