That being said, I have no idea where this is going. For those who don't know, in three short weeks I am starting a master's in teaching program so I can teach middle school and high school English. I was just told at orientation Saturday that this will be the most intense 15 months I have ever had. Although I appreciate the honesty, that felt like a lot to throw at a prospective class of teachers who will come out of this with the ability to earn slightly more money than an employee at McDonald's.
Right now I have no idea how blogging is going to fit into my new life. I feel completely out of the loop this last week just having to interview nannies for my children. What's it going to be like when I have to do some real work?
Also between making time for homework, squeezing in children's activities, and finding time for my husband and myself I do wonder where blogging will fit. It will probably still happen at 11:00 p.m., but instead of my children catching my eyelids drooping it will be a professor whose opinion actually matters. It might be time for me to invest in Starbucks.
I'm going to try to have some fun in the next few weeks before I start "the most intense 15 months of my life." After that, I'll be around in whatever form I can manage; whether it's lurking and silently judging your grammar, or sleepily piecing together a mostly coherent post once every other month (call me optimistic!). And when I'm finished you should expect nothing less from me than perfectly polished blogs and a whole new realm of blog fodder.
p.s. After reading a few comments I feel like I need to put a disclaimer on this. I'm not going anywhere. It's just that in the short time I've been in the blogging world I have learned that true blogging requires give and take. I'm feeling guilty (mom guilt and now blog guilt, ugh!) that for a while I might be taking a lot more than I am giving and you should know the reason. See? I'm being selfish for a reason. Doesn't that make it all better?
Good luck, and don't worry, we'll still be here waiting to hear all about it. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your support. I'm really hoping I can come home with hysterical hijinks from young adolescents and their crazy parents to use as blog fodder. There needs to be a good side to all of this.
DeleteYour blog is YOUR blog. You do what you want with it. It's on your own timing. Do what you can. Maybe you'll find that it will be helpful to bang out a post when you're feeling really stressed with all this extra work. Maybe it will be a way for you to take a little break.
ReplyDeleteEither way, good luck!!!
I think I might put that as a new description "My blog, My rules." Thanks for the perspective. I really like my space and I will definitly share some of the crazier stuff that happens while I'm in school.
DeleteBest of luck! You may find that the blog makes a great outlet for you to de-stress and sort of make an adult life outside of school--or that its focus temporarily shifts. Worst case scenario, it's a temporary delay, and you can bounce back so easily. A couple years ago I took a 9+ month hiatus from my blog when the Man deployed to Afghanistan. I hadn't planned on it, but I started a new job 3 weeks after he left, and I just couldn't manage the household by myself, the job, and the blog. I came back stronger than ever, I think. Face the future with boldness. We can't wait to hear about your adventures!
ReplyDeleteYour husband left you for 9 months. I understand why you didn't blog. My husband left me for 8 weeks to work on a trial in MN and I blame him for every gray hair on my head. It was all I could do to just keep my head above water!
DeleteGood for you, but this stil makes me a sad panda!
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, you can't get rid of me that easy! Stalkers never give up.
DeleteYou will do great love! And how very exciting to do for yourself..it's amazing how using your brain like that will help blogging too. You'll be able to tell some fun stories in just a few minutes out of your day. You are going to find time - when you need to blog, you'll blog - when you need to study - you will - ! Do me one FAVOR! no guilt. we have enough of that as moms don't we? Go get em love! xo DG
ReplyDeleteConsider my guilt gone. I am hoping this will lead to some very funny adventures. I just know in the beginning any kind of routine is going to be tough. Thanks for dropping in!
DeleteBut when they told you it was going to be "the most intense 15 months of my life" did you tell them that you have a blog? I mean they must make exceptions for bloggers right?
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking in my technology class I submit my blog as homework. It could earn me an A if I can spin the story that in English, writing exercises of any kind have validity.
DeleteOk. So I went through the MAT program in grad school. True, I was 'only' working. I wasn't a married lady or a mom. I worked from 7am-4pm as an pffice manager and took my classes at night. It was a MA program that gave me secondary english ed licensing (since I had my BA). This was also 10 years ago (!) but it WASN'T THAT BAD. Seriously. It didn't get bad until I got married, moved out of state and left the three measly credits for the thesis hanging. I never finished. I got the teaching creds, but never went back (to this day BIGGEST REGRET) since I also lost all of those MA credits. I am going to make it my personal mission to cheer you on as best you can. You can totally do this!
ReplyDeletePS- this is Farrah (Momofthreeunder) :)
DeleteFarrah, you delivered the most perfect words to me at a time when I really need them. My husband and I are both wondering how we are going to do this. But we are a team, and I'm sure we can make it work. Thank you for stopping by and for your very kind words!
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ReplyDeleteI found your blog through the TGIF blog hop and I'm glad I did! You are super funny. I love the part about "silently judging your grammar". I am so judgemental about bad spelling and grammar, but I'm a total hypocrite because my spelling and grammar are average, at best. Good luck with your Master's degree. I'm sure you will make it all work. You can always write your blog posts in your head while you shower and write them down later when you have a spare second. That's what I do a lot of the time!
-Laura
Some of my best ideas come to me when I'm driving in the car. And then mommy brain sweeps them away before I can write them down. It's a cruel joke really. Motherhood has given me great blog fodder AND removed it all from my brain. Amazingly, everything seems to to work out anyway.
DeleteI'm glad you're not going anywhere - I am loving your blog! In fact I'd love for you to do a guest post for me. I'm going on a staycation in august and am in need of some guest posts. If you are interested please email me at bluepens_30{at}hotmaill{dot}com.
ReplyDeleteAmanda, Thank you so much for stopping by! I'm glad I found you at the blog hop.
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