I'm sarcastic, I'm a pessimist...
So in an effort to look at the glass half full here are my top ten reasons why being a working Mother are good:
1. My children can say goodbye easily
2. The Artist has quality time EVERY night with the girls. He gets to feed them dinner, and do the whole bedtime routine.
3. The Artist cooks dinner 90% of the time for our family. (and he cleans up 75% of the time)
4. I get to talk to adults at work.
5. I get to drive in the car all by myself and listen to whatever music I want on the way to and from work.
6. I really, really cherish the time I have with my children (and husband). We never take our time together for granite.
7. Having limited time to do stuff at home forces me to be organized.
8. I get to brag about how cute and smart my kids are to people at work :)
9. Since I work in the evening/night, when I come home it's nice and quiet and I can just go straight to bed.
10. Bug thinks I'm a Doctor :)
I really struggle with being a working Mother, it's not easy and it isn't for everyone. Heck, if I could I would not choose to work outside of the home. But for now it is a necessity and I am going to try and look at the bright side of having to work. I literally cry on the way to work at least once a week. It's so hard leaving my girls and sweet husband, I keep hoping in the next few months The Artist will get a cool job and then I wont have to work out of necessity. He is finishing up his last couple of classes this semester and then only has TWO classes left!!!!!! Those he will be taking online Spring/Summer and be DONE! I can't believe it, it is getting so close. Eventually we will be a 'normal' family with a hopefully normalish schedule and maybe we can catch up on the past 4 years of sleep :) and quality time. (oh, and move out of the ghetto) :)
I plan on praying a lot over the next few months, I know that The Artist is meant to be an Artist, but our little family needs some consistency too. Pray for a good job worthy of The Artists talents, Pray for health, Pray for courage to reach out of our comfort zone, Pray for friendship - if anyone knows of a job for The Artist please lead us to them, Pray for happiness, and most importantly pray for patients.
I feel like we are entering a new era of our life and am actually a little nervous about it. What if's are floating around in my head, hopes, what should my realistic expectations be for the future? I do know I have one thing that I always gravitate to and that's is The Artist is my best friend, my love he is my rock in the storm. I know that when things get tough we are in it together.
We've weathered through a lot of storms in our 12 years of marriage...infertility, depression, surgeries, loss of jobs, major moves, deaths in the family, pain, school, adoption, and always we are holding to each other planning on ways to get through things and become better.
