Changes

You guys have no idea how long I’ve been trying to blog about my Spring Break from Hell. It was super terrible, but that’s ok, because I lived to tell the story. In a nutshell, my daughter came down with the flu, my son ate something that didn’t agree with him, and I battled a terrible chest cold. Near the end of the week, my bottom half decided to rebel against me, if you know what I mean. I should have known something was wrong when I took the kids to the movies. Watching my daughter drizzle butter on the popcorn made my stomach turn. By the end of the show, I had to make a mad dash to the toilet. Nothing I planned to do happened. I even missed a ball I was invited to. That one hurt. I had the dress, shoes, accessories, everything! I made plans, but life threw me quite a few changes.

Since that week was so crazy, I decided to postpone the blog post. Thinking I’d have enough time to get the post finished before or by the following Sunday. However, I forgot about preparing for the GA Milestones tests, testing week, piano lessons, Easter practice, the fundraiser my daughter is participating in, applying for school to start my specialist, and a ton of other things that I was required to do. I also had a couple of dates. I certainly didn’t want to miss those.

I had gotten so caught up in everything that I forgot the date for the wedding my ex husband and I had for family had come and gone, and that the one month anniversary of my divorce had done the same. Does that mean I’m one hundred percent better? No, not really. I still have some healing and self discovery to do. I honestly don’t think the self discovery part of my life will ever be over because people are always changing. Speaking of changing, I have some pretty big changes coming down the pike. Aside from going back to school, I am also starting a new teaching job in a new school system for the first time in eighteen years. I am super nervous about it, and to be honest, it makes me uncomfortable. This move is necessary for me to change and grow as an educator and as a person. It’s time I got out of my comfort zone and this change is exactly what I need. I will talk more about that in the very near future.

All in all, there have been a lot of changes these past few weeks. Some good, some bad, some I’m not sure of. I always say the only constant in life is change, and I always tell my children and students to strive to progress and to embrace change. As time went by, I noticed that I wasn’t practicing what I was preaching. I am proud of myself for embracing the changes that I am making and not getting down in the dumps for the curveballs life have sent me.

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