My Two Worlds

Now I’m not getting paid by Skype to promote their product or anything, but it really is a handy thing. At bedtime, I was talking with my family. My daughter and I had a chat and after that I put the laptop on the floor and we did some exercises together. It really does help with closing the distance. It’s so much better to speak to them and see their faces rather than just hear their voice.
As my first week draws to a close, I am looking forward to time at home with my family. One advantage of studying away from home is that I use my spare time to do my reading and work on assignments. Most of my classmates have to juggle homework with family life and that’s not easy. The first week of actual classes has been very exciting. It’s been a long time since I’ve had to read chapters in a textbook or write reports but we’ll see how that goes. I have 2 presentations to make next week and I’m quite nervous about speaking in front of our group. It’s exciting and terrifying all at the same time. I try to think back to when I was in university a few years ago (if I think about exactly how many I will go into shock). I can’t really remember much about the classes. I remember teachers that I liked and the few that I disliked. I remember the people and how much fun we had together and some of the crazy projects we came up with. The fact that I’m in school again seems a bit surreal, to be honest. I now have this school life with new friends in a new city and then when I’m back home I am a mom again with family and home responsibilities. I have these 2 different worlds going on. I think that’ll take a bit of time to get used to.
And, I am discovering that my family can actually function without me. They can make lunches, fill out back to school forms, and remember to do homework and go to bed without me. This is a bit of a strange feeling. Maybe they’ll get to enjoy not having me here telling them what to do? Then again, as the kids are getting older and more independent, I need to stop giving so many instructions. Maybe it will be good for all of this to go through this experience right now. I guess time will tell. I do know that they still need me for some things. My daughter asked me on Skype if I would be home to do laundry soon. Apparently I do it better than dad. Not sure if that’s exactly what I was going for, but I guess it will do for now.