Here we go...
Ok.... with heart in hand, I'm going back in.
I originally told the guys at Spectral that I'd be unavailable until September 15th, based on the baby being born August 18th. Well, she was born August 1st, so going back to work on August 25th isn't actually that much of a deviation from the original schedule.Jason goes back to work on that day, so we're going to enjoy the remaining time alone at home together, and then head back into the real world.
I'm campaigning heavily for help, which will be much easier to obtain in September, when all the costuming students are back in school. It's only three days a week, and Elizabeth sleeps all day anyway. Jason's offered his help, so, for those three days, I'll go to work with Elizabeth, come home, go to bed, letting Jason take over, get up around 11, be on-duty for Clusterfeeding Time (midnight to 9 am). It won't give us much time together, but, as I said, it's only three days a week.
I've told the company to warn Paul he's got one week of unsupervised bliss left. I've suggested he spend that time working on the one dress I gave him to design, because I'm deconstructing anything he built that deviates from my design.
If he wants to stay after I come back, that's fine. Under my supervision.
I feel much better, just having made a decision. I'm still not convinced it's the right decision, but none of the options felt right, and at least this one's empowering.
I can do this. And, I'm sure I'll learn a lot tearing Paul's work apart. I never get to tear apart the costumes made by professionally trained people.
I originally told the guys at Spectral that I'd be unavailable until September 15th, based on the baby being born August 18th. Well, she was born August 1st, so going back to work on August 25th isn't actually that much of a deviation from the original schedule.Jason goes back to work on that day, so we're going to enjoy the remaining time alone at home together, and then head back into the real world.
I'm campaigning heavily for help, which will be much easier to obtain in September, when all the costuming students are back in school. It's only three days a week, and Elizabeth sleeps all day anyway. Jason's offered his help, so, for those three days, I'll go to work with Elizabeth, come home, go to bed, letting Jason take over, get up around 11, be on-duty for Clusterfeeding Time (midnight to 9 am). It won't give us much time together, but, as I said, it's only three days a week.
I've told the company to warn Paul he's got one week of unsupervised bliss left. I've suggested he spend that time working on the one dress I gave him to design, because I'm deconstructing anything he built that deviates from my design.
If he wants to stay after I come back, that's fine. Under my supervision.
I feel much better, just having made a decision. I'm still not convinced it's the right decision, but none of the options felt right, and at least this one's empowering.
I can do this. And, I'm sure I'll learn a lot tearing Paul's work apart. I never get to tear apart the costumes made by professionally trained people.