Guess who's not going to school this term, AGAIN?
Yeah, me.
Freaking sucks. I'm trying to be positive about it... sometimes. I don't have to pay insane amounts of money. And I don't have to stress about grades.
I'm trying to keep busy with a few other outlets. I've joined a group for amateur writers that meet twice a month. I have enjoyed the meetings and left feeling good about myself.
I am also signed up to be a SMART reader at my son's school. I will be reading stories to children once a week.
I have also joined the school's PTO and am volunteering once a week to run the store where students get to spend school money. I'll also be helping with special events and attending meetings once a month.
And I am also trying to go to karate more often. Three weeks ago, I attended a class and vowed to go at least three times a week. That's been my only class since then. :p I'm working on it though!
AND I've volunteered to coach my son's soccer team.
So far, it's going ok. I do feel that mourning and loss associated with the decision not to attend school, but it's less severe than it was before.
I guess I think the key to not losing yourself in your marriage and kids is to try to get out around other people more, no matter how socially awkward or tired and run down you feel.
Once I have attended these meetings and events, I've told myself that I'll duck out early. But once I am there, I ususally end up enjoying myself and staying to the end. Now to figure out how to motivate myself to GO more often.
