I start a new job\u00a0tomorrow. \u00a0I am feeling prepared, but nervous nonetheless. \u00a0I’ll be teaching pre-k at a beautiful little school nearby. \u00a0It is a long-term sub position while their regular teacher is off on maternity leave. \u00a0I’ll be the teacher until Christmas vacation. \u00a0I get to do all the fun holiday crafts. \u00a0:)<\/p>\n
It was a long and emotionally tumultuous path to arrive at this position, but I’m glad I took the journey and ended up where I did. \u00a0The first week of school my kids went back to school and I got myself organized. \u00a0I wrote up a long to-do list and started checking things off. \u00a0I made healthy food to eat and exercised every day. \u00a0I was enjoying the at-home gig. \u00a0Then a friend told me about a preschool position that was open and a day later I applied for a full-time kindergarten co-teacher position. \u00a0Both had some amazing pros, but some serious cons as well, and I again began my internal deliberation about home versus work versus me. \u00a0I want to be home with the kids, I want to continue my career, and I want to take care of myself, both physically and emotionally. \u00a0Unfortunately there just isn’t any way to do it all.<\/p>\n
I interviewed at the preschool and decided not to take the job. \u00a0Then I interviewed for the kindergarten position and, after a TON of internal debate and with apologies and gracious thanks to those who were around to listen and support my complex decision making process, I turned that down as well. \u00a0That was especially hard because the school is amazing and the job would have been great, professionally. \u00a0Unfortunately it was a full-time job at a different school district, which means after school care for my kids and mismatched vacation schedules. \u00a0There may come a time when that works, but this year is not that time. \u00a0This year my kids still need me at home in the afternoon and I still need to be there for them. \u00a0So I turned down the kindergarten job.<\/p>\n
“You can’t always get what you want. \u00a0But if you try sometimes, you just might find,<\/em> A day later I got a call from the director of the preschool at that same school. \u00a0She said she heard I turned down the K job and was wondering if maybe I would be interested in a part-time pre-k job instead. \u00a0Heck yeah! \u00a0I went back and interviewed with the pre-k team and it was a pretty easy decision. \u00a0It’s part time and just through Christmas, but I’ll still get the teacher experience (good for the resume!) and the afternoons at home (good for the family!) \u00a0Best of both worlds.<\/p>\n I start tomorrow and although I know it will go well and I know I made the right choice, I still have first day of school jitters! \u00a0Wish me luck.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I start a new job\u00a0tomorrow. \u00a0I am feeling prepared, but nervous nonetheless. \u00a0I’ll be teaching pre-k at a beautiful little school nearby. \u00a0It is a long-term sub position while their regular teacher is off on maternity leave. \u00a0I’ll be the … Continue reading
\nYou get what you need.” \u00a0– The Rolling Stones<\/em><\/p>\n