Some Summer Introspection

This is the first summer that I can remember not being bogged down with "just a different kind of busy". The girls are so independent, and I am just home. My fso course work is easily managed and I have time for friends and lots of time to play WoW.

I've also had a lot of time to think...about fso, about what I'm learning, about my present job, about the future...
When I try to describe to others what this fso journey has meant to me, I fail miserably (but I'll keep trying!)

There are the obvious components...relationships, skills, new ideas, opened eyes, mind and heart-
and I can laugh at myself and with my friends that I am a "card carrying member" of the "Click it Off" club...definitely an overachiever, first born thing!
But if I look a bit deeper, and listen to my husband who says I "sell myself short" all the time, perhaps my over achiever-ness is a result of a fairly low self esteem.

My journey with fso has given me CONNECTIONS (a very vital part of who I am) and unashamedly I will say that one of my goals is that when I'm at graduation, each of my course directors will remember me because of the connections that have been made..., the chance to explore new areas, achievements to be proud of, and amazing encouraging feedback from course directors and classmates. I have a strong sense of wanting to "give back", and that is why I have, and will happily take on projects to help promote EMDT to others.

But as the countdown continues I find myself wanting to stop time, to just stay in the moment, not let go...
I'm so thankful that already I have options to stay connected to EMDT, that auditing will be possible, and that lifelong friends have been made. Looking at my present job, truly this was only the beginning of what I can continue to do to incorporate more and more technology in my every day classroom teaching.

Most importantly of all, I need to remember to be open, to embrace the winds of change, to never say never, and to have fun along the way...