This is my second week at this job. I train in Boston in the mornings then come home to finish out my training at home as my home office is all set up.

 

The kids are still getting used to the whole Mom working thing which is to be expected as I have not worked in a year and a half or so.

 

The only child of mine that is taking this change well is Isaiah (4) GO FIGURE! He loved school and everything about it. He has really wanted to be around other kids and to have structure in the setting of a school.

 

Geneva (1) has caught on to what daycare signifies which is Mom leaving. She gets whiny the moment we pull into the parking lot. I try to stay with her for at least 15 minutes a day to ease her transition. Once I get up to leave she starts screaming. It takes a while to get her face out of my head in the morning but I know I have to work.

 

When I get home she is very clingy and whiny which makes it nearly impossible to get house work done or even to cook dinner.

 

Cullen (9) is ok for the most part during the day but at night he is really bratty which is so unlike him. I imagine it is hard on him specially when I work from home in the afternoon and can not spend time with him as I used to.

 

Darian (13) being the teenager he is uses the fact that Mom is truly NUTS at this point to his advantage. He will ask me things and I will answer them but I am busy so he gets the wrong answer and runs off with it. Or yesterday he knew he was not supposed to go to the park but he went and told me too. It took me like an hour to grasp what he had said to me.

 

Needless to say when he got home we discussed it and he was dealt a stay at home punishment for defying my orders.

 

So yes people my life right now is BANANAS, NUTS, CRAZY. I keep telling myself that it should settle down eventually once everyone (including myself) gets used to the routine.

When I was not working all the days meshed into one another. There was no real difference as every day was the same for the most part.

 

Now that I am back working boy do I cherish my weekends. The time with my kids without rushing around is so beautiful. To be able to take time to listen to them, to hug them to kiss them and have no time limit of having to do something else.

 
It was a long week… trying to get used to being back to work and all the things that go with it. I received my first check this week!!!!!!!! ALL READY!!!!!  
It’s sad that I made more in one week at this job then my welfare check for the whole month! That is just pure craziness.
Isaiah (4) is all set with daycare he actually loves it and look forward. Geneva (1) gives me a hard time in the morning but when I come to pick her up she is fine. She developed a slight cold which I imagine is from being around all the other kids and she is not used to it.  
Thank you to all of my family here on the stream your all angels on earth. You lift me up when I am down and you celebrate when I achieve.    

I checked on Isaiah before I went and he was fine playing at the computer. Then I had to drop Cullen (9) off at my Mom’s and scoot to the job.

 

It was a good first day. I felt comfortable and that this is a job I would be interested in and excel at. It felt great to hear Isaiah say Mommy has to go to work as I have been wanting to hear that since I have been out of work. It makes me proud to hold a job and teach my children work ethic.

 

When the training was over I could not drive fast enough to fetch my kids! Boy did I miss them.

Boy did I forget how much goes into preparing the kids for daycare. Tonight I set Neva(1), Isaiah (4) and my own clothes out for tomorrow… packed their lunches.

 

Tomorrow will be hard leaving Neva for the first time in that kind of a setting and I hope she gets used to it as painless as possible.

 

Isaiah is so excited that he will just run to his room I can see it.

 

Darian (13) goes to summer school so he should be getting home right around the time I do as I have half days this week for training. Cullen (9) will stay with my Mom to help her out.

 

All though my personal life with BF is draining me I am taking these moves to show my independence to boost my self esteem and most of all to be able to buy those little things that my kids want.

 

Wish me luck