Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Working Mom After Christmas

I am SO tired. It doesn't feel like I've had a day off in ages. Norman and I both work 5 days a week, I have Des all Saturday myself, he has Monday. Sunday is our only day off together. On the days I don't work I'm cleaning or running errands, same goes for Norman. Christmas he worked the morning, so we didn't end up with any time together at all over this last weekend. Saturday I took Des to my grandma's, home to nap and I cleaned house, then out to Elaine's for Shaw Christmas, then home to open our own presents and visit with cousins. Then Christmas Norman went to work, I took Des to Grandma's, we ate breakfast and the kids opened presents, took him home to nap, Norman got home, we went back to Grandma's for dinner, then home to put Des to bed. By the time he's in bed I'm so tired it's all I can do to get the dogs rounded up in their crates and get to bed myself.

I'm starting to feel the separation with Des. I don't get to see him much and when I do I'm either feeding him or putting him to bed. I don't get to play with him really at all. Most mornings I don't see him at all unless I'm piling him into a car to go to Grandma's. Then I get him at 4, usually we stay for dinner, then bring him home and put him to bed. I'm so tired I don't have energy to do anything fun with him. I feel like I could go to sleep for an entire day. I feel like all I do is work or clean. Norman and I haven't had any time together in weeks. My life is not feeling very balanced right now.

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