Thinking about it makes me nervous, but I'm also starting to feel ready. So for your reading pleasure, here are the pros and cons of me returning to work:
Cons:
- Less time with Guy.
- Possibility missing big milestones (first word, first steps, etc).
- The laundry will again be relegated to weekends only. Right now I can do it piecemeal, throughout the week. I have a feeling it's going to be a lot harder.
- Less time to stay caught up on all my favorite shows, or start Felicity, which I just discovered is on Netflix.
- I have to look presentable EVERY. DAY.
Pros:
- Two words: Lunch. Break. (I can't tell you how many times my lunch has been whatever I can grab with one hand and shove into my mouth in between feeding, changing, playing with and soothing a baby.)
- I can visit a liquor store during the day, while on my break, kid-free.
- I will get guaranteed adult interaction.
- There will be the wonderful anticipation of picking him up each day, and the big smiles I'll get when he sees me.
- There will be fewer clothes changes throughout the day, since I won't be cleaning spit-up, poop or pee off me every few hours.
It's going to be hard going back to work, I don't doubt it, but I'm looking forward to it, too. I'm ready to start figuring out how to handle a child and a full-time job at the same time. (I mean, HOW do you make dinner every night? I see a lot of frozen dinners in our future.)
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