Being a full time working mom has its perks. The main one being adult conversation. When I first started teaching again I seriously felt like a tongue-tied moron. I knew what I wanted to say. It was in there, but it just wouldn't come out the way I was thinking it. I would start a very educated sentence and screw it all up by the end. I hated it. I blame this on 5 years of staying home challenging my mind in a very different way. You know, all the challenges of being a mommy. Something I would never sneer. It is a very challenging and rewarding job. With time though, I have mostly overcome my idiocy. I say 'mostly' as a disclaimer for those much too often moments I revert.
So adult conversation is wonderful. It is challenging and it is fun to build relationships with the people around me. Now the HUGE downside of working full time is missing out on all the "little" things I loved about my sometimes very tedious days at home. You know, the funny little things your kids do. The things that make you smile and warm your heart. The things that make being a mother sooooo worth it. I miss those. I don't see them as often so in turn I don't blog as often. What is there to blog about with a busy work schedule. Sad.
So are the perks of working worth missing the little things? I don't think so. But for many there isn't a choice. It's just the way it is. So all you working moms out there, what do you do everyday to find the little things in life? I would love to hear. I'm new at this.
Just some cute pics of my kids making the most of our outside days. I wish it would stay fall for a lot longer.
