Important Changes That Have Occurred in My Life in This Past Year

Through out the year I have had to juggle being a mother, wife, caretaker to my Grandmother, full time student and Patient Care Tech at Sanford Hospital. Balancing these roles has to date been the most challenging thing I have ever done in my life. I have learned that not every evening will my family be able to sit down and have a four food group meal together, we can still have a great meal together, but it just have to be leftovers or pizza. I have learned that my house does not have to be spotless all the time, and when it is I am very appreciative to the help that I get to keep it that way. I have learned that some things might outweigh others in importance on one particular day, and the next day not be of any importance at all. Pragmatism and proper priorities in my day to day life have challenged me and I have had to learn to just breathe and let things go sometimes. I am usually a person that makes things happen, especially when I set my mind on a goal. However, sometimes there are things that you have to be patient about and just let them happen in their own time. Patience is a virtue that I thought I possessed being the mother of two active boys, but I have learned that there are different versions of patience and I have just skimmed the surface on a few of these versions.