Funny How Life Works

Just as I was feeling settled, getting the lay of the land and wondering how I would fill my days, it was summer break for my youngest two boys who both decided to come live with me. I had set up twin beds in my other bedroom and bought large plastic bins for storage underneath to sort out the logistics, now we just needed to figure out how we would all do being in such close quarters together. Given the boys were living college life, they were used to sharing small spaces and not having much privacy. I, on the other hand was just getting used to having my own place to myself but even so, I could not have been more thrilled to have them with me. We definitely had our struggles but I loved hearing them giggle like little kids again hanging out in their room together and took advantage of the time I could spend with them.

I savored the summer with my boys, managed to keep the peace for the most part, mustered up my patience with their summer job search process and enjoyed having the perfect transition time into figuring out what was next for me. I had never held a full-time job outside of the home and had no idea where to begin to look. My first tendency was to stay in my comfort zone and go back to something I had already done back in college which was waiting tables but a friend I had met suggested I look into what the school districts had to offer. I loved building my doTERRA business but needed something more reliable to help get me on my feet and more importantly out of the house. Being an entrepreneur has so many advantages but it was a bit isolating at the moment and I needed some routine with set hours so once they were back at school, living their college lives, I checked it out.

I quickly landed a part-time supervisor position at a middle school and absolutely loved the kids, my role and way I could help them while still giving me the time to support my doTERRA team in Chicago. This was the perfect set up except that I knew at my review with the judge, I would need to hold a full-time job with benefits since I wasn’t making the money he imputed on me. After 3 months I was able to get promoted to an all day Instructional Aid position at a different middle school in the same district. I had fallen in love with this age group and even though I really enjoyed working security, I kept an open mind and entered the classroom to support the special needs learners which ended up taking me back full circle to the beginning of my college days when I started out studying to be a teacher. Funny how life works.