My new favourite thing: These pop-up post it notes that say “NOTE” and have an arrow to point at whatever you want it to point at on a page that you want to note something on. I LOVE THEM. I couldn’t believe my luck when I found them in the office supply cabinet. I go through research reports and stick little stickies all over them and then take them to meetings and just slide them open to the part I want to refer to.

I know I am insane. I have a love affair with stationery. I was disappointed that I didn’t need to buy anything for Taryn for kindergarten. I could spend hours in Staples just smelling the binders.

I am also starting to LOVE my practicum. Forgive me if I go on about this ad nauseum but I feel I have finally found my place. The work I have done up until this point in my life was very rewarding is some ways but I have also felt like I was a square peg trying to fit into a round hole. There is a square hole! Who would have thought? There are jobs that NEED someone who is picky about details and can see process and understand policy and loves communication. All these years I was banging my head against a wall trying to be someone I’m not. I feel free to be who I was created to be.

Our family feels a bit more settled this week. Conor is okay with a bottle. Unfortunately we’ve had to supplement with formula because I wasn’t able to pump enough. I’m realizing that I really need to be more assertive and make sure I set aside time to pump 3x a day. Ashlin is Ashlin – full of life and spunk. Gave her a time out the other day and she yelled, “You know better than that! You big bully!” I have few worries about that child getting pushed around. Taryn seems to be adjusting okay to school. She’s rather quiet about it. I’m looking forward to being the one who picks her up tomorrow to see what I can see.