I got a job! Well, I already have a full-time job that keeps me pretty busy as a stay-at-home mom. But I just got a job outside of the home. I feel embarrassed saying it, but I’m pretty excited.
My new job will be working for a major publishing company training and coaching teachers on how to use their products. I’ll be able to decide how often I want to work and where. The best part is that I’ll be working for someone I know, like, and respect a lot. And, my mother-in-law has offered to watch Lulu for me while I’m working, so I won’t have to worry about who is watching the baby.
I feel a little guilty saying that I’m excited to be out of the house. But, I’ll only be working about one day a week. I’m pretty lucky to be able to stay at home at all. I didn’t have the opportunity to do so with my older children, and always felt a little guilty.
But prior to having Lulu, we made a ton of sacrifices, including selling a car and getting rid of all our debt. But some little part of me feels like I’m not contributing, even though I’m probably making the biggest contribution to our family. And another part of me misses the interaction with adults, and using my brain. (You know you need more adult interaction when you start chatting up the grocery store checkout clerk.)
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy teaching Lulu to sit up, crawl, to hold her own bottle. But this new job will be perfect because it will give me the flexibility to work a little outside the home, while Lulu spends time with her Grammie. It doesn’t get much better than that!

