I'm a Working Woman Again

Since we moved here to BR I haven't used my education degree, but I did hold a job at a small family owned jewelry store for a few months helping them get all their inventory into the computer. But I quit working there because the owner's mother was driving me insane. So for the last year and a half I've been a SAHW. I do a couple of volunteer jobs once a week, and today one of those turned into a paying job three days a week. I will be working at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at LSU.

There are plenty of good things about this job...
1. It will give us extra money to pay for fertility treatments-this is really the main reason why I took the job. We've been pulling from our savings each month to cover what we didn't have built into our budget. Now we won't have to do that! Praise the Lord!!!
2. It's flexible-that's the BEST part. I was very open with the director and told him we were going through fertility treatments so there would be times when I would have to make last minute appointments and might have to miss an hour or two here and there, and he was totally fine with it.
3. It will force me to spend less time on the computer during the day-I spend entirely too much of my day on the computer. And then I scurry around the house trying to get everything done in a couple of hours that I should have throughout the day.
4. The lack of time at home will force me to prioritize chores, errands, workouts, and again...computer time.
5. Meals are provided-yes, you read that right! I get lunch provided for free!! But then again I guess that could also be a "con"...it's not exactly on the diet plan. I have to just eat what's prepared or take my own. Hmmm, maybe I need to rethink that part. I should probably take my lunch every day so I can stay on my diet.

But the one thing that I'm really going to miss is my morning workouts. I have gotten so disiplined about working out, and now I'm going to have to find time in my evenings to go workout. And you know, that really sucks (for a couple of reasons)...
1. I'll have to workout alone-if I go in the mornings I can work out with MW.
2. It will make my evenings more hectic-leave work, head to the gym, run home and get dinner started, etc...

Now, I know I really do sound like a spoiled brat, and let's face it...I am a spoiled brat! Let's just kick that elephant right out of the room. I know that PLENTY of you work full time, manage to get to the gym, and still have time in the evenings with the family. But I know me quite well, and the first thing that's going to be tossed out of the schedule is the gym time. Case in point...My first year of teaching I was single, still living at home with Mom, so I joined Ball.ly's with a friend. It was on my way home from work, but I NEVER went. I made time to get to the tanning salon, but not the gym so that was a HUGE waste of money. Then, after J and I married I joined Cur.ves because there was one on my way home from school...again, a BIG waste of money because I went *MAYBE* once a week (and quite honestly, I don't even think I averaged once a week.) I went faithfully during the summer, but missed quite frequently during the school year.

I know, I know...suck it up, put my big girl panties on and deal with it! This job really is a HUGE blessing. I'll only be working Monday-Wednesday. On Thursdays I'll still have the other volunteer job to do, and Fridays I'll have all day to run errands, do the laundry, get the house cleaned, and catch up on blogs, etc... It's not as bad as working 8-5 five days a week, but I've gotten quite used to my free time, so this is really going to be an adjustment for me. But, it will definitely help us financially, and that's the whole point.