Studying

After some unfortunate events last year and some semi-dissatisfaction with my current "job" as a stay-at-home mom, I am going back to work! I have some classes to take and some internship and supervision to complete but I am giving myself two years to get back on the wagon of wage earning. You see, the truth is I am very unbalanced right now in my life. Most of my time is spent mothering, the rest cleaning, then some shuttling, and a bunch of other "selfish and insignificant" stuff. I have wanted to get back to the helping profession for a couple of years, but the logistics and the cost of childcare curbed that. I really have given of my life to this family for the past 10 years. While it is rewarding in and of itself and I am so thankful and grateful that I got to do it "my way", I have felt a void and have wanted to do more, for me and for others who could benefit from my genuine compassion. I am excited (and a little nervous as I have never had to juggle being a "working mother".). So, I am studying now to become refreshed with some counseling theory, techniques, human growth and development, research...lots of counseling stuff. It is really a lot of fun to hit the books again. I'd love to go back to school even, that process of learning and the excitement and energy of being around the eager learners charged with idealism and raw passion....it is a feeling that I would like experience again. I was never strong academically, just barely got by in middle and high schools. Undergrad was also a bit of a struggle, I played a little too much in the beginning, was a varsity rower so that took some time and energy away from the books, and I didn't always like the courses I "had" to take, but as I entered grad school, it really got fun. Again, I never excelled like some of the other brains in my program, but I loved the process and embraced every step. I would be a phenomenal student now! Funny how life can be sometimes, it seems to get more meaningful for me as I get older and more experienced. I think I will make a great helping professional, when I get back in the game!