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a look back
2011
-2022
Getting to where I am today took a decade of hard work, and it was definitely not a straight line to success. Here's a timeline of my journey.
2012
APPLIED TO GRAD SCHOOL
GOT ACCEPTED TO GRAD SCHOOL
BEGAN WORK ON M.S.Ed IN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
WORKED FOR AT&T DURING GRAD SCHOOL
2011
GRADUATED FROM SUNY POTSDAM WITH MY B.A.
TOOK A GAP YEAR BEFORE GRADUATE SCHOOL
WORKED WITH CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM THROUGH NYSARC
This girl
was going places!
2013
MET MY FUTURE HUSBAND
COMPLETED AN INTERNSHIP WITH NYS BOCES PROGRAM
2018
2014
GRADUATED FROM GRAD SCHOOL
TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH AND MOVED TO WA STATE WITH MR. CLAUSEN
KEPT MY HEAD DOWN AND WORKED THROUGH GRAD SCHOOL
2015
MOVED FROM BELLINGHAM WA TO SPOKANE WA
ADOPTED OUR BELOVED DOG RAVIOLI
WORKED FOR T MOBILE FULL-TIME
Entering my
adventure era...
BEGAN WORKING FOR SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2016
GOT ENGAGED TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE!
BEGAN WORKING FULL-TIME FOR NORTH PINES MIDDLE SCHOOL
This is when things started to change, I started asking myself tough questions about what I wanted from my career...
2017
SAID FAREWELL TO THE WORLD OF K-12 EDUCATION
MANIFESTED MY CURRENT CAREER BY WRITING IT DOWN IN A DREAM JOURNAL
WELCOMED OUR DAUGHTER ASTRID TO THE WORLD
SURPRISE! WE ELOPED!
STARTED WORKING FOR WSU AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
MOVED HOUSES
SPENT A YEAR BEING A NEW MAMA
2019
BEGAN WRITING AGAIN
2020
THE WORLD SHUT DOWN
WORKED WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST ROCKSTARS OF THE EDUCATION WORLD
PLANNED A WEDDING (THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN...LITTLE DID WE KNOW)
OUR WEDDING WAS CANCELLED :(
BONUS: WE SPENT TIME IN NY AND TOOK OUR HONEYMOON TO MAINE
STARTED WORKING FROM HOME AS A STAY-AT-HOME WORKING MAMA
VISITED FOUR NATIONAL PARKS- GLACIER, YELLOWSTONE, GRAND TIETON, AND ACADIA
Many metaphorical and literal mountains were climbed...
2021
CELEBRATED OUR MARRIAGE AS A FAMILY (FINALLY)
STARTED DREAMING ABOUT LINDSAYCLAUSEN.COM
BEGAN WRITING HOW-TO PIECES FOR OTHER STAY-AT-HOME WORKING MAMAS
2022
LAUNCHED LINDSAYCLAUSEN.COM
STARTED WRITING "THE TYPEWRITER" MY FIRST FICTION PIECE
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Best day ever!
SET A GOAL TO HELP OTHER K-12 EDUCATORS MAKE THE SWITCH TO INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
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