Grateful for step-by-step...

I must say how grateful I am for step-by-step videos.  I'm glad I can rewind and watch it over and over.  Also, so frustrating is that the sites change the way they look so it looks different from what I'm seeing in the videos.  But it seems to be working.  Slowly.  

On another note, Mother's Day was special.  G made something in daycare and it was so awesome.  She wrote "All about my Mom".  I read it and we both had a good laugh.  This was on Friday night.  It was just the two of us and we went to a pizza place to eat out.  She asked for an orange soda and chips while we waited for our pizza. She was so good in there.  Then when we left she asked for a cookie.  I did request she eat it at home but she argued with me.  I had to go get milk for her and she doesn't know how to let things go.  I really wanted her to wait till we got home but she just went on and on. So I gave her the cookie to eat.  I probably should have stuck to my wishes but I try and pick my battles.  The rest of the night went well.  She was tired.  J came home on Saturay, late afternoon while G and I were at the pool.  She really loves the pool.  After about 2 hours we had to leave.  On Mother's day morning, G and J went out and got me breakfast from McDonalds which was lovely.  Then they went out again and came back with a cake that G requested for me.  Rainbow around the cake with white icing.  2 roses and fancy writing.  Strawberry filling.  YUMMY.  We waited to eat till after dinner.  And yes, we had another 2 hours at the pool.  Love the pool.  Love the splashpad.  

Now if Brain Balance therapy would just start working, we'd be in good shape.  

Planning for my online business..

So I'm planning it out. I think it would be wise to get all the pieces put together before I go and watch the building of the website. I'm super excited about this process.  Spark by Clickbank walks you through it step by step.  Accounts are set up, Niche has been selected, now, I'm working on writing some articles or blog posts to have on my site once it's set up.  I'm going to aim for about 5 articles to start with.  Then I'll build the website.  I'll add new articles once a week and hopefully post on facebook to gain traction and have people sign up.  We'll see how that works.  I've been putting a spreadsheet together of expenses so I can keep track of what I spend.  I'm taking it all in slowly and taking my time so I can do it right.  I know there are no guarantees but I also know that consistancy and positive mindset go a long way in making something work. 

Mother's Day coming up this weekend...

Well, J let me down yesterday. He was supposed to leave yesterday and be home today. Instead, he left today and will be home tomorrow. I'm physically and mentally exhausted. G is exhausted from Brain Balance trips. We made it through the week but today is McDonalds day and last week didn't go very well. She was crying and tired but couldn't tell us what was wrong. And when we finally went, she just ate and got upset about the noise. I'm thinking of going to get some pizza and eating at the restaurant.  Maybe she'll like that.  We'll see.  And of course, since I'm working, trying to get packages out in the mail is almost impossible. So Mother's Day for Grandma's will arrive during next week instead.  I seriously can't do everything.  Let's hope someone didn't forget about me on Mother's Day.  

Working on affiliate marketing...

So I've been working every morning before work to learn as much as I can about affiliate marketing.  I'm amazed at what I'm learning. There is so much more to this than I thought and this course through Clickbank is taking me through this step by step.  Giving all the tips necessary to succeed.  Now it's up to me to do the work.  

Find my niche

Create my articles to lead people to my website

How to build content and understand the necessity for not just one article but at least one new article a week.  

Secrets to easy ways to build content

Understanding how to use title tags, keywords, etc to get you noticed.

This is not a get rich quick scheme.  You need to really learn all the basics so you can succeed in the end.  I'm confident of all that I'm learning and can review it as much as I need to.

On another note, we've done almost 2 weeks with Brain Balance.  Every night she has a meltdown of some sort.  I ask her what's wrong and she says "I don't know." Eventually, I can get her settled down.  She did have an incident at school yesterday.  Apparently, she touched a boy's privite parts.  Her teacher called me to let me know.  She talked to G about it and made it clear that you don't touch other people's privite parts because they are privite.  I also talked to her about it and she always deflects.  This one kicked her.  I realized she's trying to change the subject to something else but wouldn't allow it.  I told her I wasn't mad at her but she is not to do that again.  She asked if she can hug and I said only if she asks permission and the other person says yes.  I'll ask her again today to make sure she understood.  Getting that call was not what I expected.  Maybe we need a traditional counselor to talk to her...if I can find one that's available.  

Changing the way we live...

So we did 2 sessions last week at Brain Balance.  It's 1 hour sessions and it'll be 3x/week for the next 6 months. We've put a timer on her tablet so she's limited to 1 hour/day all week and allowed 2 hours/day on the weekend. So far so good.  No tantrums about the tablet so far.  Tonight, J will pick her up and bring her over and I'll stay home and prepare dinner so we're not eating so late.  

I hope this works.  We did the home exercises yesterday and we need to do them on the off days from Brain Balance.  I'm hopeful. I want her to start showing some control over her behavior.  Next week J is going to be leaving to go to IL and I'll be on my own dealing with all of this and figuring out how to prep food for dinner every night.  I'm a bit nervous about it all.  G is so strongwilled and she can be so exhausting.  

Also, this past week I found out my childhood friend, Sharon, passed away.  She had a medical procedure and her heart couldn't take it.  This was a shock to her family as well since she seemed to be stable.  I'm so saddened by this.  She never got to meet G in person.  Now she's an Angel watching over her family and friends.  

I need prayers for our family.  So if anyone is reading, please pray for us.

Brain Balance...

 So we had a consult and evaluation for G at a place called Brain Balance. It's very pricey. They aren't doctors and they don't take insurance. The results of the evaluation were very interesting. They were talking about areas of G when she was born and how she hasn't progressed mentally to the age she is. I can see it too. When she does something and you want to punish with consequences she really doesn't understand why we are doing it. Stop doing that or we'll take away your tablet. The answer would be to stop doing what you're doing but her response is "I want my tablet". So we do see what they see in the evaluation.  Another is her coordination.  She doesn't have it. She can't seem to do a jumping jack. It makes me laugh but now I realize she may not be able to because of her lack of coordination.  Anyway, tt's a 6 month program and it's 3 days a week for an hour. We took a 5 year loan and praying we see some progress from this program. I honestly think we will see some progress. And what were our options? A Psychiatrist we wouldn't be able to meet with till the end of the year if we're lucky? Right now, she's in tutoring 2x week and this will be 3x week, plus she's in the EIP at school  All this work, we should hopefully see some improvement in her behavior and actions.  

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