Am I Crazy??

This might be a relevant question these days because I often consider it

Here I am today studying for Introduction to Linguistics mid-term that is tonight and I haven't really studied much since today. For reasons, like not having time because I work full-time, have a baby, etc. . . I know it is hard to imagine why I wouldn't have tons of free time. haha! But seriously, what was I thinking when I thought sure I can do it all and not feel any kind of stress. I mean linguistics is like learning English as a Foreign language, seriously! Don't get me wrong, it is all interesting and definitely what I like, but sometimes my head just hurts.

Oh, by the way I also got a new job that I will be starting November 2nd. I will be a Community Support Worker working with people with severe and persistent mental illnesses. It is a job that requires a bachelor's degree in social work, and lucky for me that is what I went to school for back in the day! I will be making more money and the schedule is more normal. It should be all kinds of interesting and I will probably have some stories later.

Our baby will be seven weeks old on Friday!! Sometimes, I feel like we are getting better at the whole parent thing and then other times it is like, "What happened?!" It really takes a toll sometimes with not sleeping a lot, the stress from your daughter crying or being fussy, and not really having much time just your wife and you. I hear it will continue to get better, but it does create stress at times and sometimes pointless fights aris. (That don't seem so pointless at the time, by the way.) Having a baby is amazing thing and we love our daughter so much, but it is like working another full-time job or part-time job depending on how much you are at home. And your employer wants you to keep crazy hours and isn't exactly always clear on the communication factor! But when everything is going well, it feels very rewarding and you are so happy that you got the job! (As you can see there are a lot of ups and downs. . . that I hope level out sooner than later!)

Oh, I could go on about a lot more, but I will try to keep my sanity and remember to read the Bible and pray because it does help!

So, I just sent out a very honest email out yesterday?? about life after becoming parents. I know it sounded kind of rough with the lack of sleep, in losing 10 lbs this month, and everything else, but it is okay. I had a good friend from high school email me shortly after (1 of only 2 people - I guess nobody knew how to respond to that one) and she simply said just pray. Well, I prayed and not too long after that I felt a little bit more at peace and better and things have been getting a little better already. I have to pray more because in the business in the last month or so, I haven't really spent too much time with God.

Our baby is a month old today!!

In other news, this weekend was Korea's Thanksgiving, 추석 (Chuseok) and some ladies from our church came over last night and brought us some food. It really made me miss Korea and all the delicious food that we would be eating there. Things sure are a lot different than they were at this time last year!!