Hello! It’s been a few days…but it feels like it’s been
quite a while since I just sat down to write about what’s going on around here.
We’ve been keeping busy this week – Anika did some soccer camp and Emma, Noah,
and I explored downtown Salem in the mornings while she was busy. This evening Emma’s softball team all met up
one last time at the Brookside Inn in Carlton and we had a picnic to celebrate
the end of softball season.
I also had a hair appointment today as well, so between
talking with my hair dresser for three hours, then chatting with a couple other
moms at the gathering tonight, I’m feeling a little more connected and content.
Sometimes it’s hard being home a lot with the kids – don’t get me wrong, I
wouldn’t change a thing, however, when I sit here and work from my computer or
only hang out with them; I do tend to get a little lonely and miss that adult
interaction – so today was good for me. All of the kids explored the grounds at
the Inn and walked around on the trails and made s’mores in the fire pit. It
was a good evening.
I just wanted to check in since the next couple of days will
be busy – heck I’m supposed to be awake in 5 hours to go to work and I’m
obviously still up. I think it may be a multiple coffee day tomorrow.
Not to ramble on too much, but I’ve been working ‘behind the
scenes’ lately too – yesterday I finally broke down and created an updated
media kit that I can send to people and companies about this little space of
mine here on the Internet. I’ve been overwhelmed with emails and have talked
about creating a media kit for quite some time now, so last night I spent a
couple hours and finally got something done. It’s going to make going through
all of those emails a lots easier now.
I know, it’s a tough job, but someone has got to do it. J
Cheers to Friday my friends - I hope you have an amazing
weekend and spend time with people you love. I’ll be chatting again real soon! J
Hi Melissa,
ReplyDeleteStaying at home with kids is super stressful. I did it for two years then went back to work. I felt a ton of guilt about it but realized that I'm a better mom/wife whenever I'm challenged outside of the home. My girls were a lot younger at the time too so there wasn't much to do. Sounds like you're keeping busy with camps and outings. I think that if I were to try the stay at home mom thing now I would enjoy it more because I could do all the outings and my girlies would be old enough to appreciate them.
One of the great things about blogging is getting to keep up with other adults. :)
-Ali
Thanks for the lovely comment! It's definitely a challenge when you stay at home AND when you are a working mom. I've been on both sides of the spectrum and I agree - I'm the kind of person who would always be finding something to keep me busy if I was just staying at home....hence this blog. ;) With all three of my children finally attended school all day long this fall, I've had a lot of parents ask me if I'll be returning to nursing full time, and my answer? No! Not right now. Not unless I financially have too. What I'm doing right now is working for us, and I'm enjoying it. Plus, maybe the house will be a little cleaner and dinner will actually be planned again when I have a couple hours at home alone. :)
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