So...A new journey is beginning...

When Sean and Meag were little, I went back to AMC to get my degree in Music. I had no idea what I was really in for until I got there. Sure music what what I was most passionate about but until you're in the thick of it you have no idea that you will be leaning everything there is to know about ALL music! It was, in fact, the hardest thing I'd ever done.

Although the kids were now in school, I was overwhelmed with guilt and stress and work! When I was home, I had to balance being the mom I was accustomed to being with getting my homework and studying done. The stress was unbelievable.

I started walking taking better care of my health to help regulate that stress and to get myself into a better place, emotionally and physically. This career in music education has been no different in the areas of stress and business. It is so easy to become over committed and as a mom, that again leaves no time to do what I need to do for me.

That stops now.

The new situation with having to now take over the instrumental program in addition to what I'm already doing at the high school will be perhaps, a bigger challenge than getting my Masters at BU while working! I will be of no use to anyone if I am not better equipped to step up to all of the added stress and workload. And thus a new journey begins....

I hope to have the details posted later today or tomorrow so stay tuned.... This blog is about to morph into something besides the daily knitting lessons, although I hope they will forever remain a part of my journey!

Day 56 - Why an hour of knitting in the first place

After a very long day of highest highs and some pretty low lows, I found myself chastising the idea of finding an hour a day to knit! How ridiculous with all that goes on in my life, right? Well, I remember why. I finally had a chance yesterday to sit down and watch some mindless tv and I picked up Mom's afghan and knitted the whole time. I have been memorizing the pattern with each sitting so that I can almost do it without the chart. As the panel gets longer, I get less stressed and cranky. I take the focus off all that went wrong with me and my day to focussing on what's right with this surprise, with happy family memories and it all melts away.

Okay, so maybe it all comes right back when I put the project down and life begins it's assault again, but for one glorious hour, all is right with the world!