Back to Work, Back to Reality.

Being home with Jacob for the last week has really made me wish that I could work at home, even just two days a week.

To hear the sound of him giggle while he is playing. To hear the sound of his footed pj feet sliding around the house. To hear him for more than 2 hours a day, awake, playing, and enjoying life...oh that would be music to my ears.

Why can't money grow on trees? Why can't I get paid to work from home? If only I could make enough money to work part time and still support us. One day.

 At 4:45 this morning, Jacob had a bad dream and woke up crying. So, I went to crawl in bed with him and go back to sleep and I couldn't. So I stayed awake, laying there watching him sleep. After Jay left around 5 for work, I got up, fixed coffee and watched a little news. (wow, I sound really old) As I got dressed for the day, in no rush, and then made us breakfast, I realized how much I really enjoyed being up an extra hour earlier than I normally wake up. Now that I don't have to be at work until 8:30 and the traffic at that time is so much lighter than what it use to be, I have time to eat breakfast at home. This morning I was dressed, and ready to go by 6:30, and since that is a whole hour before I have to leave the house, we were able to have breakfast together, just me and Jake. He was not too thrilled that I woke him up an hour before I usually do, but once he was dressed and at the table for breakfast he was ready to go. It was perfect. I should really do this more often, I should really force myself out of bed at 5am instead of 6-6:45am. The time in the morning with my littlest love, is priceless.

On the other hand, as much as I loved being off work the last week, I loved coming to work this morning. I really love my job and the people I work with.

I really should be so grateful that I have a great job with amazing benefits that allows for such great work/life balance. Not many people can say that right now. How often is it that you wake up in the morning, especially an hour earlier, and say "I can't wait to go to work today!" or "I really love my job, no really I do!"  For me, it's like going to see another side of my family when I go to work each day. I have some really awesome co-workers and an incredible boss. When I leave work for the day I am done! Nothing ever comes home with me and I love it!

Now, to figure out how to have my cake and eat it to?!