that is what parenting does to you. parenting has been my primary occupation since June 2007 when the little chap was born. while i am also a full-time student, still connected to the school i taught at and involved in several other community projects, parenting remains my full-time occupation, forcing all other endeavors to fit in where there are gaps. this is by choice. i have never felt this responsible towards myself, another human, my young family, my extended family, the community i live in or the earth since i became a parent. i have not had such deep realizations about myself as i have since june 2007. this is my greatest meditation, my most trying practice, the only thing that will teach me to truly love. it is also the thing that will teach me balance.
so while parenting has been my #1 occupation, what else have i been up to since january of this year when i last wrote ...
... we planned and planted our garden for the full cycle of the growing year. we now have a hummingbird garden, several fruit trees giving fruits, vegetables including onions, tomatoes, basil, squash in varieties, berries galore and some more.
... i almost done with my teacher certification coursework.
... i applied and got accepted to do a Masters in education, still with Prescott College in AZ. i start in 3 weeks. i am excited as can be. when i was younger, i studies because i had to. the teacher certification work was also a requirement to be fulfilled towards my future work as an educator. the masters is my treat to myself. i am doing it because i really want to do it. i think it is going to bring together my world -- what i want as a human, who i am as a parent, who i want to be as an educator ...
... i will start teaching again as part of my practicum work this fall. i return to PSCS to teach part-time. this marks the slow transition of my return to full-time teaching.
... we went to whistler for a spring vacation. vamshi treated me to a night at the four seasons which i hate to say is nothing special when compared to the club intrawest time-share we have up in whistler. we spent the vacation in water, eating good food, taking walks and being with each other doing nothing much. we truly wound down.
... we are off to prescott in 3 weeks.
... vehd and i have been rock climbing this summer. he is intrigued by it though it is clear that it is a little early for him to really hit the rocks.
... urban adventures and deep in the woods walking have marked how vehd and i are spending our summer. we have been taking the street car and monorail some days and on others we are walking in ravenna park by the creek or on golden gardens doing beach combing.
... vehd and i spent 3 days on orcas island at a friend's home enjoying the view, exploring the natural landscape with another mamma/toddler pair. it was a great mom-tot retreat.
... i am deep into building my community. more on that in another post.
... four more weeks to the end of summer (well until school kicks in for me). how else will i let this season of leisure guide me?
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