School has started, and for the first time I am not going. Instead, I get to send my dear husband to school and can have the joy of packing lunches and talking about his day when he gets home. I suppose school will be more like this for a lot of life–just sending other people off.

I’m still working, but work is a little slow. Everything I have to do is pretty boring, and some things I am allowing to slip by (like weeds) due to the fact that physical labor is not something I can do a lot of. It’s hard to keep going when I know I am going to leave. I still have much to get done–including one project that is scarily pushing up towards my due date. Come on little strawberries–grow a little faster so I do not go into labor while you still need attention!

Baby is moving and growing. I feel more pregnant everyday. The most awesome thing about every day is feeling little baby kick around (he is currently making my belly look like a wiggling bowl of jello). I do not so much appreciate heartburn, backaches, and tiredness. I only have two-ish months left. That’s not a lot at all! 

I recently finished a book called To Build the Life You Want, Create the Work You Loveby Marsha Sinetar. It talks a lot about our vocations, and how we should make our work something we enjoy and fill fulfilled in. I love the practical approach to it–it didn’t say quit your job to immediately become an artist but that you can work toward things and take calculated risks. She talked about how we have a lifetime to do things in, and its really never too late. The book made me think about my own vocation, and what I wanted in life. I’ve changed from a student, to horticulture assistant, and soon to mommy. I hope to continue to keep and expand my knowledge of gardening and plants, and at a future date work in different areas of horticulture. But right now in my career, I want to mostly be a mom. The rest can wait a while. I would highly recommend the book to anyone.