Photo A Day and Working Mom

Day 9: Front Door

This is our front door view all the time. Whether she is looking in or looking out this is HER spot. We also encounter a few days of fall puppy sadness when we cant just leave the front door open all day with the sun shining in and she can't lay and sleep and stare for 12 hours.

Day 10: Self Portrait

Awkward! I am not a self protrait-er, I'm not the girl that takes pictures of themself in the mirror with the funny duck face. This self-portrait is totally me on a typical day. Hair up because I didn't want to take the time to dry and straighten it (and honestly I don't have anywhere I need to be today that I am getting all dressed up with my hair down so it would go up later anyways!). Athletic clothes because I work in a Wellness Center so it's still cute workout clothes that I look presentable but I'm also ready to teach class and personal train or go to a meeting in a flash.

Kelly at Kelly's Korner is does a Show Us Your Life on Friday's for many different topics and this weeks is networking about working moms. Ironically I have been thinking about this a lot lately as I try and make the best decisions for Brode. We love his daycare, but he has some LONG days sometimes (in my opinion). My hours as my new job are structured so I cover the second half of the day and we can interact with as many members as possible. As I don't start untl 11 or 11:30 this forces me to be there until 5 or 530. In addition I work various shifts at the YMCA until closing at 10pm. Luckily between me, my parents, and Matt we've always got someone right there to keep him on a typical daycare schedule of 7:30-4.

Brode has completely excelled from daycare. He has learned much more than I think I could be capable of teaching him at home all day and for that I am very thankful to his teachers. There are downfalls with sickness but he interacts with other kids so well, has developed friends, and learns something new every day!

We've had some changes lately with my hours and his day care has had some changes that I feel like I'm constantly evaluating the best situation that works for us (especially when I work 11AM-10PM some days). Each time I get pulls at my heart strings just wishing there would be a clear answer, but then I remember it won't be long and he'll be in Kindergarten and all day school and I'll wish we could go back!

Working full time is hard to cope with not seeing firsts and wishing I had more time with Brode, but we've been through worse during school and work, and in the end it's what we've got to do for our family to succeed!