Normalcy

Trying to find it can be a struggle. Especially after you find yourself readjusting to life after a year in a monastery. I swear, adjusting to life at the Mount wasn't half as hard as getting used to it again now that I'm not there. I'm also adjusting to not being a student and just being a working member of society. Get this- I have free time. It's crazy.

Work is helping. I have consistency in that everyday. I love my job, the kids and all the people I work with. I enjoy my job, I have fun everyday. I couldn't ask for a better place to be. I'm getting into the routine and coming into my own as a teacher. I'm a substitute teacher or a floater, so I don't stay in the same class everyday and that lends itself to some chaos every now and then, but it's nice getting to spend time everywhere and getting to form a relationship with every single kid. There's something so wonderful about walking out onto the playground and having tons of different kids all running up to me for a hug. They know how to make someone feel appreciated, that's for sure.

I haven't been as active as I'd like to be lately, and I can feel it. At the Mount, Alyssa and I were really good about getting out and walking most nights of the week for at least an hour, sometimes two. If we were feeling particularly motivated (and the weather was nice) we'd even squeeze in a half hour walk in the mornings after prayer. There was something so nice about that, all the fresh air and just getting up and moving. I'll admit in the last few weeks I've fallen pretty slack on this one. But I'm trying to get back into the groove. The last two Sundays we've made it down to the peninsula and put in a really nice 6 mile walk. And all last week we made it out for a walk around our neighborhood every night after dinner. It's a habit I have to keep, since my dog is coming soon and she needs two decent length walks everyday. She'll help keep me motivated to get up and get out.

So I'm getting there, slowly but surely :)