Taking the plunge

I only went and did it! As of September, I will be an official part-time blogger. By which I mean, I'll be going part-time in the day job, devoting the rest of my week to blogging professionally. 

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, EXACTLY?

For one thing, it will give me a lot more time to work on my blogging career. I'll be teaching three days a week, meaning the remaining four (weekends are extra blog days, in my books!) are for blogging. This means I can devote more time to content and promotion, attend more events, and work on becoming a bonafide pro. I'll be teaching Monday, Tuesday and Friday (so no long weekends, unfortunately!) and it's been structured in a way that means I get all the best parts (teaching, being with the children) without all the paperwork and miscellaneous tasks (displays, assessment meetings, parents' evenings) that take up all my time. I feel like the cat that's got the cream right now- I'll get the best of both worlds and other clichés.

WHY THOUGH?

This time last year, I was considering my options in terms of blogging and teaching. It seemed like I'd never be able to make blogging a career as the security of a regular payday, stable career, not to mention pension, was just too much to give up. Then I suddenly realised that I could go part time at work, part time blogging and have both options open. It was so simple that I couldn't believe I'd never though of it before and I figured that was a possible option at some point in the future.

Then, as I've discussed a lot, I became unwell and was signed off for a considerable amount of time. It became apparent that the stresses of teaching were severely affecting my health and I had to do something about it. At the same time, I was being given more opportunities for my blog and things seemed to be really going somewhere. This is the perfect time to take a risk so this week, when I had a meeting with work to discuss the future, we made arrangements for going part time.

WHAT NOW?

With two weeks left until the end of term, I'll be working the remainder full time. Then, of course, we have the summer holidays in which I like to pretend I'm a full time blogger. Once term starts in September, I will be officially part time. I'd be lying if I said I'm not a little nervous. I'll be taking quite a substantial pay cut and I worry that, if it's not for me, I won't be able to go back full time without finding a new school. Mostly, though, I'm really excited and hugely positive about the future.

Wish me luck!

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