A quiet moment
Hi everyone.
You know, these days it takes the flu to bring life down to a normal pace. Poor little one is throwing up. Well, right now he's resting, but he has been throwing up. And I'm home because someone has to be. I'm glad I won the coin toss (actually, extensive study goes into who should be the one to miss work around here. Chad's been home with him the last two days and he just couldn't miss today. We really think this through--we're just this side of charts and diagrams on the subject). In any case, I feel privileged to be here now, able to hold him and sit with him and make him feel better, able to fold the laundry, do the dishes, make a few necessary phone calls, actually get through the email and update the journal--all the things I really did take for granted as part of my job at home. Now, I do what I can towards my job at home around the job that fills the majority of my time, and I miss home. I miss commenting here on LJ, and I miss getting everything done without being out of breath and finally quitting around 1am, knowing the alarm is going to go off at 5am anyway. Such is life. We only know what we took for granted once it's taken away.
Take a moment to find something--anything--that you can like about your current circumstance. It sucks to only notice it when it's gone.
So, I shall wax happy for a moment: I may not like the chaos that an extra 40 hours a week adds to my life, but I do enjoy my job, and I'm doing well at in. In addition, I have spoken to the high-ups and they are working with me as much as they can with my attendance until I can reach that golden 12 months mark and be covered by FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act), which would let me stay home with the kids when they're sick without getting in trouble. If they're willing to help me, then the issues I have with the attendance policy can be negotiated somewhat, which is nice. I love the people I work with, which is a big plus. I have hope for the future, which is relatively new (again). These are all good things that I would miss if they went away, and so I'm appreciating them now.
I hope all is well with all of the people we love in life, and I hope all is well with all of the people that they love in life, and I hope all is well with all of the people who don't fall into the above two categories. Basically, I'm just a hippy, free-love kinda gal who hopes all is well with everyone.
Peace, face-paint and a groovy attitude (that's actually not bullshit this time)
Kimberly
You know, these days it takes the flu to bring life down to a normal pace. Poor little one is throwing up. Well, right now he's resting, but he has been throwing up. And I'm home because someone has to be. I'm glad I won the coin toss (actually, extensive study goes into who should be the one to miss work around here. Chad's been home with him the last two days and he just couldn't miss today. We really think this through--we're just this side of charts and diagrams on the subject). In any case, I feel privileged to be here now, able to hold him and sit with him and make him feel better, able to fold the laundry, do the dishes, make a few necessary phone calls, actually get through the email and update the journal--all the things I really did take for granted as part of my job at home. Now, I do what I can towards my job at home around the job that fills the majority of my time, and I miss home. I miss commenting here on LJ, and I miss getting everything done without being out of breath and finally quitting around 1am, knowing the alarm is going to go off at 5am anyway. Such is life. We only know what we took for granted once it's taken away.
Take a moment to find something--anything--that you can like about your current circumstance. It sucks to only notice it when it's gone.
So, I shall wax happy for a moment: I may not like the chaos that an extra 40 hours a week adds to my life, but I do enjoy my job, and I'm doing well at in. In addition, I have spoken to the high-ups and they are working with me as much as they can with my attendance until I can reach that golden 12 months mark and be covered by FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act), which would let me stay home with the kids when they're sick without getting in trouble. If they're willing to help me, then the issues I have with the attendance policy can be negotiated somewhat, which is nice. I love the people I work with, which is a big plus. I have hope for the future, which is relatively new (again). These are all good things that I would miss if they went away, and so I'm appreciating them now.
I hope all is well with all of the people we love in life, and I hope all is well with all of the people that they love in life, and I hope all is well with all of the people who don't fall into the above two categories. Basically, I'm just a hippy, free-love kinda gal who hopes all is well with everyone.
Peace, face-paint and a groovy attitude (that's actually not bullshit this time)
Kimberly