Getting closer to working!

[mom2pne]

I am scared! I have not held a job since basically 2003. That was when I received a letter in the mail from my employer stating that I was being terminated as I hadn’t worked in over 12 weeks. They had not put me on the schedule as they didn’t need me.

I chose to try my luck with earning a teaching degree. I got accepted into a local college where I had to take many courses in order to take the college credit courses. That journey started in Fall 2003. It ended in Spring 2005. Around the time I should have been signing up for courses for the Fall 2005 semester I became too tired to even look at the booklet that was mailed to me.

On August 25th, 2005 I took a HPT that was a I called an OB and got seen on August 31st and was told that it could be twins. That I needed to come back in 2 weeks. Sure enough di/di twins. My identical boys will be 15 in April.

We move to a new city 5 months after the twins were born and I just stay home with my 4 sons. My older 2 were 12 and 10 when we moved here. In 2008 I get pregnant and miscarry in April at 8 weeks. Fast forward to December and my last son was conceived just after the baby I lost due date. I found out I was pregnant around 3am on New Year’s Day 2009. He was due exactly 9 months from the 2008 baby’s due date which was December 13th, 2008 and my last son’s due date was September 13th, 2009.

So I continued to be a stay at home mom. That is until Fall 2016 when I decided that Summer I would try and get back into school. I got accepted into the local 2 year college to get my AAS and continue my education at a 4 year university after. Well I did pretty good that first semester with few classes so the next semester I took a full load and actually got on the Dean’s List. Which I am still so proud of! In school as a kid I did poorly and here I am in my 40’s getting grades like that all while being a mom and a wife.

I was only there for those 2 semesters as I only needed 8 credits to get my AAS. So I applied to the 4 year university and got accepted. I did fine there my first semester in Fall 2017. I also had to apply by the end of September into the Early Childhood Education Program which I did and I was accepted into that in October 2017. The program was tough with my family obligations and other life stuff. I had taken three 18 credit semesters and each had hours in the field. The Fall 2018 semester I got on the Dean’s List.

About my AAS. I was able to get the 8 credits transferred back to the 2 year college in December 2017 and received my certificate in the mail in mid- January as they had some issues with getting the credits into their computer system.

But in Spring 2019 it became too much and I failed 2 classes and one of those classes was only offered in the Spring so I had to wait until Spring 2020 to take it which I got a B this time.

Well anyway I am in my last semester of courses for my degree and in Fall I do my final student teaching semester and graduate in December with my BSE. So then I should start working in late January as my student teaching doesn’t end until around the 19th or so of that month.

I am so nervous to start! I wanted to give you a back story of why I hadn’t worked in quite some time. How do you handle going back to work after a break?

 

[Zakhar]

It's understandable to feel nervous after such a long break, but remember that your journey and accomplishments—like your degree and being on the Dean’s List—show your resilience and determination. Take things one step at a time, and trust that you have the skills and experience to succeed in this next chapter.

 

[jerfer]

Consider taking small steps to ease the transition, like practicing your interview skills, updating your resume with the recent degree and achievements, and seeking support from others who’ve gone through similar experiences.