Jumpin' back on the Saddle

Remember a couple days ago when I was stealth and mentioned Audrey will be starting to spend more time with kids? It's officially coming true- and starting next Monday! After a truly amazing year of staying home with my peanut, guilt has gotten the better of me (and loneliness, I won't lie) and I am officially employed once again!!! I'm actually REALLY excited about this opportunity, to some it may sound dull? But that's kind of what I'm looking for. I've accepted a position as a Sales agent for a company that sells Life Insurance. The kicker? It's a call center so I can drive into work, plop on down and just sit for the day. After the running around in a million directions that I do at home, this is basically a vacation I think ;-) The hours are great, Monday- Thursday, 8 to 5, and on Friday's we are out at 2! The pay is surprisingly great and there is a lot of potential for Bonuses.....and no nights- no weekends- no holidays. I have NEVER had a job of no nights, no weekends, no holidays. Again, for me? This is basically a vacation. It's business casual so I get to rock my plethora of cardigans and on Fridays it's super casual so I rock my plethora of yoga pants as well. Doot Doot!!

With our house still just sitting (empty) on the Market, I just couldn't handle the thought of not working and having to cover rent and a mortgage. Bless my husband for solely taking care of us as long as he has. As a girl who has worked since she was 15, I had no idea how difficult it was going to be to not work. Anytime I bought groceries, I felt guilt. Anytime I felt tired, I felt guilt. Anytime the house wasn't immaculate, or laundry wasn't completely finished, or Rob was making dinner.... I felt guilt. I'm sure that guilt isn't about to go away either. Now it's in going to be towards Audrey though. Guilt that I have to wake her up early so I can get to work on time. Guilt that she is probably going to start getting sick more because, well, that's just what happens when you go to Daycare. Guilt that I might miss a big moment because she's not with one of us. I know we were both- all three of us actually- were so lucky that the past year worked out the way it did. If you know me well, you know I'm constantly saying 'It all happens for a reason'. Now that we are out here, I'm seeing all the reason for everything in our last year. Every decision opened up our lives to allow this huge change- without even knowing it, we were setting ourselves up for St. Louis. I'm really excited to eventually discover the reason behind the difficulty of selling our quaint little South Euclid home, lol. It's bound to be something wonderful! I know this is really a great age to have Audrey start daycare. She's on solids, she can entertain herself- but is still incredibly entertained by other babies. She is more than ready to start developing her social skills--- yeah yeah, I know she's my kid; social skills will probably be the least of her problems ;-)

So, that's the big news in a nut shell. Oh, we also signed ourselves up at our O'Fallon Family YMCA tonight! So excited for that! It's about a gazillion times nicer and more convenient than our old YMCA in CLE (sorry!!). The have a general family swim time that will allow us to take Auds swimming throughout the Fall and Winter, which is obviously a big deal when you have 2 parents who competitively swam. They have great class schedules, which I love- I have been dying to try a spin class!! They have a fab weight room and even have a 'Masters Swim' for Rob before he heads off to work in the morning. Our YMCA is also only about a 5 minute WALK from our front door which is truly spectacular- and did I mention they have a daycare? I might just start working out for the free daycare ;-)

XOXO

 

Deeply apologize for my lack of pictures today- we spent our day checking out

another Outlet and Mall... not a ton of photo op moments :-/