Life changes

Well, I have been married for almost three months now. It's crazy because for a long time, I didn't know if I was going to get married. Now Micah and I are talking about having children (because I'm not getting any younger). My life has changed so much in the last two years!

Two years ago was the beginning of my last year of teaching. It was a great year, and it was a good way to end 11 years of teaching. Right now in my job, I get to "teach" a little. I go into restaurants and teach people about wine. It's actually a really cool part of my job (and I never have to grade papers!). Most people really enjoy learning about wine, so I usually have a captive audience.

There are things that I miss about teaching junior high though. I rarely see an "a-ha" moment when I'm telling people about wine. That was one of my favorite things about being a teacher: when a student who had struggled with a concept finally got it. There's a look that comes over that student's face that is priceless. I miss those times.

There are a few things that I love about my job though, one being that it is very flexible. I don't have to be somewhere every day at 7:30 in the morning. I can get up at that time and go work out or read my Bible or whatever. Then I can work in my pajamas (or whatever I worked out in) until about lunchtime if I want. I don't have to go in to an office every day (because I don't have one); although my boss has one, so I do go up and bug her sometimes. But I love not having to be somewhere at a certain time every day (unless I schedule it myself).

One decision that we've been face with recently is what I will do after we have a baby. I would really love to be able to be a stay home mom. I am looking into things that I can do from home. I know I could continue tutoring, but I'm looking into other options as well so I can supplement that income. My most recent thoughts are that I could sell prints. I have taken so many pictures (both B&W and color) over the years, and I took so many more on our honeymoon at Yellowstone. I know some of them are good enough to sell on the internet or something. I'm still working out all the details, but that is one thought.

The other thought I had was to edit websites, business letters, and emails. I'm still working on that idea too.