I opened up the dossier list from our agency last night. I was quickly overwhelmed by the amount of work to be done! So I spent some time, and put it all in an Excel spreadsheet... to track what I've requested/received/compiled/etc. I had no idea how much my husband (an Excel addict) had influenced me in our 4.5 years of marriage until this moment. But now, I see the merit in using the program. There are columns, and color coding, and highlighting. And somehow, all of this has made me feel better. While I have achieved very little in creating the document, I somehow feel slightly more accomplished, slightly more organized, and slightly less behind.
I understand why adoption is called a paper pregnancy. I think about my son everyday now. And so while I do not have a growing belly, I will have a growing dossier binder.
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