It's over. My pediatrics coverage for my co-worker on maternity leave has ended. I am re-retiring from working with kids, and I gave away every single workbook, manipulative, curriculum set, and intervention tool I had. Even better, it ended on a great note with an awesome last appointment with a child and her grandmother. And now I am done.
I was going to call this post "It is done." But... Ha! Apparently, I already did that in this post here when I quit my last pediatrics position and retired the first time (after working with kids for 25 years). This last stint really drove home the fact that I have moved on. I have moved on in terms of what I want to learn, how I want to grow, and whom I want to serve.
Quite honestly, the last three months felt like major regression. It was a big hit to my mental health, and I processed a lot here on this blog. Working with kids felt so different for a lot of different reasons, the details of which I won't go on about here anymore. It's over. But the changes really confused me. And bothered me. But now I accept them. And I'm glad to be done.
It's the end of an era.
You are done! YAY! I am so happy for you :-D. I am raising my imaginary glass to the end of this pediatrics coverage!
ReplyDeleteThe last weeks were tough. I hope you will be able to recharge and move on to things that suit you better.
Happy Sunday <3
Yes! They *were* tough. And that's the plan--to give myself a bit of a break. I need to recharge from 2023. I want to enjoy the satisfaction of my graduation (which I haven't got to do yet) and get back to my research! :)
Delete... You are not going that way... I love it!!
ReplyDeleteWishing you all the best!
much love from sLOVEnia,
Klara
Back when I quit fertility treatments, my friend gave me a small hanging thing that said this. I think it was an air freshener for the car, haha. But I use it as a Xmas ornament and hang it on my tree every year. It's a good reminder. <3
DeleteYay, it's done, you're done. Congratulations on getting through it. Now you can focus on the future. But first, I hope you are taking some well-deserved time to rest and recover from a really tough time.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of "you're not going that way." It sums up everything I have believed around the "what-ifs" etc.
Thank you. That was an interesting time period... I'm definitely taking time to rest this week. Run some errands, sew, and rest.
DeleteHooray! I saw something once that said "there's a reason the windshield is so much bigger than the rearview mirror." here's to a new era where you serve who you wish to serve, and let go of the realm that doesn't serve YOU anymore.
ReplyDeleteHa! That's a funny and true statement.
DeleteAnd your last 10 words... Wow. Thank you <3