It must be ponder the motherhood/careerwoman conundrum day.

I had the realization today that I’ve been looking at my degree all wrong. Getting my degree in education didn’t shackle me to be a teacher forever, it gave me the freedom to choose what I want to be. Now, granted, I can’t run out and get work as a neurosurgeon with the degree, but doing something other than teaching doesn’t mean I’ve “wasted it.” Which, that’s sort of how I was looking at it: “I’ve worked so hard to get here, why would I give it up!?”

But, I don’t have to. How cool is that?? I now have the ability, BECAUSE of my degree, to choose from more options. That is so. cool.

My situation is different from SB’s, but everyone’s situation is different. I am not the primary breadwinner, although I do need to contribute income to our family. But leaving this job, teaching, isn’t like walking away from a truck full of money. How often do you hear about Well paid Teachers? Exactly.

So, yeah. It’s nice to see my degree is a kite and not a legiron.

In other news, Dave and I talked about the Baby Possibility over dinner tonight. He was asking about “what kidn of timing do we need?” and I told him that the timing this month was pretty good. He mentioned that he had asked the anchor at work that is expecting twins how she was feeling, and she said “not good.” On our way out, we passed the Toys Backwards R Us, which has a baby section inside, and he said “Should we look at baby stuff, just in case?” Translated through the Dave-O-Matic: “I am suddenly very curious about pregnancy and am getting somewhat excited to have a baby of our own; at this point, I would be more happy than scared to find out you were gestating.”

Body Update:

Weird pain in front of stomach, like a sidestitch on the front. Not a cramp inside, but on the outside. Also, still tired, gassy, back and headachey, some breast tenderness. Which may be caused by all of the boob-grabbing to “see if they are tender.”