I'm back

I must be crazy. I somehow thought that I would be okay to go back to work full time, take care of my baby girl, be a good teacher, work on my masters degree and blog all at the same time! Needless to say, something had to be left behind, and once again it was my blog! I don't seem to have a good track record, and once my procrastination and busyness sets in, it's hard to break the habit. Not to mention that I just finally got my own laptop as my old dinosaur computer was not very fun to work on.

But now it's summer, and the blog is back on my list. I actually got to finish work on June 15th, which for teachers is two weeks earlier than the norm. That's because Mike ended up needing to go back to work early in order to get his transfer! Yep, that's right. We are leaving the North. Not that it hasn't been good to us, because it has, but I'm SO looking forward to being near our families again. Audrey is going to really love Victoria! And I'm excited about all the things I can do with her on the island.

So for now, I'm a stay at home Mom again, which is just where I want to be. I love spending every day with Audrey and not feeling like I'm torn between either being a good teacher or a good Mom. It's really hard to do both!  I've been working on this HUGE to-do list for the past month, and I've finally wittled it down to just a few little things. The house renos are complete, the rooms are neat and tidy and organized, I've applied for jobs, registered for next year's classes and now I'm ready to do some writing. I'm trying to make a short list each day of three things that I need to accomplish in order to have a stress-free sleep. Today's list included blogging, so that's done!

Tomorrow marks my 9 year wedding anniversary. We are planning a big trip for our 10 year so this year we are likely just going to go out for dinner. But, it will be our first dinner out without Audrey in nearly 11 months, so this is a good thing. My lovely neighbour is going to have Audrey at her house for a few hours while we go out. So, where do we go? Well, there are only about 5 restaurants to choose from, so it shouldn't be tough to decide. Good night folks! I'll likely be catching up on months of readings from your blogs, and hopefully you'll be reading more about me too.