Break in the Weather!
Well not really a break in the weather - more like a break in the feeding/changing/burping baby!!
I managed to sit down and do some work on my research tonight. I have found that secondments have been around for quite some time. Very popular in the business industry as well as health and education. I am yet to read some of the articles I came across but it would be interesting to pin point when secondments actually started - I'll keep you posted on that one.
I'm also working on a few other things - just to keep life interesting. I could compare first time parenting to a secondment. Especially some of the feelings/challenges I've face/am facing. For instance, I feel I've been thrown in the deep end and am learning many new skills. How these will apply to the workforce on my return are yet to be known but I'm sure they will in some way. I have also felt a bit isolated or alone - well until I found a mother's group - this has presented yet another challenge, talking with people outside my profession. I have tended to surround myself with other LIS people and have such managed to restrict my conversational skills to that of libraries - so I'm now conveying with those outside the profession which is broadening my communication skills no end - including talking with a baby!! Is this making any sense!!??
I suppose the big difference with parenting and secondments is that one can not return to their original childless state. And one will probably never feel totally at ease or on top of the job - as with parenting the challenges change every day!! This is making it one hell of a ride!!! 8-)
I managed to sit down and do some work on my research tonight. I have found that secondments have been around for quite some time. Very popular in the business industry as well as health and education. I am yet to read some of the articles I came across but it would be interesting to pin point when secondments actually started - I'll keep you posted on that one.
I'm also working on a few other things - just to keep life interesting. I could compare first time parenting to a secondment. Especially some of the feelings/challenges I've face/am facing. For instance, I feel I've been thrown in the deep end and am learning many new skills. How these will apply to the workforce on my return are yet to be known but I'm sure they will in some way. I have also felt a bit isolated or alone - well until I found a mother's group - this has presented yet another challenge, talking with people outside my profession. I have tended to surround myself with other LIS people and have such managed to restrict my conversational skills to that of libraries - so I'm now conveying with those outside the profession which is broadening my communication skills no end - including talking with a baby!! Is this making any sense!!??
I suppose the big difference with parenting and secondments is that one can not return to their original childless state. And one will probably never feel totally at ease or on top of the job - as with parenting the challenges change every day!! This is making it one hell of a ride!!! 8-)
posted by SharonU @ 8:49 PM
2 Comments:
At 10:18 PM,
Anonymous said…
Don't worry Sharon, no matter what, the little one still loves you. You can be the most disorganised mother, but she will always love you. Secondment or not - love from a child is totally without boundaries or complications!!
At 10:13 AM,
Anonymous said…
Sharon,
Life will never be the same but a lot of the skills you are learning at the 'deep end' will be useful when you get back to work. It is the best preparation for juggling lots of things at the same time and yet being able to prioritise what is important. Just remember, the housework is always there but bubs grows up all too quickly.
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