*sNoW dAy*

For the first time in my adult “working” life, I got a snow day. A whole day off from work. There are so many reasons why this is great, most self-explanatory. Last Friday I had to use my last bit of vacation time which was depressing because it doesn’t start over until March 18th and I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to handle not taking any time off for a month and a half. Well, thank you mother nature for letting me spend another day home with my baby! Since I came back to work in September, I haven’t had very many full work weeks. I saved a years worth a vacation to use for this time period because I knew it was going to be hard. Boy, was I right! I took so many days off and I blew through my vacation time fast because …. Well… without going into too much detail, I had a very hard time adjusting to my new life style.
Being a working Mom is difficult. Not only do I have to leave, but you pile the stress of working with everything else going on, plus I go to school. I hate leaving. Some days are easier than others and I’ve definitely have learned to cope, but it still sucks. I guess this is just preparing me for the day she goes to school? At least that’s what I like to tell myself. I’m VERY lucky to have family watch Elle. My Mom helped while she could in the beginning and now 2-3 days a week, she goes to my sister-in-laws house. I’m so incredibly grateful for Cindy. I know it won’t last forever, but her having Elle a couple days a week makes my life so much easier. I don’t even want to think what things would have been like in the beginning if I had to drop her off at daycare her first year of life. The other days a week she’s with her Dad. In all reality, I shouldn’t have a worry in the world and I guess I really don’t, I just miss her. I did the math today and there are 168 hours in a week, I’m away for 45. It’s really not all that bad and then if you want to get technical, she’s napping at least 15 hours a week (on a good week). So I’m visually not present 30 hours a week. Although some days it feels like a lifetime, its really not all that bad. Did this math equation really just make me feel better? Nope, not really. Everyone I talk to says it’ll get easier. Ummmmm…. Waiting……still waiting………..stiiilllll waitinggg….. and YES, STILL WAITING! I’m 5 months in and STILL WAITING!
So yeah, back to my snow day! It was GREAT! I woke up, or should I say Elle woke me up… 6:30AM on the dot and we played until 9:30AM. She took her nap and I deep cleaned the kitchen. Yes, doesn’t that sound exciting…. Stove and all…….inside and out. ahhhhh….. LOL. Then she woke up an hour later and we played some more, Dad got up and we all played. Then Dad had to go back to work (sad face) and then just me and Elle played until 7 and she went to bed! I went to bed at 8:30 and it felt amazing! And I have to say, I never got out of my pajama’s. I fell asleep in the same ones I woke up in. haha……. Now that’s a great day in my book! I’m not counting on anymore snow days but I sure am grateful for this one. Now only 31 more working days until my vacation days start over! Wish me luck.