Hello Everyone!

I haven’t been posting my blogs as regularly as I would love to because I’m now happily in the group of people known as the ‘working stiff’ and I’m thrilled to pieces about the anticipation of receiving my first pay cheque in ten months. Yeah!! I previously wrote about being out of a job and how much it sucks sitting at home feeling unproductive and depressed and not getting paid, well no more baby, no more!

I’ve been gainfully employed by a Super Warehouse store and while the work is extremely hard (haven’t done anything so physically draining in years) I’m grateful for it and my body will thank me in a couple of months. I needed to exercise my old ceased up muscles (or musckles according to my son) and get them all toned and moving like they are supposed to, with ease and fluidity.

The first day I worked and came home, I was in such pain from unused muscles and was so exhausted that I could barely hug my child. He ran to me to hug me and commented on how much he missed me (after all he had me home for ten months and now I was off to work and his easy access, ‘mommy this and mommy that’ was gone) and I said to him, ‘sweetheart, you know I love you, but please don’t touch me’. My husband laughed so hard, he thought I was hilarious, maybe, but ‘hilariously in pain’ and total exhaustion. It was a kick-in-the-pants reaction to my not working all that time.

It’s amazing how much the human body can endure, tolerate and get used to in time. Two and a half weeks into working, I can actually come home, take care of my child and not just bathe and literally crawl into bed like I was doing the first week. Thank you body of mine has to make a mental note to appreciate and take better care of you.

So to all my friends who’ve been calling me and have gotten my answering machine time and time again, I’m apologizing now for that, as you know the drill, trying to avoid the ‘friendly reminder’ calls from card member services (and the lot) of my credit card companies and all else whom I’ve owed monies. I know my first cheque won’t belong to me but to all the credit card statements that I have acquired and need to pay and that’s okay, I consider myself an intelligent and responsible person and will act accordingly.

While I’m not working in my field, I’m still grateful to have gotten this job. I will now be able to get on with my life (so to speak) my plans and dreams and work hard to accomplish them.

I just wanted to say ‘thank you’ to my family for their love, support and encouragement throughout the time of my unemployment and special thank you to my husband for putting up with me when I was angry, depressed and just plain miserable-and- difficult-to live-with. He was always encouraging me and telling me not to worry and that we’ll make it and was just as sweet as ever. Thanks Boo!!....Later!