Privileged

You know those Facebook statuses that you copy and paste... well, I saw once yesterday that I had to repost and then needed to add to:
"I am a cook, a housekeeper, a parent, a teacher, a referee, a nanny, a nurse, a handy man, security, and a comforter. I don't get holidays, sick pay, or a days off, I work through the day and some of the night, I am under paid and over worked. Now tell me that YOUR job is harder then mine. (Repost this if you're a mom)"
In the comment section I put this:
"I wanted to add to this - I get hugs from little arms, kisses at any time of the day, grins covered in different colors from crafts. I get soft little bodies that are heavy against you after a good cry and during a reading of a good book. Now tell me that YOUR job is better than mine. :)"
I am privileged enough to be able to stay at home with my kids, see them grow and help them learn so much and be able to witness that, that my husband is committed to me being home with our kids, that I was able to find a job that would let me work from home, around my families schedule, with a company that cares about families. That I am able to not only help my families health, but help other people make their homes and families healthier too.
Yeah for being a stay-at-home mom!!

AdSense

OK - so I got the AdSense up and running on my blog now - I am sure none of you have noticed the BIG ads as of yet :) - and I am wondering if I am allowed to decide which ads are or are not allowed on my blog. I mean the one that is presently below the video of the girls walking is for Scientology, which I am not really thrilled that I am now inadvertently promoting.
I am going to look into it, but if anyone knows the answer to this, I would appreciate knowing. Thanks.

I Did It!

After much time weighing the pros and cons and trying to figure out what I would like to do and what would be the best thing for our family, I went in yesterday and handed in my resignation. I let them know that it just was not working with our lives and that I appreciated everything they did for me, but that I would be done on the 15th. She told me she totally understood and that she really appreciated the notice.
So, only 2 weeks until I have my power back over my schedule. Yeah! I think that has been the hardest thing for me, not knowing when I was supposed to be going to work. Now I should be able to plan on things a little better.

Just call me the Tupperware Lady

I have decided to embark on a new adventure in my life. It took me a long time and a fabulous sale to decide that I would like to become a Tupperware consultant.
DH and I have for years talked about outfitting our pantry with Modular Mates, a product that Tupperware makes that saves a lot of space in your cupboards and makes things neat. Well, Modular Mates were 40% off this month and if I joined Tupperware, I get an additional 20% off. For my organized husband it is a no brainer that if we can get what we need and at a huge discount, why not. I have made a promise to myself that I will pay back our bank account by June 30th. So, I will probably try to do a party a week and this means that I will be quitting at Old Navy. At just the right time because work is making my back ache. I like the people and the discount, but after work last night I hurt so badly.
So I have started a business, I get great product and I get out and socialize. And R and DH still get Daddy/R time! Though I will get to set my own schedule and know my work nights in advance! YEAH! Oh, and I had so much fun mapping out my pantry, they have these graphs and a chart with what products fit in which modulars and everything. Now that I have done it once it should be a lot quicker and easier to do the next time. It was so much fun, I would highly recommend having your pantry mapped for you and getting the Modular Mates for anyone who is getting married or a new house. It is going to be so great! I am going to take a picture of my pantry before I organize and then when I get it all outfitted. I will put them on here and then you will be able to see the amazing difference it will make for yourself.
(I just realized that I am talking with a lot to exclamation points. Can you tell I am just a little excited about this? :)
Oh, if anyone ever wants any Tupperware and does not have a consultant, I can order it for you and have it shipped right to your home as long as it is Canada. I am hoping to get a blogspot for it or I believe that Tupperware has a way that I can link to my homepage in the Tupperware website. I will be checking that out and will keep you all up to date. For now, just put a comment on here, or if you have my email address email me and I will get back to you.

To work or not to work?

That is the big question.
I must admit that though I love the discount that comes with my job, I am not enjoying what it does to my family. R always seems a little off on the days that I am working - though it is great for DH and R to have father/son time, Daddy doesn't have the same bag of tricks that I do of what to do with our son. I get all stressed constantly about asking other people to watch R while I go to work before DH gets off work.
On the other hand, I do not want to put any kind of added stress on DH's plate that need not be there.
Oh, what to do....

New Job!

My husband just signed a contract with Brockton Capital Corp. to be a part of a new oil and gas startup here in Calgary! He has a job! It has been a long 9 months of job search, there has been ups and downs, but God has provided a wonderful job with a people who are wanting to build a company on great values.
Just wanted to share this wonderful news with you! Have a wonderful day and a Happy New Year!

Piggies of another kind

So many people have been asking if I started my job yet and how it has been going. I did start on Tuesday night and it was OK. Not great, not wonderful... OK. Actually, I did not enjoy it very much at all. I got to fold clothes and pick up things that people had thrown somewhere it did not belong all evening. I couldn't help thinking all evening that people are pigs. And I am being all inclusive with this. I am not exempt from it at all. I must admit that I too am guilty of picking up a shirt and putting it back on the table totally unfolded and messy and thinking to myself, "well, it's their job, they can clean it up!" I won't be doing that anymore. It is frustrating coming back to a table 2 minutes after you got it all nice to there being shirts strewn all over and piles knocked over. I left the parking lot of the mall at 9:45 at night and had a pity party all the way home about the fact that I hadn't wanted to clean up after people and all the sales associates were so young and all I really wanted was to be a mom anyway!
Yesterday, my second shift, was much better. I still did the same job, but somehow my outlook was better. Though when I was leaving my heart hurt to see R at the patio doors with his face squished against it and his hands on the window, watching me leave. He has been a little more clingy and huggy the past few days. It is good for he and DH to have time to spend together though, without me. I know that DH is enjoying it.
As I was saying, yesterday was better. There was a lady who was in her 40s who had started in the past month, so I didn't feel so old! I was in womens folding a lot, though different sections, without so many T-shirt tables. I interacted with and got to know more of my collegues (spelling?) and that was good too.
So, for a part-time, temporary job, this should work out OK. Now we just have to get me cash trained and I can deal with irate people at the till... :)

Working Girl

Life has been interesting as of late. DH did some contracting with an oil and gas startup. Unfortunately they have not yet gotten off the ground, so it will be a few more weeks till he actually starts with a salary and full time hours with them. We decided that I would go back to work in the evenings for the Christmas season and then keep doing a few evenings a week in the new year. This way DH can be home with R while I am working. It has always been our intention for me to be at home with R. (It was more so that we wanted to raise R ourselves, instead of his being at daycare with someone else.) I think this will be really good for DH and R to spend time together without me looking over his shoulder or able to do the things that need doing.
So I interviewed at Old Navy last night. My reasoning for applying there - I don't need to get any new clothes; I can wear jeans and T-shirts to work, as well as runners!; I love their clothes; and I can get clothes for our entire family there. Bonus that I found out about yesterday at the interview - I get a discount at Gap and Banana Republic too! So, I will find out in the next day if I got that.
I actually found out that I did get the job - when we got home tonight there was a message on the machine. Apparently I will start on Friday. I'll let you know how it goes...