Feeling accomplished!

The morning dawned as many others before it. Way too cold, too early, and with much trepidation. With morning ablutions not yet begun, I discovered I had maimed myself while sleeping. Oh the curse of melanocytes. I knew it would be inevitable one day that this particular mole would be scratched, torn, or ripped off and it looks like last night was the night!

Wounds patched, showered and feeling fresh, I began my day. Bring it on world! Started out researching different career path opportunities. Still leaning more towards childcare however my menial research into credentials, and academic road lead to learning nothing. Only one thing is certain. A teaching certificate in early education is the MINIMUM needed to even be a preschool or daycare worker. I did stumble across a site that promotes becoming a licensed & certified instructor in baby sign language. Hmmmm most definitely of interest. Continued on with some other career research but after a couple hours at the computer it was time to step away.

Tried my hand at making homemade marmalade and jalapeno jelly. Successful with former not so much the latter. The key is in the pectin. Apparently orange peels and pith are chock full of pectin. I tried extracting apple pectin for the jalapeno concoction. My major fail lends to the description "concoction" as opposed to "jelly". It still was extremely useful in the implementation of tonight's dinner. Marmalade chicken with a hint of jalapeno in the glaze. It was a success with the boys! Stashed that one in the recipe box for a later date.

While simmering the sugared fruits, I successfully completed some much needed housework paperwork. All in all, things are looking very promising. Now I just need to figure out how our incomes can be supported with me only working part time. Wouldn't that be wonderful?!

The night is coming to a close and time to tidy up. Dishes piled in the sink with my name on them.
/sweat