Ever had one of those days where you just try to make it through the day with your chin up!

I think I am having one of those weeks!

I am snowed under piles of homework, that I really need to be doing but balancing life, work, family and 30 minutes to myself isn't working in my favor.

Plus I have added stress of trying to move this weekend!

I wish I had one of those easy buttons that Staples shows on their commercials, that I could hit and make my problems disappear.

I could think of one big headache that I would make disappear first and then my life would be less stressful.

Then to add fuel to the fire, I can't get Internet for two weeks!

Two weeks!

No, I am not addicted to the Internet; I have homework to turn in 3-4 times a week.

So either I spend more time at work and do my homework somewhere in the corner of the office or try to find alternative places to get wireless.

I really like doing my homework at 11 p.m.-2 a.m., in the comforts of my pajamas, sitting at my table or lounging on my chair.

Why does everything have to take forever to get hooked up?

I am sure they would not want to wait so long to get basic things hooked up to make their lives run a little smoother.

Yes, I am venting, but it is good for me to vent once in a while!

Anyway, I set up mock stock market trades last weekend for my financial class!

We had $10,000 of fake money to spend on stocks and then watch what they do over the next eight weeks.

My biggest purchase was 2,000 shares of Ford Motor Company.

I bought them for $2.67 a share and today they went up 20 cents a share.

I also purchased some from Harley, Coach, Ebay, General Motors, Caterpillar and Cummins.

All for different reasons but it was still fun and I am really glad it is all fake money unless those Ford stocks really take off, then I will have wished it was real money.

I will get to check it again tomorrow and see if anything changes.

I should have purchased some stocks in Exxon or an oil company since they are getting my money anyway!

Now I am off to ready another chapter in my cross-cultural psychology book and get my discussion question posted on the internet before I go to bed tonight.

Have a great rest of the week!