OK, I only have 15 minutes to write this blog post, because then it will be 5 pm and I'm not allowed to work anymore. After 5 it's time to have fun with Suzannah. Up to 5 it was work time. I finished my CPR and First Aid recertification, had a planning session with my online co-teacher (the human values and spirituality class I teach on weekends which is starting up) and then called all the parents to say hello. Which, by the way, is something that in the past would be pretty outside my comfort zone. It still is, I suppose, but I did it anyways. I feel pretty good about that. It's a nice reminder how much I've grown in just the past year or two. I've mentioned this before; my ability to just do the work that needs to get done without drama or delay has vastly improved. It's super exciting for me, since it was a long time issue that I had and caused me much shame and consternation.
Moving on: great news: we found an awesome house, and we got it! The contracts are signed, and we are moving forward with the mortgage process, and should be moved in within the month! I think it's the best-feeling house we visited over the course of our whirlwind house-buying adventure, and there were other houses that were also good, so it's pretty great we're getting the one that seemed the best.
Though just recently Suzannah was reading through the homeowners association document which is over a hundred pages long and, as far as I can tell, feels like incarceration to her. It delineates the number and trunk width of trees that must be in the front lawn, along with the two approved types of grass. Any modifications made need to be submitted for approval by committee. Suzannah is not pleased. I can understand: I think landscaping and gardening is a form of creative expression for her, and this is like having severe rules placed on what you can create, as well as having to submit your plans for your art project to stern review before even getting to work on it. Not the best environment for creative expression. So we might have a more potted garden while there. Good thing we'll have plenty of space and light inside.
Work is going well. I'm learning the ropes, getting to teach some lessons, but doing more of an assisting role. It's a good way to ease into things. My mentor is super busy, but even just getting to chat for a few minutes once a week ends up being super inspiring for me.
Right now this is just an idle thought, but I think it would be satisfying to learn how to be a master teacher, and then figure out how to train other people to be master teachers. In general, teacher training isn't doing a good job of that, I think, despite the best intentions and some wonderful teachers of teachers.
I can't wait to have a fully fledged office space. And just space in general. It is a fantasy of mine to have enough space and storage, that there is a place for everything, without being crowded or cluttered. I think that would make it much easier to put things away quickly, and easier to have things look nice. Uncluttered and beautiful. I can work, am working in pretty messy conditions, but it's like a constant, slightly unpleasant background noise, and it makes it hard to take on any large organizational tasks or changes, when I don't have the physical or mental space to do that planning and rearranging. I'm kind of in a holding pattern until that happens. Just maintain life support systems long enough to get into the proper house, then I can spend the time setting up my nice systems. It's not worth spending that time here at the airbnb, when I'll just be leaving again in a few weeks, and there's too much to do that's higher priority than that.
I think it's good practice though. I'm down to life-support essentials, work and play, which is it's own kind of minimalism. My physical space is cluttered, so it is a kind of mental discipline to keep my mental space clean and focused, despite that.
Even so, I think I could use a little time cleaning up my office this weekend. But not tonight! My times up for work! ^_^
Now it's time for play and relationship!
What a whirlwind. What a series of changes going on.
Until next week!
-I <3
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