Many months ago, I began to write this blog post but because I just wasn't ready to introduce it to the world wide web just yet, I did not. Now that I have a little free time on my hands...here it is!
Many months ago when I was still working a 40 hour work week in addition to handling my everyday tasks of being a wife and mother I felt myself ALWAYS running a race of some sort. I was racing to work, racing to get my child to school, using my lunch break to pick my daughter up from school and race across town to make sure she was getting to gymnastics on time and back to work. Then after getting off of work racing to pick her up and back home to make a meal. I often felt as though I was always in a hurry to get somewhere and do something throughout the day. I felt like my day was a nonstop one that did not have an end until late at night. Often times when I woke up in the morning at 5:30 AM, I would hit the snooze button because I was still tired from the previous night even if I had gone to bed relatively early (10:15 PM). Before 10 minutes could pass (which was the amount of time my snooze would allow me to get in "just a few more minutes" I would jump up and begin to get dressed to go out and get a run in. I often found myself (if I actually willed myself to get out of bed) literally racing against the clock because I wanted to get at least a mile in before having to be back home by 6:30 AM to wake my daughter and get her ready for school.
While running, I found myself constantly watching the clock to make sure I was making good on time. When I felt that I wasn't making good time, I sped up so I wouldn't be late or I'd cut the run short. After making it back home, I hurriedly got my daughter up, made sure her clothes were neat and left her to get washed up and dressed while I either showered immediately or began to make her breakfast to start her day and her snacks and lunch for later that morning and afternoon. Now that I'm a stay at home mom, after being in the workforce for over 20 years I am at a loss for what my life should consist of these days.
Today was my daughter's first day of 4th grade. It was a very strange day for me today to say the least! First of all, I didn't go to bed until AFTER 2 AM, then I woke up at 7 AM and woke my daughter up shortly afterwards. She took her bath and did the rest of her morning ritual in order to get ready for school. I made up a few boxes of snacks for her to put inside of her lunch bag so all she has to do in the morning is pack which snack she wants to eat for the day inside her lunch bag along with the lunch that is/will be made up the night before. That worked out well this morning after she made her own breakfast and ate. After she was ready to rock and roll, I took her to school, dropped her off and had no place to be in a hurry afterwards.
Since she's been in school, I have ALWAYS had to get her up and ready in addition to getting myself ready to head to work soon after dropping her off. This year is different! It was a unnatural yet pleasant reward to drop her off at school and then go to Starbucks and get coffee without having to race back to Cliffdale Road to be at work on time! I am saying all this to say that...TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY! (Thank you Ice-Cube for the reference). Anyhow, after getting my coffee, I was able to meet my mother and chat with her for a bit, come home and think about what I wanted/needed to do for the day and took a nap! I woke up, later picked up my girl and came home to make dinner. It was great to have dinner ready by 6 PM and to be eating by 6:30 PM! It was nice to be ready for the next day by 8 PM and have my daughter ready for bed by 9 PM! Sure, she didn't fall asleep before 10:30, but she was in the bed, resting! And me, I have time to make another entry into my blog. I NEVER had time to do that until late in the evenings which is why I started this bog in 2011 but only have a few entries. I just didn't have the time or energy for that matter to sit at the computer late at night to write a post! Now that I'm not working, I hope to explore the world of 'freelance writing' in addition to creating great literature for people's pleasure.
I am relishing in the thought that this is now my new life! This is what I have to look forward to for at least the next 18 months of my life. I really think I'm going to enjoy the life of a non-working mom!
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