I can definitely do better than that last entry. It’s Friday morning, the sun is out and I’ve successfully made it through my first week back at school. Yeah Diane! Being back at work certainly has its challenges but I am up to the task.
Thank you Universe for my health, […]
Boring and uninspired topic I know. I am too exhausted after work to write about something else and yet here I am awake again in the middle of the night. Can’t even blame my waking on Quinn. Something is out of whack–definitely not feeling the whole work-life balance thing.
TGIF. I promise […]
I want to say that work is going well. Still plenty of problems to solve, work to do, ways to be useful… I am taken aback by the sheer volume of issues to address though. Any one task would pose an interesting challenge. They are coming at me at an increasingly fast […]
First the good parts:
Came back to work full-time yesterday and morning routine went beautifully. Kids up early, husband packed lunches and fed them breakfast, childcare provider on time and connected wonderfully with baby Quinn, wonderfully warm welcome back at work complete with huge beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Day presented itself with many problems, […]
The other day I was sitting in my car in the school parking lot waiting for one of my children to be either retrieved or deposited. I forget which because most of my days are spent in a never-ending, dizzying loop between home and school. Since moving to the suburbs of Boston, this has become […]
Despite what I’ve said about being ready to go back to work, today has been filled with moments of anxiety. Not one thing in particular–nothing I could attack and solve–just free-floating. However, I was flipping through the journal I’ve kept since Quinn’s birth and took pause when I read the following:
10/27/07 Maternity leave […]
If ever one wanted to make returning to work feel like a good thing, having 5 days and nights with all 3 children home, no school, no help, and not enough sleep is a great start. That is the situation I am currently coming off of. Genius timing on my boss’s part–I will […]
Today is a beautiful, cold autumn day in NYC. Through my window, I see a beautiful blue sky, billowy clouds and a myriad of jewel colored leaves blowing. Baby Quinn is napping and my older kids are off icesckating with my husband. It is quiet in my home and I feel at […]
Yikes.
I’ve been feeling reasonably good about my return to full-time work (outside the home). In preparation, I’ve put my work clothes in the front of my closet, bought some professional looking shoes, gotten my haircut, brows waxed, made arrangements for our prior nanny to return… I breathe, cuddle my baby, try […]
I planned, shopped, chopped, smashed, mashed, baked, roasted, ate, drank, and gave thanks galore. A rather splendid holiday as holidays go and a most excellent way for my children to experience family tradition and store in their memories. Kudos to everyone for a wonderful Thanksgiving particularly noteworthy due to the absence of any […]
