Balance

Yesterday Baby Girl went with me to school.  I dressed her up in an adorable alphabet outfit, and took her along with me to meet with my boss and go to one of my buildings :-).  We met with my boss so that I could A) Show off Baby Girl, and B) talk about going down to part time next school year.  Baby Girl was a little angel (Whew!) and helped with my negotiations.  My boss said she needs to talk to HR about how exactly to put the paperwork through, but it is now pretty official that next year I will be a part time psychologist and a full time Mom. WooHoo!  I asked for just two days a week so I really feel like I spend most of my time in the role of Mom.  

I am so excited for next year.  Spending this time at home has really made me realize how out of wack my work/life balance has been.  I went straight from graduate school to a very busy/demanding job, and the whole time I've felt like a giant stress-bot.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not completely stress free now... I think stress is just part of my nature.  But it's so much less.  I feel like I'm a better wife, mother, and person.  I've had time to pursue interests, and achieve goals I've been wanting to work on for years.  I've even started running and gardening this week (more to come on these later!).

To top off this great news, I stopped by my favorite school on the way home.  It was great to see my old coworkers.  I was sad to find out that one of my coworkers wasn't in, but so excited to see everyone else.  Stopping by made me realize how much I miss work, and how awesome the teachers and staff are.  I really hope I will continue to work in this building next year **crosses fingers**, but my boss told me she wouldn't be working on placements at all until June as she wants to see if our department gets fully staffed.  Unfortunately, if we are not fully staffed, I'll probably be split between two smaller buildings.

I hope everyone enjoyed the DELIGHTFUL weather today!