What a Tuesday! I don’t know how in the world I am going to get used to this shift in our schedules. My days are now completely topsy turvy. To completely understand just how different my days are now, I must explain what things were like for 5 years until this summer.

Before- I would be home all day with Chloe & Jordyn. My days consisted of Chick-fil-a playtime sometimes, House of Java with the girls, laundry, cleaning, bill paying, etc. When Blair got home shortly after 3:30, I would leave for work & be home by 9 or 9:30. Worked Saturday & Sundays. I was home with the girls the majority of the time & then Blair was always with them while I was at work. My job at Lenscrafters was only part time.

Now- I wake up at 5:30 & get ready for work (I am now full time). Finish packing lunch boxes & gathering stuff for the girls for school. I then wake Jordyn & set her to task on getting herself dressed (we lay out clothes & shoes the night before). I wake Chloe next & then set breakfast out for them on the table. While the eat & watch cartoons, I inhale breakfast & coffee. Then comes the morning battle with Jordyn for her to eat breakfast. Let me assure you that there is much drama involved in this task. I dress Chloe & finish getting them & myself ready. After loading up the van with 2 backpacks, 2 lunchboxes, 2 snack packs, & 2 little girls- we are off at 7:20. The traffic on the way to school is lovely. I drop Jordyn off at Coosada Elementary & then take Chloe to FUMC Millbrook for Preschool. After taking care of dropping off the girls, I get to drive with the rest of the world down the interstate to Montgomery. Today it only took me about 40 minutes to get to work. I worked from 8:45 until 4:45 with a whole 30 minute lunch included. Then I meet the girls & Blair at home. Dinnertime, cleanup, baths, packing lunches, picking up toys, some cuddling then bedtime. WHEW! I honestly could have gone to sleep at 7:00. This coming from the night owl!

I know things will get easier with time. The girls are doing great, but mommy is having a hard time. I cried yesterday off & on until about 1 & then at work today twice (My boss likes to cuss & yell sometimes-this gave me the little nudge over the edge. Also, 2 people called in sick). Feeling so sad & overwhelmed about this change in routine has blindsided me. I thought I would instantly feel better about being out of the house & around “adults” (I put adults in quotation marks because I work with 5 guys in the lab & I am the only female).

It was nice laying in our bed with the girls, cuddling & watching cartoons. We haven’t had much family time over the years, so that was a nice ending to a looooonnnnnnggg day.