Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Geronimo!



I think I have a problem. I have always had a tendency to jump in without looking and right now, it is biting me in the butt.





A month ago, I was just a wife, mother, substitute teacher, and writer. It was a good life, an easy life.





Now, I have managed to seriously overload myself. I added coach to the mix when there weren't enough volunteers for my youngest child's age group. Okay, no big deal, I can roll with it. Then I decided that working on one novel at a time was for slackers so I decided to started a new project when April's Camp NaNo rolled around. Okay, now things are pretty busy, right?





Then the next thing I decide I just have to do is this wonderful A-Z challenge. I have had some trouble because I have never blogged before. This is all new territory for me. I am loving it though. It is very challenging and it is making me think differently about things. The problem at this point is prioritizing so that I don't fall too far behind. It isn't impossible but it definitely isn't easy.





Then yesterday, when I'm getting ready to leave work, I get asked to take over a class for the rest of the school year. I am already juggling so many balls, but what the hell-- it's only five weeks. I agree to take the position. So now instead of just showing up and handing out worksheets, I get to write lesson plans and go to faculty meetings and do all the other stuff that teachers are severely underpaid to do.





I can't blame anyone but myself. I'll just close my eyes, take a deep breath, and take the leap. I'm just hoping that my parachute opens. Geronimo!

4 comments:

  1. Dear Adelyn;
    Starting on something new is always so challenging and yet so rewarding--the jumping in.
    Regards,
    Susan
    Garden of Eden Blog

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  2. You're new to blogging? You're doing a great job for this to be your first group of blogs!

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  3. Hi from another A to Z challenger and Camp Nanowrimoer! I am not, however, a teacher or a coach or about a dozen of the other things you listed. If nothing else, you must be very organized because, I mean, wow.

    Good luck with all of it, you're doing an amazing job so far, from what I can see :)

    http://bit2read.com/

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  4. You are all so kind! Warm hugs for everyone! Confession time- I am no where near organized. I am a fly by the seat of my pants kind of gal. I try to be organized but then my ADHD kicks in and I'm like "OOOH, SHINY!!!" I used to say I thrived on chaos but now I think it's more like I'm drowning in it but I'm too damn stubborn to let it take me down!

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