Balance…when I hear this word I automatically think of a balance beam. This piece of equipment was the worst one for me when we did the gymnastics unit in physical education class when I was in elementary school. I lacked balance then as I do now. Balance is much more important to me now. I am a working mother, wife, sister, daughter, and friend. I work full-time as an English as a Second Language teacher in a suburban district. I love what I do and wouldn’t want to do anything else. I also love being a mom…I have two children, Genevieve 12, and Gabriel 9. They keep me busy in the evenings but like teaching, wouldn’t want it any other way. I sometimes get frustrated with them and get loud, but I try to apologize if necessary and try not to blow up again. So I covered my job and my children, but I have a husband who probably feels neglected too. We do not have regular date nights (which I told him the other day I wanted to bring back) but we are trying to reconnect with each other with our nights out. No one really tells you how difficult it is to be married, have children and work full time. Where’s the book on that?! With all of this busyness, I know the importance of making time for myself. I enjoy my car rides home without children because it’s time for me to wind down and decompress from the busy school day. I sometimes listen to music (my choice of song these days is Reckless Love by Cory Asbury) or I listen to Voxer (I am in many education groups). Even with this attempt to wind down in the car or for the few minutes I have in the bathroom when I get home, I still get overwhelmed with stuff. I want to do my best at everything but sometimes need to know that mediocre is okay. We cannot always be our best or always bring it 100% of the time. I believe we go through different seasons where we are wonderful at work but mediocre at home and vise versa. We, I need to be okay with that. I want my children to see a woman who works hard and one who is highly educated while I want to give my best to my students. I may never have it balanced all of the time but I’m okay with that. I have a blessed life…
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