I see some progress coming!

It is April now and my experiences are still raining in and making me feel hopeful and overwhelmed and yet slow-moving toward my mounting goals.

Progress I have made in the last 6 weeks or so: 

• I have started earning an income again, Hooray! This is very helpful in the meantime for funding my educational lifestyle, haha. 
• I signed up for an evening class "So you want to be a doula?" that invests toward my weekend Doula training workshop in late June. A helpful class model employed by Mothertree Doula Services here in Portland. I am excited to take both! 
• I attended a breastfeeding class for expecting parents (one of the prerequisites to taking the workshop) on Tuesday. I actually got to fill out one of the first forms from DONA, marking my progress toward certification!! Today I will attend a Newborn/Infant care class at the same location, although this one is not required, it seems like a good add on (and it's free). 
• I started an evening psychology class at my community college, one more step toward applying to a nursing program. 

3 solid steps forward in the right direction I think. I have also started to meet more people in the community who are involved in similar work! 

My reading hasn't progressed much lately, since I've been reading more recreationally and now have started some textbook reading for my class as well. But I am still going through "The Year After Childbirth", "Your Baby is Speaking to You", and "I'm Listening: a guide to supporting postpartum famililies". 

I will need to have finished the first two there plus "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding" by my workshop in June. 

My work is cut out for me!