Of naps and work.

I would like to set the record straight.  I love naps.  I always have.  I believe that they should be a mandatory part of every day.  This happens not as frequently as I would like with two kids on different schedules in the house so I'm very tired right now.

I started my new job yesterday.  I hadn't even worked a full shift and I was told that the only perk to this job may be taken away.  Which means that I may not be working there much longer.  I was also told that my hours are being cut in half already.  The big perk is that I can bring my kids with me.  And the other one is that some of the work I can do from home.  That's especially helpful right now since the amount of paperwork and training films I have to watch is outrageous!  That means I don't have to pay for daycare and the money I make can actually come home to pay bills.  They are only paying me slightly more than minimum wage, so it really would not be cost efficient if they say that I can't bring them.  Funny thing is that ALL of the staff work there because of the "bring your kid(s)" bonus.  It certainly isn't the money by itself!  I definitely feel weird about working so soon after having my daughter.  My husband came and picked her up for the last two hours of my shift yesterday and it was really odd to wonder how she was doing.  As it turns out that she was not doing so well and that made my heart hurt when I got home.

In other news, I've decided on pseudonyms for my family members:  My husband shall be referred to as Frog or Froggie, my son will be Bean (as in jumping since that was my nickname for him in utero!), and my daughter will be Bug (as in cute as!).  I'm just lazy and tired of writing out husband, son, daughter so there.

I am also attempting to write more about me and less about them.  So in the news of I'm years behind the rest of the planet . . . I picked up a Sudoku book at one of the multiple airports we went through on our vacation and I love this game!  Admittedly, I suck, but I think it'll be good to try and rewire my brain this way!  By I suck, I mean it's an EASY level book and I can take up to 15 minutes to do one puzzle.  Hey, everyone started somewhere.

Also, I was approached by the director that I performed for earlier this year in my college's performance of The Vagina Monologues and she said that she really hoped that I could be involved again.  I had Bean in a stroller and Bug on my chest in a carrier when she said this and I just thought that it was hilarious.  I'm not sure that'll happen.  I was a million months pregnant for the last production, and I was one of two, out of 10, that was actually doing any work for it. I love the idea and we raised a little over $1,300 for the local women's shelter but I have to learn when to say no and this may be where it starts.  Also, no one who said they would come and see me perform, except for my beloved Frog, came out and that hurt my feelings more than I told anyone.  The only one who is exempt is my friend X. (she can choose her own pseudonym) who is Kenya serving the Peace Corps right now.  I got it on DVD for her once she comes back.  :o)

Final Note:  Meds not working.  I don't see the NP again until next week.  No idea where to go from here.