As if you needed a replay of my week...

Sunday afternoon: I sat at my computer surrounded by research books, Internet sites, and my research notes...and just cried. I tried to write. I've been working on the research end of this all semester. I know my stuff. I know what message I wanted to convey. But I still cried. Then I told Monkey that I was going to Walmart to pray. Uh, yeah. I just had to get away. I made a phone call. I walked aimlessly around Wally World. And yes, I prayed. When I came home, I had a true sense of what I really needed to do...what was right for me at this particular time. Even though...it wasn't the popular choice.

Sunday evening: I emailed my professor and told her how upset I was and that I didn't want to disappoint her...blah, blah, blah. She emailed me back that deadlines could be negotiated...she hated to lose me in class...yada yada yada...but she understood the demands of work, family, school. She's been there. Done that.

Monday: I did nothing about dropping my class. I'm still thinking about this. Even though I never picked up my literature book and didn't write the paper that's due on Thursday if I stayed in the class.

Tuesday: At 8:00 am (class time), I was sitting at my desk at work. But I did nothing to drop the class today either. Someone told me that I was going to regret this decision big time. And so it goes.

I guess tomorrow I'm take some action. This is a decision that's right for me right now. I may regret it later. But right now...and I'm living in the right now...dropping this class is the right decision for me.

Now that I got that off my head...

American Idol: Actually, I don't hate anyone right now. I don't like Elliott. He has yet to impress me. But obviously, he's impressed the judges. So he won't be going yet. I think the bottom three will be Bucky, Melissa, and Kelly or Kevin. I think Kelly just had an off week. I think Kevin gets the "you're so dorky-sweet...I have to vote for you" vote. I hate it when they start the theme weeks. My hope is that Bucky will go home tomorrow. Bless his heart. Monkey says if you put a wig on Chris, he'd be Paula's twin. I say he's got the sexiest bald head I've ever seen. Yall know Bo started that microphone stand dance thing...yeah, yall know that. Well, if it works, it works. I just don't want to see Kevin try that stunt. No. I don't.

My new business: I'm opening a store. On-line for now. I'd love to just quit my job and open a retail store but that's not feasible right now. So for now The Pet Palace (where we make your pet look and feel like royalty) will be on-line. I'll be selling fancy smancy pet stuff...like jeweled collars, clothes, gourmet treats, luxury dog beds, classy dog carriers, doggie spa stuff, etc. I am working on getting a great website up and running. That takes more time than I realized. I've got some great ideas for a fun website that hopefully people will come back to visit often. This has really consumed me with passion! I love the creativity! Anyone who reads this blog knows how I feel about my dogs (cats and horses, too) and anyone who knows me knows that I am one of those crazy people who treat their dogs like children. That's my target market and I know I'm not the only person out there like this. When I do get a retail store, I'll add a grooming salon and possibly, a pet hotel at The Pet Palace. I have a huge vision for this. More details to come.

Let's see. What else?

Oh, I saw a book called Blogging for Dummies. Man...there are books for everything...and everyone.

I guess that's it for now. Later Dudettes.