In better news:
1. I got a raise!! They initially handed me contract extension paperwork with the same salary I've been making since May 2012. I told them I wanted to negotiate and they came back with the highest possible raise. Yay. Of course there is lots of talk about me taking over the next perm position that opens up, so we will see.
2. Hazel ( Read more... )

I miss my mom. She is still alive and we have seen her every month in the last year, we talk and FaceTime often. But of course she isn't the same. She is physically doing okay (although she struggled daily with awful nausea and cannot eat, which isn't really 'okay'), we will know more when she returns to Oregon in June if she will begin chemo again ( Read more... )

I just can't a handle on this year for some reason. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a this year is going to the worst or best kind of person. I just feel kind of lost outside of myself. I'm generally happy, I get to what I love every day but it's not without it's own hiccups and conflicts. Motherhood is going very we actually, I love it more than I ( Read more... )

The good: my daughter is such a joy, beautiful and lovely and I'm so thankful for her and my amazing husband.
The bad: my mother has stage 3a cancer.
I need to decompress.

I am feeling that motherhood is very lonely and isolating at times. Before having a child, other childless friends and I would get together with great ease and enjoy each other's company. That doesn't happen as much or really at all anymore. It takes great effort on my part to arrange schedules to either appear without child or to involve said ( Read more... )

It makes no sense that my mother has cancer. She is so healthy, active and has no pain. But she does and we are all trying to be optimistic but inside I'm scared and sad. I'm also exhausted.

Here's the issue with finding things to watch via Hulu or Netflix: Tom always sees what I'm watching and wants in on the action. Then I have to back it up and watch from the beginning WITH him. He won't watch anything by himself either. We don't ever watch tv shows when they are on, we both go to sleep so early (even before child). Some examples of ( Read more... )

A day for myself....Tom is at drill and I have the weekend to do what I want and need to do. So far it's been lovely-dog walk, swimming, coffee and waffle and unexpected run in with friend. Two hours of cleaning-more to come. Now I'll jump into the shower and go grocery shopping, pet store and lowes. Then maybe home for a nap prior to a night out ( Read more... )

That is what this job is....welcome sign, breakfast, my own office. Am I still a social worker?

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Today is my last day of vacation as a state employee at least for 13 months. The vacation has rocked it's way out of the park. I've loved our little road tripping adventure and am pleased with most of our lodging decisions. Tom and I make a great traveling team, I guess that is one reason I married him.
We visited Zion-awesome, Bryce-amazing and the ( Read more... )