Ever get the feeling that the people at work know just how stressed you are at home and want to seek revenge on you? That's how I've felt all week.
I feel like everything at home just keeps stacking up. There are just not enough hours in the day to get everything done and still have an ounce of sanity. Laundry, groceries, dishes, toys and pretty much everything else have been piling up. I don't get paid to do those things!
Breathe.
Tomorrow is Saturday. I want to have fun. Instead I will be catching up on all things in the pile. Let's hope the kids and the husband cooperate.
Showing posts with label working mom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label working mom. Show all posts
Friday, August 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Pregnant and Counting the Days
Pregnancy certainly is a blessing, but I think I want to ring the neck of whoever says "I love being pregnant!" REALLY? Are you insane?
Don't get me wrong. My husband and I did put ourselves in this predicament by choice. But LOVE being pregnant? I don't think so.
I've resolved to the fact that my body does not like having a little visitor. With my son, I had morning sickness (although it was all day long) for 22 weeks. This time around, I had sickness for 15 weeks which included medication for nausea. (Thank God for that!) In addition, I have had random bleeding issues since the beginning, which caused my stomach to sink and my heart to pound each and every time. Luckily, nothing major, but ya never know. Off to the doctor every time!
As I sit here with 10 more weeks left in my pregnancy with a sweet baby girl (we call her Baby Wow) all I think about is her health - is everything OK in there? I assume so. I do all the things I'm told to do, take my vitamins, etc. As I suffer through swollen feet, hands, boobs, and just plain not feeling so attractive, people ask me, 'How are you feeling?' and my general answer is "Hanging in there!"
The reality is I feel tired, excited, scared, anxious, a little helpless and uncomfortable. Pretty much par for the course. I just want it to be all over so I can hold my baby girl in my arms and bring her home to a family waiting to love her even more.
So, for those of you who LOVE being pregnant -- you get a gold medal. For me, it's all about the result. Either way, nothing beats being a mom no matter how many times you do it!
Don't get me wrong. My husband and I did put ourselves in this predicament by choice. But LOVE being pregnant? I don't think so.
I've resolved to the fact that my body does not like having a little visitor. With my son, I had morning sickness (although it was all day long) for 22 weeks. This time around, I had sickness for 15 weeks which included medication for nausea. (Thank God for that!) In addition, I have had random bleeding issues since the beginning, which caused my stomach to sink and my heart to pound each and every time. Luckily, nothing major, but ya never know. Off to the doctor every time!
As I sit here with 10 more weeks left in my pregnancy with a sweet baby girl (we call her Baby Wow) all I think about is her health - is everything OK in there? I assume so. I do all the things I'm told to do, take my vitamins, etc. As I suffer through swollen feet, hands, boobs, and just plain not feeling so attractive, people ask me, 'How are you feeling?' and my general answer is "Hanging in there!"
The reality is I feel tired, excited, scared, anxious, a little helpless and uncomfortable. Pretty much par for the course. I just want it to be all over so I can hold my baby girl in my arms and bring her home to a family waiting to love her even more.
So, for those of you who LOVE being pregnant -- you get a gold medal. For me, it's all about the result. Either way, nothing beats being a mom no matter how many times you do it!
Friday, June 8, 2007
Welcome to the Blog for Working Moms!
Welcome. Welcome. Welcome.
As the inaugeral posting to my blog, I wanted to share why I wanted to create a blog and what I hope to offer my audience.
In essence, I found that being a mom is not the easiest job in the world, but it certainly has it's bonuses! But, being a working mom in particular is challenging. Not only do you struggle every day wondering if you've made the right choices for your child, but you struggle with a "new you."
I was once very career minded and found myself at a crossroads once my son was born. How do you manage to fulfill yourself career-wise while also the needs of your family? Ahhh -- the guilt!! How do you make sure your child is taken care of without breaking the bank? How do you juggle home time with work time? It's often hard to not take work home...but you definitely hate to interfere with your already short time to spend - so ya gotta make it quality. Oh yeah - how do you do that too? I ended up switching from a career where everything was due yesterday and I had zero flexibility to a job where I have more flexibility and the home and work balance is often equal. Hard to find?? Absolutely! I took a pay cut to find it. It was the best move I made.
Let's face it - us girls do it all!!
When you become a mother, you also take on the role as event planner, scheduler, logistics coordinator, healthcare surrogate, and financial advisor. This is in addition to your already established roles of chef, cleaning lady, etc. Now, don't get me wrong, my husband is very helpful around the house and with my son, but somehow I still end up with quite a workload.
This blog will tell you my tales as a working mother. Things that help me deal with the day-to-day ups and downs and ways to keep my sanity - whether it's quick dinner receipes, ways to convince a toddler to cooperate (I'm still learning!), or just ways that I juggle home and a career.
I'm bound to help someone out there or perhaps someone out there can help me!
As the inaugeral posting to my blog, I wanted to share why I wanted to create a blog and what I hope to offer my audience.
In essence, I found that being a mom is not the easiest job in the world, but it certainly has it's bonuses! But, being a working mom in particular is challenging. Not only do you struggle every day wondering if you've made the right choices for your child, but you struggle with a "new you."
I was once very career minded and found myself at a crossroads once my son was born. How do you manage to fulfill yourself career-wise while also the needs of your family? Ahhh -- the guilt!! How do you make sure your child is taken care of without breaking the bank? How do you juggle home time with work time? It's often hard to not take work home...but you definitely hate to interfere with your already short time to spend - so ya gotta make it quality. Oh yeah - how do you do that too? I ended up switching from a career where everything was due yesterday and I had zero flexibility to a job where I have more flexibility and the home and work balance is often equal. Hard to find?? Absolutely! I took a pay cut to find it. It was the best move I made.
Let's face it - us girls do it all!!
When you become a mother, you also take on the role as event planner, scheduler, logistics coordinator, healthcare surrogate, and financial advisor. This is in addition to your already established roles of chef, cleaning lady, etc. Now, don't get me wrong, my husband is very helpful around the house and with my son, but somehow I still end up with quite a workload.
This blog will tell you my tales as a working mother. Things that help me deal with the day-to-day ups and downs and ways to keep my sanity - whether it's quick dinner receipes, ways to convince a toddler to cooperate (I'm still learning!), or just ways that I juggle home and a career.
I'm bound to help someone out there or perhaps someone out there can help me!
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