the life of a teacher, mom, and wife
Hi! I am Brittany–a mom, wife and teacher– which happen to be my three favorite things. I am not a writer, but I have made it my goal to start. I find myself intrigued by finding others I can relate to in different parts of life. I find it uplifting to have friends who are in my same boat to vent to about life’s problems–but what if you don’t have anyone to relate to personally at a certain point in your life?
Photo cred: my 2 1/2 year old son 🙂
My inspiration for starting…
Last year as a teacher, I struggled. It was my first year with Kindergarten, and I was so excited. But I was also dealing with a lot of personal things at the time too. The kids in my class were all great, but, I struggled with managing them as a class. Things that used to work for me, didn’t. I was burnt out on trying new things because I was so focused on their academics. And I also realized I wasn’t myself. I was out to find someone I could relate to–someone who didn’t know me, but who maybe shared some of my same struggles. I needed to see that it’s okay to lose your way, and that there is hope to find it again. I always find relief and validation in “venting” to my friends, and thought this would be the perfect way to get my thoughts out of my head, and maybe even help someone else feel as though they aren’t alone.
But it’s not just the teaching profession I want to talk about. That’s just how and when it actually hit me. I want to talk about all aspects of life. Being a wife, a mother, a friend, a sister, a daughter, a housekeeper, an organizer, a cook, a fashion stylist for my entire family, all while trying to fit in exercise and all the good things for your body.
How do we balance it all? How do we find happiness in life, even if things are hard?
My goal this year is to be more present for my family, to take care of myself, and to embrace the crazy–because we all got it!
So hopefully you can get out a glass–or bottle–of wine, “sip” back and enjoy! I promise to be real–to offer tips on things that have made my life easier–which is going to be WAY out of my comfort zone. But I think it will be SO good for me–and hopefully helpful to you.
Xoxo-
Brittany
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