And here I am. Now what?! LOL…
I quit my job last week. Not really a job-job. I had been temping for 2 months-trying to ease my way back into corporate America. I have been a SAHM for the past 2 years. I have worked from home as an independent contractor in the customer service industry for several years. I did it part-time mostly evenings and weekends while I worked full-time outside the home. After the birth of my son, my husband and I decided that to eliminate the cost of daycare I would quit my full time job and work full time from home. I was scared to death! Back then, I didn’t like change. I was comfortable.
Fast foward to a couple months ago….I started to feel like I needed a break from the whole Barney thing and wanted to see if I still “had it”, lol. Well…going back to work out side the home is a lot harder than I thought it would be. My days started at 4:30 am. Long gone were the days of sleeping until 7am and getting the kids off to school by 8 am. I’d leave at 5:30 am, catch a cab (no car) to the train, ride that for 2 stops, switch over to another train, and then finally a bus to reach my destination. While the whole commute only took about an hour and a half, I was exhausted by the time I walked in the office at 7 am! I’d have to arrive an hour early because it was the only way I could get to work on time. Catching a later train would make me late! I’d sit in a cubicle taking call after call for 8 hours. I started to think, is this really what I thought it would be like? No smoke break when I wanted, no chatting on AIM with my BF during the day, no checking personal email?! Rules, rules, rules….
As bad as I needed a break from Barney and Teletubbies, I surely started to miss it! I missed being home when my 2 older kids came home from school. I missed spending time with my husband on his off days. I missed having dinner ready by 6pm. Work was not “working” for me! LOL…
So here I am. Home sweet home….and NOW, it’s time to make the “donuts”…..
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