Moving Ahead

Its April and life has final settled into general patterns and some changes at school have resulted in a calmer, more relaxed me. A week of time off in February and another in March probably helped that along. Despite having no funds to actually go anywhere, it was just nice to not be mired to a schedule, not to mention doing the commute. I think I have finally made strides in the "Where do I go from here?" part of my life. I have some really good ideas about where I want to go next in education, which begins with finding a masters program that suits those ideas and going back to school full-time. And I am quite sure that if, after next school year, I did go back to school I would still have a place at my current school. The rival school to my alma matter apparently does have a program that fits, so I asked my parents if they'd disown me for going there (also alum,) to which mom replied that she couldn't because I would probably need them to repay my loans. Its a bit costly at that school.

I think I have also decided to bite the bullet and do the marathon. Training in the summer is a lot more feasible. So run and study, not a terrible way to spend the summer. Besides, I live in a great place for play.

In other news, I face the possibility of teaching a combo class next year, 4/5. I swore I would quit if that was forced upon me again (in past school,) but I know that I have a lot more control here and at least if its on my terms and I get the support I need, it wouldn't be so bad. Its still pretty intense, but we'll cross that bridge...

Finally, it seems like Spring is a busy time of year, I haven't seen friends in a long time, I feel disconnected. I think its time to reconnect.