This week has definitely not been one of outstanding performance on any front. Tired. Sick. A bit low. Unmotivated.
\nSo, motivation: what is it, and why don’t I have more? I’ve been thinking about the things I sink my teeth into and the ones I don’t. I would like to figure out what it is I really want to do and then do it. <\/p>\n
when I look back on my career and even education, I seem to have veered significantly off-course. I was quite passionate about my undergrad and even masters’ studies (geography, culture) but once I got to my PhD, I lost it. I wasn’t that excited about anything I studied – any topic, any course. I did love working on my dissertation, but not necessarily on any of the literature on which it was based. I went on to teach education, about which I felt luke-warm at best. Some topics riled me up (equity and literacy) but not enough for it to be a calling.<\/p>\n
Right now, what things get me excited? Infant sleep and breastfeeding. Decluttering. Family life. Home, family, mothering-based topics. And getting things done, at work or at home. Plus, watching my child learn, grow, advance. <\/p>\n
In terms of work, some projects interest me but in different ways from how I get passionate about cleaning out my closet. Others, not as much.<\/p>\n
I don’t know what this means about the work I do. Is it right for me? Is there something else that might be just right, the ME thing to do? If anyone asks me about my dream life, it’s to be a writer from home and home-school my kids. I keep coming back to that over and over – and yet I still don’t know if that’s my truth or just something I say. <\/p>\n
Anyhow, those are my random thoughts for this evening. It’s 10:00, time to hang diapers, make kale chips (maybe) and go to sleep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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