This is my last day of work at the baby show. With very little fanfare, I might add. It’s been almost five months and I think I will declare the Working Mom Experiment a success. Next week I will start working part-time for a friend, doing similar work for a lot less fortune and fame, but still bringing in some cash. Kyle will stay in daycare three days a week. When I wondered what I should do with him after this job ended, I thought “What would be best for Kyle?” I decided to keep him in daycare part-time regardless of my job situation, for the following reasons:
a) he LOVES it
b) it gives me a break
c) I want to hold his spot for when BN2 is born and I will REALLY need a break
d) it’s inexpensive enough to continue while I’m pulling in less cash
e) DayLady and her family have become part of ours. I know Kyle’s relationship with her is important. I would hate to cause tumult in his life only to start it up again if/when I do get another full time job.
I am looking forward to being with him Friday through Monday. I know that I will feel pressure to deal with household duties on Fridays and Mondays when Stewart is at work, but I do want to concentrate on my time with Kyle, because this relationship that we have will be changing once he has a baby sister/brother. I’ll need to cherish this time with him while it’s here.
I’m a little bit sad that this job is ending because it has been such a perfect subject for me to work on – the having of babies! The bringing home of babies! Babies, babies, babies! Who doesn’t love a baby? (I’ll tell you: LOGGERS, that’s who…) Even though I have been complaining about how boring the work is for a while now, I do really like the show. When I think about all the crap that’s out there in reality TV, not much really attracts me. The idea of working on a show that I would hate is a turnoff. Luckily, nobody is beating down my door with a bucketful of cash, because as I always say, I can be bought.
Another downside to this new arrangement is that I wonder when I’m going to get all this precious internet surfing done. To those of you on my blogroll to the left: I check your sites EVERY DAY (M-F). I’m not kidding. And there are several links that I follow from your pages to other pages (Candy, MaryP, Lisa the Educator) that I also check every day. I hope I can still do that, but I doubt it. I might actually have to get outside and do some livin’.
Oh. Speaking of that. I have been so prone to nausea lately and so very tired at the end of the day that I have found it impossible to exercise. I went to the chiropractor this week to ward off a repeat of the Great Back Blowout of 2004 (when my back went out in my 4th month of pregnancy) and he urged me to at least do some cat/cows. I tried, but when a 1.5-year-old tries to ride you like a horse, it’s not very relaxing.
This morning I ate a wheat english muffin, some strawberries, and some apple. I am not sure what I was thinking. Fruit? Something healthy? My stomach said “Oh NO you didn’t!” and forced me to lay down in bed, not daring to move because I was afraid that if I even breathed too hard I would hurl. Hello, I am almost 12 weeks along. Isn’t this supposed to go away? My blog archives are not helping because it seems I did not keep track of things like “When it gets better” or “What type of medicine I’m allowed to use to stop the heartburn.” (Tums? Yes, I normally love them, but now they have a +10 pukey factor.) Apparently, important details were not of priority to me then.
Stewart is taking me and Kyle out to dinner tonight to celebrate my Job Well Done. I’m scared that I might not be able to eat, but I’m gonna go for the atmosphere, at least.
For those of you following along at home, I found my yearbook last night and decided which photos I will post. Anyone remember Ione Skye in the movie “Say Anything?” Yeah. It’s kinda like that, but frizzier.
LLOYD:
You mean like career? Uh, I don’t know. I’ve, I’ve thought
about this quite a bit sir, and I’d have to say considering
what’s waiting out there for me, I don’t want to sell anything,
buy anything or process anything as a career. I don’t want to
sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or
processed, or… process anything sold, bought or processed, or
repair anything sold, bought or processed, you know, as a career
I don’t want to do that. So, uh, my father’s in the army, he
wants me to join, but I can’t work for that corporation, so what
I’ve been doing lately is kickboxing, which is really a, uh, new
sport, but I think it’s got a good future. As far as career
longevity goes, I don’t really know, because, you know, you can’t
really tell. Your training sticks (?) as a fighter, you know,
but it’s no good, you know, you have to be great, but I can’t
really tell if I’m great until I’ve had a couple of pro fights.
But I haven’t been knocked out yet. I don’t know, I can’t figure
it all out tonight sir, I’m going to hang with your daughter.
Absolutely, hands-down, one of my favorite scenes in a film ever. I started smiling the minute I saw the title of your post.
Congrats on a JOB WELL DONE! Even if you can’t read all us bloggers daily, I hope you still post frequently – I’m in love with the House of Prince.
Enjoy dinner (or the atmosphere)!
Can’t wait to see your photos! Think I might post one or two as well – great idea! 🙂
Congrats on the job well done. And like everyone else WHO doesn’t have kids, I am a total expert on the subject. So, I would say that leaving Kyle in day care is the way to go also.
I actually haven’t seen that movie. Sounds pretty funny though.
I read the title and recognized the quote but only when I got to the bottom did I remember what it was from. What an awesome movie. I love John Cusack. I hope you enjoyed dinner, by which I mean, didn’t throw up or even have to fight the urge to throw up, and by which I also mean Kyle behaved the whole time you were there.
Hey congrats! I personally LOVE working part-time and having a couple days a week with my kiddo. Even though it’s less cash. It’s a happy medium for me 🙂 Good luck!
anxiously awaiting the post of the photo!
And I also wanted to say Congrats on finishing the job!
good god, i love that movie. in fact, i got you something…here it is…a pen.
My favorite part of that movie is the “Joe” song. “Joe lies…when he cries…” Ahhh, may have to netflix it for old timesy sake. And as far as the career/child care stuff, you have a great situation. You’re doing the exact right thing.