Perpetual Learning Curve

I’ve learned a large number of things over the last few months since I last posted. Among the most important:

• The goal of writing a blog post at least once a week was WAY too ambitious. And knowing my procrastinating self, I should have never made that goal in the first place.
• Gardening is both a frustrating and rewarding endeavor, and takes A LOT of work, which can be difficult for someone who works full-time and is working on a Master’s degree in her spare time.
• Pressure canning is a tricky process and one in which you can never ever cut any corners.
• As much as I would love to raise chickens, the rural (yes, I said rural) town in which I live does not at this time allow backyard hens. Maybe it’s time I learned how to change that.
• There is no possible way in the world that I will ever be as elegant and astute as all of the amazing bloggers that I currently read; however, I can just be me and give my perspective on this new way of life I’m moving toward.

As I mentioned above, I lead a very busy life. I teach 8th grade at a local middle school. I am also the advisor for the drama club. Yes, I know, I’m crazy. You don’t have to tell me that! But the fact is, I really do love working with young adolescents. As frustrating as they can be, they are at a stage in life where they can be truly teachable and it is possible to make a difference. In addition, I am working toward a Masters degree that will give me the certifications I need to teach high school. As much as I love middle school, I’ve found that I’d like to teach more advanced subject matter and be able to take it to a greater depth, which is simply not possible in my current position.

So now that it’s been over a year since I last wrote, and now that I have more visitors due to my Pinterest board, I think it’s about time I tried to give a little more attention to my story. I have an amazing garden this year that I will write about very soon. I have done more canning and have been trying new recipes. I’m working on better menu planning and food budgeting. There is plenty to catch up on and I will attempt to do so in the next few weeks.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that some of you will join me in my learning adventures!