Change Please

Every year or so - generally right around the end of summer/beginning of fall, I get very antsy for a change at my job. This summer was no exception. I attribute this to the fact that when I was teaching there was an actual end to my summer and a beginning of something new with the upcoming school year - new kids/new challenges/different schedule, etc...I've been out of teaching for two years now and I still feel like something should be starting up in September. Very weird.

Anyhoo - this summer I was getting antsy and had a couple of interviews scheduled with jobs that weren't really in our family's best interest - i.e. farther away, longer hours and different daycare providers for about the same amount of money I make now. The only upside to these jobs is that they would be DIFFERENT and provide me with a change of pace. Apparently I just cannot commit to one thing for any specific period of time - not comfortably anyway. That was getting to be what I didn't like about teaching - I had a hard time sticking to the ROUTINE that kids need so strongly because I was getting bored.

I actually wound up cancelling my interviews because I didn't want to go and get excited about something I wasn't going to take, because ultimately - even though I personally need a change - my family needs stability and with Clint getting his job last March we finally are getting to where we have a routine and things around the house are stable - routines, daycare, finances, activities, etc...

I think this is what typical family life is. At least for those of us with kiddos who aren't in to activities/sports yet. I want to provide the stability for my girls and for my husband, but in my head I am looking/desiring for something new to spice things up a little. Any new obsession will do. Clint suggested I get a hobby - I told him I needed a hobby I could do from 8-4 Monday - Friday.

Not many of those around, but I do have time to do my coupons at work :) We are talking multiple trips to multiple stores and at least 75 coupons (no joke) for just this week! I guess you could say that my hobby will be finding moneysavers for our family's grocery/shopping bill. There are tons of moneysaver blogs that I am reading and tips and links to coupons. It has taken the bulk of the past two days to make up my spreadsheet, sort my coupons and route my course of action to my money saving deals. BTW - my boss totally knows that I do all this, she tells me that if I don't have anything to do to look busy and ribs me at times about clipping coupons.

I'll probably wind up posting my progress on the blog here just to keep a record. This weekend is my first major spree and we'll see how it goes. I'm excited. I suppose you could say my new hobby will provide change - in both ways!