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Can The Hectic Life of a Mom Be Simplified - in under 4lbs?

Yes it can!

I have always loved tools and technology that makes managing my life easier. As a military wife and mother, my career has always had to be flexible, adaptable, and most of all - portable. I need tools that meet these needs. I need small tools that pack a huge productivity punch. The perfect solution? Winning this:

I want an HP Mini 311!

Now how can a simple little laptop help simplify my life you say? Easily. By putting everything I need in one, little, portable, powerful, 3.22lb package. With this wonderful little tool I can:

* Blog anytime anywhere
* Work on my (ever elusive) Masters Degree
* Communicate with my husband when he is deployed
* Keep sane while my kids are hogging the house PC
* Keep my life and business going the next time we PCS
   (ie. the next time the military moves us)
* Surf the internet for fun during my downtime
   (whenever I find any)
* Finish this book while at baseball/football/whatever
   sport my two boys are playing at the time and become
   an awe inspiring fiction writer

Ok. I have lofty goals.

This beautiful piece of technological goodness can help me achieve them. Really! Have you seen the commercials for Windows 7? You can leap tall buildings in a single bound with Windows 7! I love that this laptop comes loaded with Windows 7 - I have been dreaming of ways I can use the snap, shake, and pin to help manage my crazy hectic day. Just look at the way Dara Torres uses hers:

Disclaimer: I in no way shape or form compare my life to how hectic this fabulous five-time Olympian has it (though some days to me it sure feels like it). But if Dara Torres can manage her busy life with it - I am sure it can handle my "military wife/aspiring writer/college student/baseball mom/oh man I have to get dinner on the table/What time is baseball practice?/We're moving WHERE?" life. I bet it can help you get a handle on yours too.

Are you a busy Mom? Would you like to win an HP Mini 311 too? HP, Windows 7, and The Mom Bloggers Club have teamed up to give away 3 of these to random comment posters on contest entrants' blog. Just leave a comment on my blog for a chance to win your very own - good luck!

What Happened at the Job Fair

Welp the job fair went like I thought it was going to... Later in the week I found out that it was manly for those in the Intelligence/Security fields (and those who have a security clearance). So not really my forte. My friend Lisa called the Airman Family Readiness Center (the agency who sponsored the job fair) and they said that we should go anyway. So go we did.

As soon as I walked in, I gave two copies of my resume to a man manning the registration table. As part of going to the job fair, we got to have our resumes reviewed for free. I should be getting the results of that review soon. That in itself probably made the job fair worth it.

We visited most of the booths. I dropped of my resume at a few, but just talked to people at others. I probably won't get called back anytime soon for an interview (most of the jobs were in fields I had no experience in), but it was good to get back out there and network. I visited the University of Phoenix booth. This is where I got some GREAT information.

It seems that military spouses get $6,000 to go towards higher education under a new program called MyCAA. I had no idea such a program existed. I have wanted to pursue my Masters Degree but wasn't sure how I was going to fund it. This bit of news has pretty much made my mind up. I just have to find the right school with the right program, and the time (oh yeah the time?!), and this is what I am committing to this year. Wish me luck!

At A Crossroads?

Do you ever feel like you are at a crossroads in your life? Do you feel like there are so many options open to you and that your whole future hinges on important choices you need to make right now? This is what I have been feeling since the new year. Actually, I have been feeling this since this last military move last October. My kids are getting older (one is in 2nd grade, the other is in 8th) and my husband's military career are winding down. I really love what I do right now (and I will still continue to manage DirectSalesMoms.com), but I feel like I need a little more. I need to figure out what I want out of my life. My family life is wonderful and I wouldn't change a thing. However, as a woman and a mother I am always wondering the age-old question:

"What kind of career do I want to pursue?"

Part of me likes the fact that I am a stay at home Mom. I like being there when my kids get home. I like being at the ready to help with homework, or get them ready for their baseball/football/whatever sport they are playing at the time. However, another part of me misses being a part of the workforce. Being a professional out there in career-land. I used to be the "go-to girl" at the office.

I was in transition for a while... I had been pursuing my Bachelor's Degree. I graduated last August, and now I am trying to find a job to use said degree. This is probably one of the worse times in history to be looking for a job, much less a career change - especially when the last career on your resume is "shuttling kids to baseball". OK that's not really what I listed, but still.

A friend and I are going to a career fair this week. I am both excited and mortified. I know I am competent, intelligent, and proficient at many different skills, but I still feel very under qualified. That feeling really sucks.

I will keep you posted how the job fair goes...