New job = more stress? Maybe.

I started a second job on the 13th of February. I know, I know: as stressful as my life is w/ my other job, you may ask why I'd get another. Well, the simple answer is: for me. I'll explain:

I've wanted to be a Teacher for most of my life. Mom says that as a small child we would play "school" & I was always the teacher. I love teaching! Being able to pass on the knowledge I've collected over the years, help children work toward becoming better people through that knowledge, is so rewarding. One of the best feelings I've ever had has been watching someone understand & learn something new. In my opinion, our lives are more enriched w/ everything we learn, regardless of whether we learn in school or not. Our lives are full of learning & I am proud to be able to help w/that.

Sorry for getting a little side-tracked, but I'll keep it in the blog because it helps explain who I am.

To get back on track: last month I was shopping @ Wal-Mart & ran into my former Supervisor from when I was a teacher aide @ Mt. Logan Middle School many years ago. She asked if I was still working w/the school district & I told her I did last school year, but didn't get hired back this year. She is now the Director for Special Education w/the district & she told me they had @ least 5 openings & if I applied again I could probably get hired on.

Probably wasn't even the right word: she pretty much got me the job. I got a call from the Special Ed teacher @ Mt Logan who told me that Marci had recommended me for the job & she "wasn't exactly going to tell her (she didn't) like her friend." Still, I know Marci & she wouldn't have recommended me if I wasn't qualified.

So, I am now a Teacher's Aide @ Mt. Logan for 3 1/2 hours every weekday! It does add more stress (I'm now working 50-60 hours a week) but it's time doing something I love, I can turn off my work phone & have a break from NES, & the pay is helping to get us caught up financially (Lee's also increasing his hours every 2 weeks @ the D.I.) so it's also helping w/the stress.

Hopefully I've explained what the title means. We'll have to wait & see what it all means in the end, but that's where we are today!

FYI: the pic is of my "battle scars" from one of my students. . . it's a good thing I love my job! :-)