Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Self Contemplation

I am going to take a moment for self-review and encouragement. I need to put things a little in perspective since, being the perfectionist that I am, I need to keep my life and my actions in perspective.
To myself:
For the events of the last few years, I am doing pretty well. In the past seven years (since 1999), I have:
  1. graduated from a four-year Institute, receiving a BA equivalent in a foreign language, in a foreign country
  2. moved to Russia and back TWO times (I am talking full out moving, not visiting); so that makes 4 international moves--3 of which I was pregnant for
  3. I have gotten married (including meeting my future spouse-courtship, etc)
  4. we have gone through three pregnancies, three births (ranging from medical c-section to vbac, to unassisted home birth--that last wasn't officially planned!)
  5. have been baptised in the Russian Orthodox church, then am currently in the process of returning to my birthright: Judaism
  6. have lived in countless different living-spaces from apartment to garage to other places I don't feel like sharing at the moment;
  7. been a stay-at-home-mom with three toddlers, and now am working full time.
During this time I have been blonde twice, reddish-haired many times, and natural dark-brown a couple.
My children have changed childcare and schools almost every 3-6 months.

Okay? Now, where am I?

I am still married, living in a stable situation (G-d willing that such a situation should continue), returning to Judaism with my three children (G-d willing, we are all in good health), working, praying, looking for the newest way forward.

I was thinking of putting a mezuzah on our front doorway.
What do you think of that?