In Which I Flashback To When I Had Time To Flashback
I used to be "just a SAHM." And I was busy--driving, volunteering, cooking, laundry, you all know the drill. Plus, I had a part-time (very part-time, about 5-8 hours a week) job.
Then I went back to school full-time (and continued to do the above).
The I started Field Practicum where I student-teach one day a week (and continued to do the above).
Then I started a blog (and continued to do the above).
Then it was finals and term-paper crunch time (and I'm not sure I can continue to do the above).
So something may have to give--today it's the blog. Tomorrow, who knows?
I highly recommend giving up laundry and cooking.
Posted by:Cheri | April 25, 2008 at 01:19 AM
Oh, I know where you're coming from! It's amazing how the days just keep getting longer and longer, and then it stops.
Posted by:Nora Bee | April 25, 2008 at 01:34 AM
Good luck, Jenn! I hope it all goes well...
Heidi :)
Posted by:Heidi | April 25, 2008 at 01:42 AM
Real life comes first. Sending good thoughts your way, Super Woman.
Posted by:Mrs. G. | April 25, 2008 at 01:58 AM
Give up anything someone else can do. There goes housework, volunteering and driving hither and yon. Concentrate on the things only YOU can do - and don't forget your own me-time!
Your readers will wait!
Posted by:Trudie | April 25, 2008 at 02:43 AM
Busy lady! I completely understand, life gets in the way of blogging sometimes. And it shouldn't be the other way around. Hope you are OK!
Posted by:Nadine | April 25, 2008 at 05:26 AM
Let somebody else do the cooking, laundry......but please don't get somebody else to blog for you.....we'd miss you!
Posted by:Domestically Challenged | April 25, 2008 at 05:32 AM
Sleep is overrated.
Hang in there! I know the juggling act is a tough one.
Posted by:kcinnova | April 25, 2008 at 06:09 AM
no you are a BUSY BEE!!!!
I don't know how you do it!
Posted by:Suzanne | April 25, 2008 at 08:13 AM
Oh, good luck! I think you need a wife or a SAHM so you can keep the blog going--and the school stuff! (But I understand and will be waiting in the wings for your next post)
Posted by:Melissa | April 25, 2008 at 08:17 AM
Go Forth and study! We'll be here when you get back!
Posted by:Karen | April 25, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Good luck! Come back when you have time :-)
Posted by:Janet | April 25, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Keep what makes you happy, fulfilled and necessary. Out goes housework I guess. Always the first to suffer in this household
Posted by:david | April 25, 2008 at 10:40 AM
Come back to the blog! Step away from the darkside! Come back! Never give in on the blog! The horror!
Posted by:Claudia | April 25, 2008 at 11:12 AM
I am impressed with your endeavors. You are granted a short blog break. A SHORT ONE. You hear?
Posted by:MereCat | April 25, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Yes, real life comes first sometimes - but do come back soon!!!
Have a good day - Kellan
Posted by:Kellan | April 25, 2008 at 11:46 AM
I hear you. The hardest thing for me is having the time to read all the fabulous blogs that are out there. Especially the people who support my blog and my writing. You are an amazing woman, Jen. I SO want to meet you. Me, you, Tootsie, it is a date!
Posted by:JCK | April 25, 2008 at 01:01 PM
I can understand the need for a break,just come on back,Please,pretty pleas with sugar on top!
Posted by:mike golch | April 25, 2008 at 04:37 PM
You have my sympathies! And if I were to give advice, which I never do, it would be to delegate. It's time for some payback!
Posted by:Karen | April 25, 2008 at 04:52 PM
Nah! Give something else up instead ;)
Posted by:CC | April 25, 2008 at 06:45 PM
How many times have you checked your comments, though. I find even when I "take the day off" (from posting and reading) I still get obsessed with my own comments.
KEEP BELIEVING
Posted by:Angie | April 25, 2008 at 07:58 PM
You have a LOT of stuff on your plate at the moment. If we have to go without your blog for a bit, so be it. The first things must come first - and you are working really hard to take mid-terms, take care of your family, and have a bit of breathing room. However, we KNOW you love blogging, so we'll just compose ourselves to wait until you have a moment. Meanwhile - good luck on those mid-terms - I know you will come through with flying colors!
Posted by:Chatty | April 25, 2008 at 08:56 PM
Student teach?
Could you write lesson plans about blogging?
There! Two birds, one stone! Easy peasy!
*ducking as Jen throws fry pan at me*
Posted by:Jozet at Halushki | April 25, 2008 at 09:42 PM
I say forget the laundry. Clothes are so over-rated! LOL
Posted by:Denise | April 25, 2008 at 11:05 PM
I say Delegate! All chores go to the kids!
Good luck with your papers and exams.
Posted by:Kristen | April 25, 2008 at 11:18 PM
Get Out Of Jail Free Card ... or for a fellow San Diegan, King Stahlman grants you a reprieve.
Posted by:Jamie | April 26, 2008 at 12:47 AM
I hear you loud and clear.
Posted by:Jason | April 26, 2008 at 11:42 AM
I am always amazed that you manage to blog so regularly. From a personal point of view I would find it very very difficult to keep up with blogs if everyone wrote every day.
But blogging must def take preference over housework, Jenn. You can wipe those cupboards at the same time as you blog and speak on the phone.
Posted by:Reluctant Blogger | April 26, 2008 at 11:47 AM
yeah, sometimes something's got to give. my mantra. well done.
Posted by:kate | April 26, 2008 at 02:12 PM
Like others, I'm in awe of your posting prowess. You've got more on your plate than I do and yet you still post with amazing regularity. You are hereby granted a hiatus!
Posted by:Amy the Mom | April 27, 2008 at 09:30 PM
A lot of admiration flying your way, Jenn. I dropped my daughter off for a sleepover yesterday and the mom (my age, 4 kids) was struggling through college Algebra. Oy. I don't know that I could do it, after so many years. I suppose I could, but what a struggle! Thick cobwebs to cut through.
Posted by:phd in yogurtry | April 28, 2008 at 12:05 AM