Scholarships

As most of you may know I am pursuing my college degree. I am enrolled with University of Phoenix taking their online courses and I must admit that my student loans are piling up. One of my classmates was recently talking about how they literally get paid to go to school. He said he applied for enough scholarships that his college expense is covered plus extra to live on. My professor thought it would be a good idea if we all took time to apply for at least one scholarship so she actually created this as an assignment. Although this was an easy A to receive just by completion of assignment I also thought this was a great way to get motivated to continue on the search. Hearing this classmate's story I am determined to find some extra money laying around out there to help cover my expense. I took the free online scholarship search and plan to apply for as many as I can. Some companies require essays where some only require you to fill out a form. I have ran across several that are scholarships towards next semester but I can promise that it is not too early to start. My goal is to try and apply for at least one new scholarship each month. The online search also let me know the deadlines for each scholarship so I can stay organized.

I hear many women talk about getting sponsors for conferences and I thought in a way a scholarship is the same. Why not apply for the money available to sponsor me through college? {By the way, I am searching for a sponsor for BlogHer}

Do you know someone in college? Are you in college? Have a scholarship success story to tell? Share with me... Also apply for your own scholarships or refer someone to do the same.

Friday Fragments

So it's Friday Fragment time again.
First I want to mention I am excited because on November 7th we are moving into a house! The kids and I are finally moving out of our apartment and into a house where they will have a backyard. Finally, thank goodness! I am a bit scared though b/c our apartment is four bedrooms and the house is only three bedrooms which means two kiddos have to share. They are so spread out in age that this makes me nervous b/c of sibling battles.

Since we are moving we decided to get rid of one of our pets. Yes I said one of them. We had a cat, guinea pig and bunny. The guinea pig and bunny were sharing a cage and the bunny had gotten so big it was time to get a new cage or bye bye bunny. Between the two animals eating and pooping the cost of food and bedding was about $80 a month. No kidding. So since the bunny was getting so big and the kids were not playing with her as much I decided to get rid of her. I thought this was going to be easy but it was actually pretty hard for me. Sad... But now we are down to two pets for the move.

This week I have participated in the Halloween Blog Party that is going on over at Living Locurto. You should check it out and join in. While I was over there I found this really neat blog with this beautiful dress that was being given away. Although the giveaway for the dress is over you should still check it out. I was amazed at her work, everything is done by hand. Check it out here.

Talking about giveaways you should head over to Loot 4 Mama and join in on the giveaway. I am actually a sponsor in this giveaway offering a $25 gift certificate on any Christmas items from Unique Diva Boutique. So join in on the fun!

Now that I have told a little about my week and a little about work, I can't forget to mention school. I took two college finals recently and made straight A's. YAY! I am so proud of myself, especially since going back to college while having kids is not an easy task. This is the perfect time to share this great FREE mother's guide to going back to school online. This guide is completely free and might help answer questions or guide you down the path to pursuing your degree. I love for my kids to be able to see how important college is no matter when you graduate.