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Lots of hours coming my way!

September 30th, 2014 at 01:14 pm

I will be starting full time hours next week at my former school, and in the spring semester these hours will count as practicum hours. My evening part time job already counts towards required hours. I'll just be able to reach required hours twice as fast come January. This is my ultimate goal, to earn this certification before I turn 40. All of my career decisions at this point are based on whether it works for my family and whether it supports my ultimate goal of earning certification.

(When I actually get the certification I will tell you all more about it, I just don't want to jinx myself!)


I'm in a comfortable pattern of child caring, exercise, homework, house care, part-time work, child time, sleep.

Starting next week it will be child caring, full-time work, part-time work or exercise, child time, homework, sleep. Weekends will be family time, exercise, homework, sleep.

So this year will be very busy, I must keep my priorities at the front of my mind to keep motivated. I am fortunate that I will be getting paid from both of my positions. I won't be paid as much as I was making last year, but considering it will all go towards certification, I am more than willing to have a little pay cut for 9 months.

DW prefers to do the cooking so that takes a huge burden off of my shoulders, it's incredible how much work revolves around feeding the family! If we didn't have to eat, wow, we would have so much free time!

4 Responses to “Lots of hours coming my way!”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    Family life is a whirlwind at times! Definitely take care of you while working all those hours.

  2. snafu Says:
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    You must be incredibly organized to get through full time work, part time work, child care, household tasks, exercise, personal care/grooming and getting enough sleep. Would partner find it helpful to share prepping for meals? Can we help with financial planning?

  3. rob62521 Says:
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    Wow, you have things well organized and ready to go. Bravo!

  4. alice4now Says:
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    Snafu, I'll let you know on the financial planning aspect as the year progresses, right now I'm waiting on my student aid report to see if I am eligible for any grants.
    As for the rest, I do have a very helpful, organized partner who knows how important this is to me, and supports me 100% on this goal. So she really is a huge help with the home life.

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