Stages of Life

As a mother we are in love with each and every inch

I have reached a new stage in my life, over the past year my husband has finished school and begun working, I have taken a full-time job as an Infant Teacher, we have moved from Michigan to Massachusetts, and to top it all this month we had a baby. I am the happiest I have ever been.

I am ready in the New Year to revamp my blog, but with all my life changes it is likely to be going in a new direction - to be honest it’s my blog and I'm going to write about whatever I want! I will still have things to say about the professional field of education; my current position is at a childcare and preschool, in this capacity I am caring for babies between six weeks and 15 months, so I will write about the proper care of that age group, I will also be undertaking the school's garden project this spring, so I am looking forward to sharing about the successes and failures that I encounter.

Besides my professional life, I am excited to talk about being a mom; I will plan to share my birth story and write about birthing topics that are important to me, I will write about the emotions of working as I go through them, and I will share about anything else that matters to me.

2013 is going to be a great year, and my New Year’s resolution will be to write on a weekly basis. I am very excited to share more, and I hope you will join me on this journey.

Have you made a cliché New Year's Resolution?

Status Update

I am spending the summer working as nanny for a beautiful boy/girl twin set. They will be turning one year next month! I love working as a nanny, but this should be my last family since I have now finished my bachelors.
My goal for the 2011-2012 school year has been to find a full-time teaching position in Massachusetts, ideally somewhere near Boston. I will have a hard time getting my MA license in time for the school year, so my search has narrowed to charter schools, private schools, and otherwise non-certified teaching jobs.
Of course there is no guarantee that in two months I will have found any job in Massachusetts, so I have a contingency plan; I have been welcomed by the twin's family to stick around and continue working with them. In that case I will also go back to subbing for another year, I am not looking forward to the stress of subbing again, but it is important that I stay in the classroom to keep my skills sharp for when I do find a long-term teaching position.
It may seem crazy, but I have decided not to search for a full-time job in Michigan, because if I were to find one I would quit next summer for a move to Massachusetts. Which brings me to the point, if I do stay in Michigan for this school year, that will be all, next summer (when my husband is also done with school) I will be moving to Massachusetts.
So wish me luck in the Massachusetts search, but know that everything will be okay even if I don't get to move this summer.