What is it about Monday? Why, other than the obvious requirement of going BACK to work, do we all hate Mondays? Have you found a person who loves Mondays? I haven't. After reflecting upon my Monday, I think I have an idea as to why this specific day stinks so much.
3:17am: Wake up to my precious Anderson knocking on his (open) door. HMMM? Put precious baby back to bed.
4:53am: "DING DING" Text from Aaron: "I love you babe!"....would be sweet, if only two hours later!
5:20am: Wake up to Anderson knocking on Lilly's (open) door, saying "hissy?" Put Anderson back to bed, after showing him that it is still dark outside. "Still night time hunny!"
5:30am: ALARM. ALARM. ALARM. ALARM. Time to get up. GRRRR!
5:34am: Anderson comes into my bathroom. We brush our teeth together. I go downstairs to get him breakfast (which he will eat on a towel, in my bedroom, while I shower!).
6am: Send Anderson into wake Lilly (hissy) up.
6:10am: Get two babies into tub, washed, and dressed. Feed Lilly (on aforementioned towel, on bedroom floor).
7am: Time to go downstairs. Pack my lunch. Get coats on the kids.
7:15am: Out the door, head to daycare/school, and then work.
And this is just a typical Monday MORNING. I won't even go into the work day, for the sake of keeping my job! LOL!
The trick is to figure out a way to make Mondays more tolerable and less manic. Do those two days of the weekend REALLY throw our routine out of whack THAT much? Here's to tomorrow! Thank God for TUESDAYS (?!)!!!!!!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Catching up...
It's been quite some time since the last post, so after reading my brothers' blogs about their daily-blog-vow, I've decided to play catch up!
Last time I blogged, I had just found out I got hired at Ross Medical Education. I believe the word I used was "bittersweet" when describing my feelings about starting a new job. Well, I can honestly say that I LOVE my job. I know I'm a rare breed for saying that and actually meaning it, but I do. I love my job! I have great co-workers, I enjoy the work I do, and I see the potential for personal growth within the company, which is encouraging! I have moments where I miss being at home with the kids. I almost ALWAYS wish I could be hanging out in my jammies rather than work clothes. And I am hating the eighteen pounds I've put on due to my daily morning stops at McDonalds (kidding!). But all in all, I LOVE that I'm back in the workforce!
The kids are enrolled at a fulltime preschool, which they both seem to love. Of course they have had their minor "incidents" at school--- for Lilly it was being defiant at naptime, just completely refusing to sleep; for Anderson it has been the occasional "nibble" on a friend's finger during a daily buggie ride, or the week where he insisted on rolling off his cot at naptime rather than take a nap....with those MINOR, hardly mention-worthy events, all seems to be going smoothly. Anderson is learning his ABC's, can count in German to 88 (okay, only partially true...he can now SAY the word "German" and has almost mastered the word "eight"). The kids have been lucky enough to meet some great new friends, and it's so adorable to see them interact with other kids!
Aaron moved back to Indiana this past Thursday. He has over 140 days of sobriety under him. I'm SO proud of him! He is still looking for work in Fort Wayne, and we're hopeful that he'll find something soon.
The past five and a half months have been a complete whirlwind. I've had days where I've hated Aaron, and days where I was begging him to come home! I've had days where I thought I'd lose my mind because of my kids, and days where I would have been lost without them. I've been attending Sonrise United Methodist Church with the kids since June. We love it and I've met some really neat people!
I'm not saying things have been easy in the past five months, but I survived. I've done things that I didn't necessarily WANT to do, but I've proven to myself that I CAN handle things ON MY OWN! Now that Aaron is home, I don't plan to change ANYTHING that the kids and I have been doing. I will not fall back into the trap of being dependent on someone! I'm happy with the growth I've made and I plan to continue growing!
Last time I blogged, I had just found out I got hired at Ross Medical Education. I believe the word I used was "bittersweet" when describing my feelings about starting a new job. Well, I can honestly say that I LOVE my job. I know I'm a rare breed for saying that and actually meaning it, but I do. I love my job! I have great co-workers, I enjoy the work I do, and I see the potential for personal growth within the company, which is encouraging! I have moments where I miss being at home with the kids. I almost ALWAYS wish I could be hanging out in my jammies rather than work clothes. And I am hating the eighteen pounds I've put on due to my daily morning stops at McDonalds (kidding!). But all in all, I LOVE that I'm back in the workforce!
The kids are enrolled at a fulltime preschool, which they both seem to love. Of course they have had their minor "incidents" at school--- for Lilly it was being defiant at naptime, just completely refusing to sleep; for Anderson it has been the occasional "nibble" on a friend's finger during a daily buggie ride, or the week where he insisted on rolling off his cot at naptime rather than take a nap....with those MINOR, hardly mention-worthy events, all seems to be going smoothly. Anderson is learning his ABC's, can count in German to 88 (okay, only partially true...he can now SAY the word "German" and has almost mastered the word "eight"). The kids have been lucky enough to meet some great new friends, and it's so adorable to see them interact with other kids!
Aaron moved back to Indiana this past Thursday. He has over 140 days of sobriety under him. I'm SO proud of him! He is still looking for work in Fort Wayne, and we're hopeful that he'll find something soon.
The past five and a half months have been a complete whirlwind. I've had days where I've hated Aaron, and days where I was begging him to come home! I've had days where I thought I'd lose my mind because of my kids, and days where I would have been lost without them. I've been attending Sonrise United Methodist Church with the kids since June. We love it and I've met some really neat people!
I'm not saying things have been easy in the past five months, but I survived. I've done things that I didn't necessarily WANT to do, but I've proven to myself that I CAN handle things ON MY OWN! Now that Aaron is home, I don't plan to change ANYTHING that the kids and I have been doing. I will not fall back into the trap of being dependent on someone! I'm happy with the growth I've made and I plan to continue growing!
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