Honestly, I don't know how all these folks run and work simultaneously. Up until just last week, I taught 3 college classes each semester as an adjunct. This basically means that you work super hard and get paid super low. But it worked for me, since I was rewarded with being there for my kids when they came and went from school and I could also transport them to the zillions of places they had to go. As a bonus, I kept current in my field so that when a full time position came up, I was at a good place in my life to apply. I went back and forth trying to decide if this was the right path for me, and believe me, "
making decisions" was not listed in my resume under CANDIDATE STRENGTHS.
I had to do some serious soul searching, and the conversations I had in my head all seemed to focus on my time management skills. Could I work full time, run a house as a 5 day a week single parent, nurture my kids, and still have time for the things I love to do? I needed some help putting it in perspective.
As much as I stalled, it was a time sensitive matter.
In the end it was all good and I took the job, vowing that I would just highly structure my life to still accomplish everything I wanted to do. Its been a week and a half, and I am exhausted!!
It seems that trying to do everything is really hard.
But I haven't given up. Finding the right balance might take a while, but I am not ready to surrender any of the things I
have love to do. Creative solutions seem to work for a lot of people, so I have already got a plan to run to work 2 days a week. That is after I get up at 4 to throw dinner in the crock pot, do the laundry, take out the trash and fill out multiple copies of those blasted school emergency cards. Who said you couldn't have it all?
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