Let's Begin...

Welcome to my whirlwind world.  I am sometimes painfully self-critical and overwhelm myself unnecessarily.  I know some mommies with a lot more kids and busier schedules probably look at my life and think "Sheesh, walk in the park..." and my reponse is to pose a question.  "Do you remember that adjustment period after your first year of teaching and first child?"  Well, I went through the ringer, getting pregnant during my first year of teaching (sick, sick, sick) and having to travel between buildings every day that year.  Three years into teaching and 2 years of mommyhood later, I still feel like I'm adjusting!  Our home and family life has become an ever-evolving organism that overwhelms me from time to time.
I hope on this blog to share a lot of different things:

First, I hope to think through and write out some mommy and wifey struggles and triumphs.  I want to share what is working and what isn't working because I do my best thinking when I verbalize it to someone else.  At this point in time, we are struggling with the transition from toddler-hood to early childhood and all of the communication changes that ensue.  My hubby and I are also making big changes in the way we run this place financially and operationally.

Also, I want to share my teaching struggles and triumphs.  Even though I am a mommy and a wifey first, my school kids are my musical works-in-progress, and I love the opportunity to reflect on what we are accomplishing (or not accomplishing).  I should probably preface this with the fact that I LOVE MY SCHOOL.  Don't get me wrong, just like any other public school, I face a lot of bumps in the road and your occasional road-block.  But, I have the great basis of kids that I love and that love me, and fellow teachers that I can turn to for help and advice.

For sanity time, I am also involved in musical groups at church and Singing Quaker Alumni Choir (the alumni group of my college choir).  I don't know if I will have much to say about them, as these are my creative outlets and I commit to them with a very relaxed and happy spirit :)  And my involvement in them is one of the few things I do for just God and me.
I hope that this blog helps me to think through more difficult situations and share some successes in my lfie!  Thanks for reading and sharing with me.