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Wherein Our Heroine Adjusts.
The Busy Times are upon us. John has started school, and homework claims much of his after-work, at-home time. This weekend, I am going to be attending a two-day Yoga workshop. Come January, I hope to be ensconced in my Yoga teacher training program (one weekend a month for a year). Long before that, I hope to have landed a full-time job.

I believe the next two years may start to whiz by in something of a blur. John and I have been lucky to this point: even when I was traveling a great deal for my previous job, my office was close to home and we had many evening and weekend hours to spend together. We didn't have to make plans or schedule time to spend together. I suspect our habits and expectations will have to change over the next few months. When we first moved in together, we both made a radical transition from spending almost all our home-time alone to spending almost all of it together. At the time, it seemed rough. In retrospect, it was probably remarkably easy. Now we almost have to make the opposite transition - I find things to occupy myself so I don't disturb his study time. After so many solitary years, I would think it would be easy. I would be wrong.

I know lots of couples - some with children - who have busy lives and little time to spend with one another. They find ways to make it work, and work well. So will we. It's the adjustment that is difficult.
Posted: Wednesday - September 15, 2004 at 08:16 AM         | |

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