wk 1 reading--Giving myself an A for the summer
Dear Sheryl,
While the summer may seem like it only started yesterday, here it is again--the end of summer--with what may seem like another lost opportunity for the following:
---time used to organize your closet and kids’ closets;
--heavy duty cleaning of the windows;
--reading the books that your friends suggested;
--cleaning out the garage;
--just hanging out with the kids and actually getting wet in the pool.
Well guess what? You will have completed two months of your new job without the chance to much of that at all because you won’t have been home during the work week to do so. However, here is what you will have accomplished:
--better moods in the evenings spent with the kids;
--better time management for getting things done on the weekends and in the evenings;
--better time management for actually getting in the pool and reading;
--completing projects that have to be done with prioritizing a major factor because of limited time availability.
While the only regret I had in leaving my teaching job was the time off I spent during summers and holidays with the kids, my goal to be happier in my new job as a writer and curriculum developer will have come true. Yes, you can give yourself an A for the summer because you earned it by providing for the family and starting yourself on a new career path.
Love,
Sheryl
While this wasn't the only message I got out of the reading this week, it was certainly most on my mind. I will begin a new job next week and it is full of uncertainty and the unknown. I hope to bring a sense of purpose and passion to my new job and to share the possibilities of what I can bring to my new company. This letter will help me remember why I did what I did for the summer.
While the summer may seem like it only started yesterday, here it is again--the end of summer--with what may seem like another lost opportunity for the following:
---time used to organize your closet and kids’ closets;
--heavy duty cleaning of the windows;
--reading the books that your friends suggested;
--cleaning out the garage;
--just hanging out with the kids and actually getting wet in the pool.
Well guess what? You will have completed two months of your new job without the chance to much of that at all because you won’t have been home during the work week to do so. However, here is what you will have accomplished:
--better moods in the evenings spent with the kids;
--better time management for getting things done on the weekends and in the evenings;
--better time management for actually getting in the pool and reading;
--completing projects that have to be done with prioritizing a major factor because of limited time availability.
While the only regret I had in leaving my teaching job was the time off I spent during summers and holidays with the kids, my goal to be happier in my new job as a writer and curriculum developer will have come true. Yes, you can give yourself an A for the summer because you earned it by providing for the family and starting yourself on a new career path.
Love,
Sheryl
While this wasn't the only message I got out of the reading this week, it was certainly most on my mind. I will begin a new job next week and it is full of uncertainty and the unknown. I hope to bring a sense of purpose and passion to my new job and to share the possibilities of what I can bring to my new company. This letter will help me remember why I did what I did for the summer.
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