I write to you this evening as I think of my life.  Tomorrow, I return to work after a long while.  I'm a teacher, an elementary music teacher, so I've been off for summer break.  But I've also been off because I had a son.  Simon.  He'll be seven months old Saturday.  And guys, he's the cutest.  See photo if you don't want to take my word!

Told ya.

Well tomorrow's the first real day back.  Now yes, I did go back to work in May.  But that was different.  It was 24 days.  And this is 192.  Which is both great. And scary. And the saddest.  And good.  You see, I love my job.  Like really love it.  I love teaching, and elementary school, and music, and my students.  The whole package.  

...I would say I've always been a dreamer.  Ask my family about my plan to bike across Ohio.  Or visit Disney in college while working a job basically once a week.  I have big dreams and a harder time making them happen.  Now that's not to say I'm not a hard worker.  Just sometimes a bit unrealistic.  

But now to this.  My regular old life where I just can't stand to be unrealistic anymore.  I don't want to dream about having it all and making it work.  I just want to have it all.  I want to be one of those people you see on Pinterest and think there's no way that person exists in real life!

So I offer you this blog.  A following if you will of me working it out.  To be a wife, mother, friend, faithful member of the Orthodox Church, music teacher, blogger, president, homemaker, scrapbooker, chef extraordinaire, hiker, budgeting master, and all around awesome.  

I'm sure I left another goal of mine off that list but stick around and I'll let you know how my harmonious balance goes.