I'm a (temporary) quitter.

I am officially unemployed. I quit my job. This was my 5th school year teaching with Vista Academy. But, my husband and I decided that I should take some time out of my own classroom and work part time as a substitute teacher. I'll still be working 3-5 days a week. It will be so great to have extra time with Owen and not have to worry about lesson plans, parents, or staff meetings. But man, I am scared! My entire career goal since I was in high school was to become a kindergarten teacher. I met my goal, and now I quit. It's scary to give up a steady paycheck. Scary to wonder if anyone will hire me after taking a semester or longer off.

Grandparents on my side and my husbands side don't understand why I'm working at all. They think I should just be a mom. Work is for husbands. Well I'd love nothing more for that to be possible, but it's just not. They don't get it.

Luckily, whether I'm working full time or part time, we have a great babysitter. The husbands Grandma is retiring and comes over to stay with our Owen when I have to work. She loves him, and he loves her too. And she may or may not have done some of our laundry the other day (jackpot!)... We really love that even though I can't be a stay at home mommy. We have family that is more than willing to help out. Maybe one day I'll get to stay home and then she will get to be the quitter!

Cheers to unemployment...sort of. Not really. Kinda.