As I created this piece of photographic art to print on canvas and also mail out for Mail Art 365 at IUOMA, I thought; “Isn’t it odd how predictable change is even when one has well thought out plans?”
My cute little mini-me will turn three in a few weeks. One thing that has been set in stone between my husband and I is the importance of providing her with the best possible format of learning as possible. She has been in Montessori School since the age of eighteen months and it’s been an incredible experience. When we relocated from Austin to central Florida for a terrific career opportunity, we struggled with finding a good school. We were able to move to a beautiful vacation property at the beach in Palm Coast for the sole reason of finding a local Montessori School for her. It didn’t take long to figure out that the school was not at even close to being a true, traditional Montessori school. (A class of little boys and girls wearing nothing but underpants and tops in the classroom, not potty-trained? Unsanitary and degrading to say the least. That was just the tip of the ice burg).
So I asked myself, where is this road leading us next? We have been very carefully researching Montessori schools and residential communities with the most adamant goal of not putting our daughter through another awful experience or move unless it is absolutely necessary.
Through all this upheaval and disappointment, here’s what I’ve learned to do to start figuring out how to get back onto the right road:
- Focus on the most important issue that needs to be changed and make a list of ways to achieve change.
- Set a timeline for this action to make the change happen and start researching solutions.
In our case, it was to map out an area within 40 miles of my husband’s workplace, research best neighborhoods within that radius and find the schools within driving distance of these areas and finally, contact the top realtors who will work to find us a great home.
{Luckily, I can continue my business from anywhere as an artist with the majority of my business being done online}.
Lastly, use the mistakes of the past as tools for your present and future goals. Once you achieve your new goals, continue to nurture your new path and build on it. Again, in our situation, it’s about making new friends, continuing to grow as a close family unit, involving ourselves in our daughter’s educational development and embracing all the great things that this road has lead us.
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