I will be the first to admit that going back to work after having twins has been no easy task and there were many days where I struggled to hold everything together amongst the stress of life combined with the exhaustion that comes with raising very young children. How is it possible to be an amazing teacher while being an amazing mommy? While I am by no means an expert in this balancing act, this year has been, by far, the best year of work since the boys have been born.
A lot of factors contributed to this: an amazing daycare that we love and trust and is truly our boys' home away from home, and we have had much less sickness than years prior (read: less last-minute lesson plans, less missed days of work).
And well, things are just different than they were before--I'm not breastfeeding and sleep-deprived (well, not most days...Yes, we are STILL working on sleeping through the night), and I'm better about setting boundaries, and I have less guilt about following other passions of mine outside of being a mom.
My boys are getting older and while they still follow me around the house like little ducklings, much to my dismay, they are needing me for less than they used to, which allows me the time to put my energy and thoughts into other areas and people in my life that have been neglected the past 3 years.
So, cheers to a great school year!
I'm looking forward to digging out my capris and tank tops and flip flops while I enjoy June-August spending time with my boys as Summer Mommy.
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Hi Allison,
ReplyDeleteI work for the company that produces Mutual of Omaha’s Aha Moment campaign; check out www.mutualofomaha.com/aha to see what an aha moment is and the incredible stories we’ve filmed over the last several years. As I came across your website, I couldn’t help but think that you might have an aha moment to share.
For the 6th year, we’re taking our 34-foot Airstream mobile film studio on the road again for the 2015 Aha Moment Tour, visiting 20 cities across America to capture inspirational, life-changing aha moments from folks all over the country. We are headed to St. Paul, MN on July 6th and 7th and would love to invite you to share an aha moment, and how your life has changed since. It can be about your work, your family or other life experiences. You would just have to step into the Airstream studio for a few minutes and tell your story on film to our tour producer Jessica Henry. Your video will then be posted to www.mutualofomaha.com/aha, where you will be able to share it with your friends and family via email, Facebook and Twitter!
On July 6th and 7th from 10am to 6pm, we will be parked at Raspberry Island, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, St. Paul, MN 55107. Here is a map link to the location: https://goo.gl/maps/YMcIe
We’d love to have you. Let me know as soon as possible and I can reserve your time slot.
Many thanks!
Olivia Lasky
tour@ahamoment.com
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