Well, after much prayer and thought, I am a stay at home mommy! Well...not quite yet. I am finishing out my maternity then going back for 2 weeks THEN I will be done. But I have officially sent in my resignation!
This process to decide to do this was harder than I thought it would be! I have always wanted this and James and I have discussed us doing this when we had kids since we've been married, but once it became an option, I got scared. I was not expecting that feeling. I thought excitement would be the main feeling. I guess it's because I thought this wouldn't happen this soon, I also don't want to get behind in the pharmacy world and because I really do like my job! Yes, it has it's bad things about it, but EVERY job does. But for the most part, I really love being a pharmacy technician! And working at Costco was always "The mothership" as my last co worker, Sara, put it. It was the job I always wanted and in retail, I don't think you can get better! So to quit after 3 years there, I was hesitant. But, I KNOW this is the right thing right now in my life. My kids are so young and I want to be there for them and for James.
This is all possible because James got a new job a couple months ago at Okland Construction. He is loving it and hopefully will be moving up pretty quickly. He loves it and I LOVE that he loves it! When I was working just part time we STILL never saw each other! We would miss each other my just an hour! We would see each other for 1 hour at night. So, yes I might be sacrificing our income a bit now, but the fact that I was sacrificing my relationship with my family wasn't working. Short term we could do it, but long term...no way.
So, I am trying to get in the groove of being home all day which is also harder than I thought it would be! It is quite the adjustment, but I am up for the challenge! I love my kids so much and really want to be there for them through these crucial years of development and love seeing them grow and learn!
So if any of you stay at home moms have any advice for me, let me have it! I need any tips you are willing to share. Being a mom really is the hardest job out there!
