We Interrupt this Blog for a Slice of Reality

I let it happen.

A change in employment, a new living situation, and the responsibilities of homework and tests requesting more of my time and energy… I was putting out Vitamin T as fast as I was taking it in. I felt like I was neglecting fundamental parts of my life in favor of more novel responsibilities.

This is new for me… a full time job plus a difficult college-level class, and moving across town into a place of my own. I’ve been wondering how I’m going to do it, how I could possibly manage to excel in all areas at the same time. Then I take a look around the table in my class, and it kind of brings me up short. Most of my fellow students in Anatomy and Physiology are women, and many of them have full time jobs as well…. and children.

The additional level of commitment that comes with being a great parent, on top of being a student, exceeds anything I’ve done up to this point. And it has only made them stronger.

When faced with any great challenge in our lives, many might ask themselves, “Can it be done?” That leaves us open to doubt. One word makes a world of different: “How can it be done?” I didn’t make this up, but it suits me for now.

I have a new crockpot to go with my new place, and I’m getting back into a bone-broth-making rhythm. All the paintings I’ve collected oveer the last few years are up on my walls, and it’s starting to feel like home.

One day at a time, we’re writing our own future. May we go from strength to strength.

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