I feel like today was the first day of school, except for the first time in forever, I didn’t have to schlep off on the bus. It was a wonderful feeling to listen to the buses putter past our window, and not have that constant feeling that I was going to miss the next one.
I have to admit, I’m having a slow start this morning. Hold on…Jack’s eating electrical cords.
Ok, I started this post at 10:30 a.m. If it’s any indication of my first day into this whole work at home/freelance realm, um, yeah, I’m finishing this post 12 hours after the fact.
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So, let me backtrack a bit. Wednesday, Oct. 15 was my very last day at my former company. (It feels good to actually type that!) Most of my colleagues were out of the office, only the underlings were around. I spent the day cleaning up my computer, filling 3 large boxes of papers, notes and mementos of stories and trips I’ve covered over the past 7.5 years and of course, saying my farewells. I only got teary once, which is good for me. And quite honestly, those were tears of relief.
The few coworkers that were around that day were so sweet. Knowing I love cupcakes and vodka, they gifted me with both. Nice. So, yes, I had a Seabreeze and a cupcake to bid adieu to my very first job out of college and the first “real” job in NYC. No more free work cruises, no more wining and dining by various companies, no more events where I’d run into Rudy from Survivor (haha!) No more unnecessary drama. No more.
There’s nothing sweeter than a farewell cupcake. (Well, besides a celebratory mango margarita!)
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So now, it’s time to put the plan(s) in motion. Per usual, I have more ideas than I know what to do with; aren’t all creative types the same? I told Jeff that I would give myself a day or so to acclimate myself with this new juggling act. Jack, apparently, did not get that memo.
To spice things up, my adorable son decided to go on strike today. What kind? All kinds, actually. He’s not eating like a voracious animal like he normally does. Instead, he dutifully plucks and smooshes everything into his hair. Considering he came home with sticky, spiky hair almost every afternoon, I imagine this is what he did at daycare, too. As for naptime when mommy aimed to get in quality Facebook writing time, um yeah—that never happened. So not only did he not eat anything of substance, he did not sleep at all. He looked a lot like me by dinner time with the bags under his eyes and total incoherence. I’m chalking the out of whack behavioral deals to him being sick ONCE AGAIN and the excitement of us being home together.
So, yeah, day one, just like everything else, didn’t happen as smoothly as I envisioned. I, never for a single moment, thought this would be easy. oh no.
I’m desperately crossing my fingers that Jack feels better, to have less banana’ed hair and more naps all around tomorrow.
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