Yesterday I attended the annual teacher conference at my college, a place where we reunite with colleagues and attend workshops and seminars run by our colleagues to showcase our best practices and get inspired with new ideas for the upcoming semester. I loved being back amongst my professional colleagues again.
And yet, going was also bittersweet. By the end of the day, my ankle ached a bit from the walking -- walking, which, by the way, was not extensive by my usual standards. Normally, I would not have considered the amount of walking I did any more than typical getting around type walking. Yesterday, it felt like exercise!
And I think I was the only pregnant one there. Many congratulated me, but it still felt odd knowing that this semester will be so different. I won't be able to gear up for a professional semester as I have in years past. This conference was almost like a swan song to the semester, and it hasn't even started yet.
So the old concerns about balancing professional and personal life keep creeping in. Yup, Life will no longer be the same. Truly. From now on, I'll ALWAYS have to balance my professional and personal lives in ways I've not yet experienced. Still, it feels so weird. I've been a professional for so long....and I've taken pride in my identity as a professional. Now my identity has to include motherhood too!
Man, what a wild ride this is going to be.
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