I just made a short (now, thankfully) journey to my mother’s home to help care for her after her second mastectomy. It is a pretty surreal experience to turn the tables and be on the other side of everything with a parent. I held her hand and spoke with her for a while as she was… Continue reading How do we know when
Here I go again, complaining. I know, other people’s complaints are a waste of your time. Go ahead. Ignore me. I don’t mind. I won’t even lay the guilt on you. People leave all the time… 🙂 It’s the holiday season and I am still looking for a real job. Husband has an interview this… Continue reading At least I’ve got options
One of my favorite things to gripe about as an adult is how hard it is to be an adult. It’s hard to work, pay bills, change jobs, make friends, raise kids, blah, blah blah. It’s a common complaint, really, and it is 100% true. Seriously, google “hard to be an adult” and see what… Continue reading Personing is hard
There are so many things that I miss about being an elementary school teacher. Halloween just passed by, and I remember the day with fondness. I loved creating the most engaging lessons for whatever topic we were studying to make sure my kids were engaged the whole week, no matter which day the holiday fell… Continue reading “Nope, not pregnant. Just fat,” and other things I don’t say anymore now that I’m not a teacher.
Wow. Stress. If you’ve been following this blog (I think there are three or so of you!) you know a few things. 1: I have been writing about the prospect of changing carrers/moving across country/etc. 2: There has not been a new post in a while. Reason for number two is heavily reliant on the fact… Continue reading Arrgghhhhhh!
Is there anything out there that can make you question yourself quite like looking for a job? I’m not exactly sure what I want to do with myself come this summer. I was convinced that I wanted to leave the teaching profession, and I’m still leaning quite heavily in that direction, but what else can… Continue reading Self Worth
Elephants in the Room 