What is my “real” life?

Lately, I feel like I am suffering from multiple personalities. From the time I wake up — which is FAR too early for my taste — I am a teacher. This a job I feel comfortable doing. I love teaching psychology because I can translate my passion for the subject into my lectures. I’d like to think I give the kids a good “show.” Teaching US history is also a role that makes me feel confident. While I have students who are not as enthusiastically receptive as my psychology students, I can reach some of them with my goofy stories, and I hope they are infected with my love for the past.

When the last belll rings, I get everything ready for the next day, then I become someone else. I’m a homemaker. My Schnauzer needs a nice long walk. There’s always laundry to do or a dishwasher to empty. While my nest is empty, it still gets messy. I pick things up and make the place presentable.

The next personality I morph into is Secretary of Indiana RWA. There is usually an email box full of messages I need to work through. And of course, I have to go through any personal emails as well. By the time I check those and make a quick stop on my Facebook to see if there are messages, I have to shift back to homemaker. Dinner and all… Although I’ll confess that dinner is often whatever I can grab through a drive-through window. Shame on me.

When dinner is over, I become the last of my personas. I become a writer. But even here, I can’t dive right into my stories. I might have a chapter to work on from my wonderfully productive on-line critique partner. (Love you, Leanna! You’re the only writer I know who can keep up with me!) I’m also mentoring a student who is working on a series of fantasy novels. So I have to make time to devote to her. Then, if I’m really lucky and haven’t reached the point of exhaustion, I can add a few pages to one of my current works-in-progress.

So I have to ask — who am I?



1 Comment to “”

1. Stephie Smith — February 10, 2008 @ 10:21 am
   

   Sandy,

   You took the words right out of my head. Except replace the Schnauzer with 4 cats who usually just want food. And replace the Secretary of Indiana RWA with SpacecoasT Authors of Romance Newsletter Editor. Otherwise, like I’ve said before, we’re kindred spirits

   Oh, and BTW, you’ve been tagged. Read my blog post to see what this means. http://stephiesmith.blogspot.com

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