I havn’t been posting because I didn’t want to just whine about my poor time managment skills, but DAMN do I have poor time management skills! I feel like I’m caught in a whirlwind this week.
My days start at 4:45 (something that I used to think was my bedtime during college). I have to get poor Squeaks up about 2 hours sooner than she’s used to and we’re running out the door no later than 6:15 most mornings in order to get her dropped off and to get my ass to work and/or school. After putting in about 60 between work and class, I try to find time for homework and my family. The laundry and the dishes are piled up. I have an assignment due in a few hours and I’m so tired that I just want to crawl into bed and sleep. I am usually one to get work done waaaay early, but now I’m barely squeezing it in in time.
I’m not bitching about all of the things on my plate. It’s do-able. It’s the fact that I get tired and I shut down. Really important things don’t seem to matter much when I’m this tired. I guess I just really admire those of you who have done this all along. You amaze me. And I know you all hate me because I’m choosing to do so, but I’ve got my reasons.
You wanna know my secret? We’re trying for Baby #2. I know it seems like crazy timing, but it makes sense to us. I would like to have some credit cards paid off before the next kiddo is born so that I can stay home again. And we know that getting pregnant can usually take awhile. So we’re just trying it out. We’re not aggressively trying, but we’re just doing the unprotected route for awhile to see where it takes us. I think all of this busy-ness is keeping my mind off of the fact that I really would like to get pregnant NOW and I’m very impatient. It’s good for me to have something to work towards.
So there. It started off bitchy, but now you all know my true motivation here. Baby fever is in full swing. The Hubby is already picking out names and I am stupid enough to think that I’ll enjoy pregnancy. I guess we have something coming to us, don’t we?
Yay! This is great news!
I hope it happens soon!
As for school and work and dishes and laundry, it just takes some getting used to. You’ll find your routine, you just have to give it some time. And, as long as you get knocked up, you don’t have to do it forever, right?
I agree with Alison. You’ll figure out your new routine soon enough. You might find yourself making compromises on a few things in order to get time in with your family. The dishes may sit in the sink until morning and you may wind up wearing the same jeans to school that you wore the day before, but you’ll work it all out.
I’m so excited for you guys trying for a baby! Good luck!
You are busy! And I’ll be honest – there’s never a perfect time to try for another baby. Something will always come up if you think about it, so if you’re sure, go for it!
And I say housework can always wait.