So the next step on my "returning to education" journey is to take a math placement test. Despite all confidance in my ability to do well in college, the second time around, I find the old habit of "disliking" math tests returning in full force. It doesn't help that my husband has his Bachelors of Science in Math and doesn't get the "not liking" math thing. As I study all the formulas, and remember what I knew once upon a time, I find I can't stop thinking about math! I'm dreaming equation...

My husband and I are traveling to Ireland in July, celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary. We've booked a Rick Steves tour, he's the guy who does "Europe through the Back Door". We leave on July 9 and return on July 25th. I am so excited. It's our first trip outside the United States together, and we're leaving the kids behind with their grandparents. I have been reading books and looking at pictures, but I know there's no way to know what it will be like. I have always wanted to see I...

I am continually amazed at the changes my life undergoes. I go along with my everyday life....feeding the kids, running errands, cleaning toilets, washing dishes, and then suddenly the world opens up. I am flooded with new perspectives, new ideas, and I am changed. Just a few short weeks ago I was content with my life as it was. I found my work as a birth doula rewarding and fulfilling! I could see myself continuing my work for a long time, serving women as a provider of emotional, phy...