Where has the time gone? I bet every mother asks that at least 4 times a year. I can't possibly update on what has happened since I last posted. Five months have past, countless birthdays, anniversaries, a summer vacation, the first snowfall. Where have I been? Twitter! ha. Of course it is not as simple as that. Mix two parts crazy busy with two kids under two (boys at that, and yes there is a big difference all you mothers of girls), mixed with two parts broken laptop in the shop for 8 weeks, mixed with lost motivation and that is where I have been. But I'm back so lets focus on that. *wink* I haven't been wasting time while the computer was in the shop. Aside from spending countless hours entertaining the kids, I've kept my typing fingers busy 140 characters at a time on Twitter, spent some valuable hours at the gym and began working on a couple of personal goals.
Growing up I was always in the water. I loved to swim and my mom had me in swimming lessons religiously. Then I hit my awkward teen years and hated being in a bathing suit so I gave up my fins. I have always regretted not finishing my program and completing my Lifeguard/Instructor levels. So I headed back to the pool to try and right this wrong. I am taking stroke improvement classes two nights a week with an amazing swim instructor. She has taken me further in 4 weeks than I was able to take myself in 6 months of swimming. Hopefully in the new year I will be ready to take the next step. I am really nervous as I am not much more comfortable in a swim suit now than I was as a 14 year old girl but at least now my head is in a different space.
The other goal is actually one I set about 10 years ago. In my mid 20's I decided to go to University. I completed about 2 and a half years before deciding to quit to go back to work full time. I kept trying to finish my degree one class at a time taking night or weekend classes but they just never seemed to fit into the reality of my life. But now as I sit at home and evaluate my life and think about having to go back to work I dread leaving my kids to do something I am not passionate about (AT ALL). So I have found a program that interests me and I am setting out to pad my application with wonderful recommendations. I have started volunteering with an organization called the Between Friends Club. They are a not for profit organization that plans recreation and social opportunities for individuals with various disabilities. I am working with a Friday night group of adults. Each week we meet up for a couple hours and see a movie, or hockey game or even just go out for dinner. I've been doing it for about 4 weeks now and I am enjoying it more than I could have imagined. We have quite the variety of participants in my group and each week I genuinely look forward to getting together with them. What started out as padding my resume has really turned into an enriching experience for me.
So as you can see I've been keeping busy. Hopefully now that I have a bit of a handle on my calendar I can make my visits here a regular occurrence.
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