I can't believe how time is just slipping away from me. I went from a SAHM, who was generally busy most days, but I had a lot of down time as well. Now I wake up at 5am every morning, work until noon, and then do all the other duties. It makes for a very long and tiring day, but I'm enjoying it. Like today, I went to work, worked almost an hour late, went to the commissary which didn't get me home with the van full of groceries until almost 3pm. I unloaded all the groceries, put them away, fed the kids a snack, checked my email and spent a little time on the computer until I had to start dinner. After dinner there are dishes to be done, baths to be given, teeth to be brushed, laundry to do and I'm exhausted and falling asleep by 9pm. Just to get up and do it all over again.
I'm not complaining though. I like keeping busy and I know that this is short term. After the kids start school, they are adjusting my hours to work while they are in school. It's going to work out perfectly. Not to mention, it is getting us to our goal of getting all our credit cards paid off and me being able to stay at home for good. Hopefully anyway!! I'm also enjoying making new friends. I'm having lunch with a friend tomorrow after work. And, on Friday, I'm meeting another friend at Chick Fil A for lunch and to let the kiddos play for a while. I feel like for the first time in a long time, I have real friends. I have people to call if my car broke down and I was stranded on the side of the road. I have people who call me just to see how I'm doing. I haven't had that for a while. It's nice.