tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454146351199191506.post4951660350325503351..comments2023-04-06T07:26:09.995-04:00Comments on Ethiopian adoption journey: Melancholic...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454146351199191506.post-33221838465435970112009-09-10T20:32:08.867-04:002009-09-10T20:32:08.867-04:00Great post! I could have written the entire thing...Great post! I could have written the entire thing myself :) I can totally relate to the feeling of melancholy (or actual DREAD!) at the beginning of fall. And the feeling is definitely NOT helped by the fact that my spouse and I are both teachers, with me being the one at the end of summer vacation who gets to look forward to spending all day taking care of the kids myself before going to my "real" job. <br /><br />And work...I don't love work. I like it a lot. I like being there. I like the people I work with, and the people I serve. But I don't like the way I think about it when I'm not there, or the way I have to arrange the entire rest of my life around it, and I wish with every fiber of my being that I didn't HAVE to do it...<br /><br />C'est la vie :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454146351199191506.post-76214206883581429942009-09-05T20:13:31.416-04:002009-09-05T20:13:31.416-04:00(((((hugs)))) I know just what you mean. I can liv...(((((hugs)))) I know just what you mean. I can live without a career and love the idea of being free to make my own schedule. Maybe there's soemthing out there you can do that would provide the care you adn Charlie need and allow you to make your own hours? In the meantime, you do have a good job and in these tough times, that's a lot more than a lto of people. That said, all things are relative and sometimes it really doesnt' matter what anyoen else does or does not have-- we jsut know how we feel in the moment. So yeah, others have it worse, BUT it really does suck to have to go back to work. Keep your ears and eyes open. Maybe there's something out there you wouldn't mind spending 40 hours a week on. Maybe?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753456278195418985noreply@blogger.com