Sitting at work today, thinking about all the things that I need to be doing....... Cleaning my house, Getting things ready for fall semester, deciding on full time work, school, both....... I wish there was a way to add about ten hours to each day. Then MAYBE I would get things done. But probably not. For those of you who think people who work basically full time, attend school full time and have children are crazy....... You would be correct!
My boys are amazing with my crazy schedule ( Isaac especially) He is old enough that he gets it, he doesnt always like it, but he knows what the end goal is. We are planning our family vacation for September this year and Isaac's main concern was "Mom you will have to miss class, you can't do that!" I hope that his watching me work my way thru school so late in life will give him that drive later on to do it early!
This summer has been a nice break however. I took time off from school to deal with my Cardiac issues and to honestly be able to spend some much needed time with my boys. Unfortunately as time always does it has went far to quickly and I feel that I haven't spent nearly enough time with them and far too much time at work.
While money is a key ingredient in life rather we like it or not, I would give up many of the things that I think I cant live with out ie: pedi, mani, and my routine hair coloring among other things if it meant I could spend days at home with my boys. I have a sign in my house that says "Dear lord please remind me to never get so busy making a living , that I forget to make a life." I have to stop and look at the sign on occassion and remember to remind myself what is important and what really matters in the long run. My boys are getting so big already, Isaac will be ten in august and Jack is starting to have that independent I dont need my momma streak that seems to hit around the age of three. I dont want to miss any more of their lives then I have to!
