I'm Loving It

Remember how I was dreading school and sad to be missing my Emma?  Well, I still miss having my little girl around, but this school thing is working out pretty well.  I was talking to my mom's friend the other day and I remarked, "I feel like the world is my oyster - between the hours of 8:30 and 3:00". 

I'm not sure if I'm being terribly productive, but it's nice to be able to do my work during the day so I don't have to take time from the kids to accomplish the mundane jobs of mothers.  I will admit, though, I have become an expert at wasting time.  Maybe I'll just give myself one year to not accomplish much.

In a week's time, Rob and I enjoyed a walk to Starbucks and a coffee date and then a few days later a nice trail run through a local park.  After twelve years of staying home with kids, I'm kind of reveling in my new found freedom. 

I have taken a part-time job where I can work from home about 8-10 hours a week.  It's basically data entry for a small business in our area.  I also have a few cooking jobs I'm looking forward to over the holiday season and I absolutely love having the time to blog. 

I still pray with our Moms in Touch group for our school district.  I've joined a bible study, which meets once a week.  The ladies I study with are a blessing and it's a great time of grounding for me.  I was obsessively protective of my kids home time when they were little and though I tried to join other groups, I found it was better for me to wait until I didn't have to drag them with me.  I remember when they were little and it would be so stressful for me to haul Josh to preschool and then race with the two girls (who were babies) to a bible study.  I'd always be late and then I'd have to plan to leave early to pick up Josh from school.  It was not a good thing. 

I'm able to be more consistent with my exercising, which is very enjoyable for me.

I don't know how long this "life of leisure" will last, but I'm enjoying it so much.  I'm perfectly willing and able to work more outside the home if need be, but I think my husband wants me to be happy.  I'm not the type of person who can handle being busy all the time.  I'm basically a homebody and my moods can either create tension in our home or allow us to be relaxed and happy. 

Thank you, everyone, for all of your words of encouragement as I transition into new and different roles.  I'm going to enjoy this time for what it is, before everything changes again!