Feeling a bit down today

I'm not sure what's going on. Yesterday I felt down.... sad, depressed, etc...... this morning I felt better. But then this afternoon I'm starting to feel down again. Maybe I'm just pms'ing. But my doctor put me on medicine that is supposed to help with it, and has been helping up until recently. Maybe my body's changed enough that my medicine needs adjusting. Or maybe I'm just not getting enough sleep. I know I feel better when I get 7-8 hours of sleep every night, and I haven't gotten that much in one night in probably 2 weeks or more. And last night I only got about 3-3.5 hours. So maybe that's all it is.

Something I've been thinking about for months is trying to figure out what I might like to do with myself as my kids get older and don't need quite so much time from me. I've got my business I'm trying to start online. And I think I'll enjoy it, if I can get it going. But I don't really think it's where my passion lies.

I love children. I think my passion would be in that area some how. I've been considering opening a private schoo that would have students segregated by skill levels, rather than by age levels. And let them work at their own pace, so the quicker ones aren't held back, and the slower ones don't get left behind. And I could help the parents learn how to help their kids at home. Even help them learn to homeschool, if they'd like to try that option. I could even act as an umbrella school for them, until they get their self-confidence up.

Another idea I've thought of, which is sort of along the same line, is a tutoring center. I would need to work with whatever curriculum the student's school is using, but I could also supplement with whatever I think would help the student the most. That way they learn the material they need to know, and learn how to interpret whatever book their school has them using (unless of course it's just a really horribly written book).

Another idea is writing children's books. I'm kind of leaning towards this one right now, because it's something I could start sooner. I wouldn't have to wait until my kids are grown and gone to do this. I could start with a little bit each day, or even a few days a week, and see how it goes. I can't afford to take a course on the subject right now. I looked at what it would cost, and there's no way we can afford it right now. But I wouldn't have to have the course to just start putting some ideas together. I may give it a try. It's something that's popped into my head many times over the last several years, and it seems that each time it does, I like the idea better.

Something else I'm thinking about doing right now is furthering my own education. I'm using a really good curriculum with my kids; much better than what was used with me. So I was just thinking today, there's no reason why I couldn't improve my own education while making sure my kids are getting a good education. I might have to go a bit slower than them, since I do have other responsibilities, but I could do it. Even if it was just a little every day. I think I'll try it.