Its been almost 5 months since I went back to work. I'm just starting to feel like I'm getting the hang of this working mom juggle. Its pretty much a constant struggle to be a good mom and get things done at work. I've been truly lucky that my kids haven't been sick this summer. **Knock on wood** but its pretty much go go go, as all moms know. Working and stay at home. I work Wednesday-Sunday my hours vary so sometimes I'm home in the morning, and miss bed time. Sometimes I leave in the morning and drop them at school early and am (hopefully) home for dinner.
I constantly struggle with trying to find all the time. Once Wednesday hits I'm pretty much clocked into work mode. Weekends I'm usually gone 9-8 missing family dinners and trying hard not to miss bed time.
Its trying sometimes when my kids take my days off and have really whiney crabby days. That's hard. I hate that. I enjoy spending time with them but when its constant crying and whining any parent would be over that. Today is one of those days. Mondays are our marathon day. We do the weekly Trader Joes, Target, Fred Meyer trips. Then laundry when we get home. Usually I start laundry Sunday night and have 4-5 loads to fold on Monday/Tuesday.
Tuesdays are usually spent having a play date and cleaning up the rest of the house before the work week. I truly do love being a working mom but its challenging. Its hard balancing the kids, my job, myself and my home life. As weird as it sounds, Monday night soccer is usually my weekly sanity saver. Its the one place I'm just me. Not an employee, or a mom, just myself. Speaking of that...its almost time!!
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