that gene some people have.

you know how some people just don't want kids?

well, i just don't want a house. am i missing some important gene?

honestly, i dream of living in an old apartment forever. i don't even care if i own it. i think we'll only own a house because ben has this idea that it's important. and, well, a brownstone in boston is a little out of our price range right now. but maybe someday it won't be.

{isn't it just beautiful? who needs a house?}

{have you seen keri russell's brownstone? to die for}

not to mention, there is only one style of house i would settle for and that's a craftsman bungalow. but, i'm picky about how it would need to look and what it would need to be like. and well, we'd have to build because this is new england and everyone has a colonial. it all sounds exhausting. 

just give me my apartment in downtown boston. i'd be a happy girl. 

the first day.

yesterday was my first day at my new job.

this isn’t just any job. it’s the job i really want to do. not just the 9-5 this-pays-me-money kind, but the i-feel-a-sense-of-purpose-and-belonging-here kind. the kind of job i know that i’m perfect for and was made to do. my career

yes, my job will change within this field, but it’s where i’ll be when i'm working.

the beginning of the day was inspiring. as i sat in an auditorium full of district-wide staff from the superintendent, to teachers, to secretaries, to me, i felt like i belonged. i looked around and felt inspired to do more to contribute to the lives of children.

and not just any children.

the children who need help, who need guiding to learn simple tasks like numbers and colors and to look someone in the eye. the kids with autism.

those are my kids. they are where i belong.

i have only met a few of these children, but on tuesday i’ll meet all of them. i’ll meet their parents. how amazing.

i am so excited to learn so much this year from these littles, and about how to help them.

i can’t wait to learn what steps i can take to further my career.

have i mentioned i’m so excited and i feel purposeful?

i’d like to say i’ll update, but my job is confidential so i can’t. i might talk about what i learn myself, but i won’t be mentioning any specifics.

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