Among several other pieces of bad news I've received in the last few days, I have recently been informed that my CLC training has been cancelled and I will need to reschedule at a new time and location, possibly even in a new state. You may or may not have known that I 'm in current pursuit to become certified in my field, ultimately to become an IBCLC. But as some of you may be well acquainted with, becoming certified in anything basically means that you've been a designated hoop jumper for several years and have jumped through enough of them that you get to add some initials to the end of your name.Best of all, those initials are usually temporary and required hoops need to be jumped every few years to keep them! Isn't that wonderful? For me, this process has been ongoing for almost 3 years now. There is little to no clarification as to how to obtain all the requirements to be able to even sit for the exam, and I have chosen to take baby steps so as not to miss anything; acquiring other certifications along the way.
Fighting for my job to pay for some of the expenses hasn't exactly been fun, however my boss is super supportive and actually somehow convinced her boss to approve payment of my CLC training and certification. No cheap feat. Over the last several months we've worked on getting time, location, travel expenses, and the like, approved. It's a slow go but I was seeing the light at the end of the tunnel as my registered July dates were nearing. And as one door opens another one closes.
Never mind that I had to get my husband to get approved corresponding vacation time with that week as I'd be staying in an area about 3 hours from where we live.We have 2 young boys and low funds. What were we supposed to do?!
Every move toward progress is a serious struggle of a juggle between family, personal, academic, and, of course, actual paid work time.It's a trying, exhausting, complicated venture to be a dedicated mom and wife and still pursuit your dreams and goals. Any woman who has attempted to do so, knows that I speak the truth. And any wife and mother who puts her dreams on hold for her family can imagine and understand the difficulty of which I speak. Frustration upon frustration. Anyway, I'm prepping myself for the next hoop to jump for these people. And you wanna know why? Because I am determined. I am able. I am a woman! Hear me ROOAAARRRR!!!! ;)
How about you? Any experiences out there about juggling/pursuing your career as a family woman that you'd like to share? Any tips to maintaining your sanity in the process? Please share, I'd love to hear from you!
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