Last Week of Work

This is my last week of work for the remainder of the pregnancy. I am being put on disability and instructed to "take it easy" and relax and rest as much as possible.

I think I may take up my knitting again. ;)

But truthfully, I am actually glad for this. I mean... I haven't had a break from working since I graduated from OSU in 1996 and really even before that since I worked my way thru college and had jobs all thru highschool as well. So for the last 16-17 years I have been pretty much consistantly gainfully employed. Not that leaving the workforce temporarily doesn't scare the crap out of me, because it does. Things are gonna change here in the next 3-4 months... and I'm gonna change... I'm not terrified or anything, just a little nervous. Thank HEAVEN for short-term disability insurance.

I'm also kind of excited that I'm going to get a taste of being a stay at home mom for a while. I've never had the opportunity to do that in my kids lives. When Val was born I was a newlywed with a mortgage and we both had to work... when Nate was born Mike was laid off so I had to work... This will be the first time I get to interact with my kids before and after school since their first few months of infancy. I'm basking in the luxury of it all.

Things are constantly in flux at our house too... big changes in the works and I'm fighting the "fight or flight" instinct that tends to take hold in the face of big changes. Everything is good tho... I'm finally looking at getting to change career paths and the potential improvements in our financial situation are wonderful... so its all good.

I need to figure out how to face changes like this more... productively... ya know?

Ok, breakfast time.

Posted by Lexy at January 23, 2006 07:22 AM