Hello April, how did you get here so fast? and why did you bring with you so much rain? and hail... and even some snow? Where is the sun that Spring promises? I guess I will patiently wait until you decide its time. As with most things in life, since I have no control over it... I will just patiently wait, while complaining and whining along the way :)
I have completely neglected blogging in months. Please don't think its because I just plain forgot about this blog... that is not the case. In fact, i often think about all these different things to blog about... but then somehow, the days just fly by and I never get around to blogging anything... so here we are... months from my last blog... finally blogging about something... or nothing... or anything!
I sitting in a very quiet house right now. Emma is napping and instead of listening to Pandora stream music or the sounds of the cast of 'How I met your Mother' on TV... I've decided, today i need some quietness. And also a VENTI sized Chai tea latte. Why you ask? no reason, just because i feel like i should and that i deserve it.
I started a part-time job recently. Today i spent my morning working on paperwork... my favorite. not really. but this job is primarily about paperwork... so i must learn to love it. My boss also happens to be one of my best guy friends from college. He is a fireball of energy and has such an entrepreneurial mind that it blows me away when he comes up with a million ideas a minute. His success is a display of his hard work and dedication to this business... I'm so proud of him... he's worked his butt off getting here... and it looks like its going to continue to grow and become bigger and bigger. I am finally in a place in my life, where I can work for him. How exciting. In our younger years, we've always talked about working with each other... but when you're younger... and you have a mortgage to pay... you can't exactly quit your decent paying job for one that doesn't pay. So, we waited... or rather, he waited and I continued plugging away at my job... until... NOW. I quit my job right around the time I got pregnant with Emma... I had felt like I was done putting up with the office drama and that regardless of how much hard work I put in... I'd never feel justly rewarded. So... I quit. Although i secretly hoped they would just lay me off... but i guess since they were/are a growing business... there was no hopes of that. So...I gave them my one month notice (i was being generous)... then organized a 2 day going away party... and called it good. :) I still visit the office often. I loved the people that I worked with... some of them are my dearest friends... but even if you love the people... sometimes its just not worth the drama that it comes with. So, I've spent the last year and a half being a mom. And now that Emma is at a happy 10 months... and somewhat predictable in her schedule and routine... I can finally work for my friend. :) yay!
Being a stay-at-home-mom is rewarding in SO many ways. I wouldn't trade it for anything... but I'd be lying if i didn't admit to the fact that I often long for a normal "work" day. A day where I can schedule everything and know that it will happen... a day where i don't have to think twice about going to the bathroom, a day where I can just up and get a coffee when i feel like it... a day where I can sneak to my friend's office/cube and chat about anything or nothing. I miss those days... I miss having an office to go to, having coworkers to chat with... Its just not the same staying at home. I'm not complaining... just noting the differences ... and pointing out what i miss. I love staying home with Emma... being able to watch her grow is an amazing gift that I don't ever want to take for granted.
I've noticed that I have no train of thought... just lots of different thoughts... i don't go in any type of order when talking about things... i kinda just blurt. I hope I'm more orderly in real life during a conversation... but who knows. Maybe i do jump from one topic to the next and then back to the original?
Anyhow, its taken me like 6 hours just to finally come to an end for today... and only because I need to put emma down for a nap and get to all the dishes that are piled in my sink :) Fun times for this mama today.
xoxo
