Thursday, May 24, 2012

Back to work

The end of my maternity leave has finally come and I'm back at work full-time now. I plan on submitting a proposal outlining a reduced workweek for myself - first choice is Mondays off (4-day workweek) and second choice is 6-hour days (5-day workweek). My boss already has Fridays off, which would have been my first choice.

Please send positive thoughts my way! I really miss Boyd and it has been difficult to leave him in the mornings before work. I wake him at 8 am, get him changed, nurse for 30-40 minutes and then leave so I can be at the office by 9 am. I feel like having Mondays at home will make me a better mom and employee - I can totally focus on Boyd for 3 days and then still be fulfilled professionally 4 days a week.

While I was out on leave, my office was moved to a smaller space down the hall with no personal bathroom (bummer!). But I have a much bigger window now that I can look out of - my other one was behind me so I couldn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to. I'm still in the process of organizing everything and need some work done on the walls but so far I'm ok with the move.

In positive news - I put ALL of my maternity clothes away last week! I've been wearing my old clothes for a few weeks now and it feels so good to have lost the majority of the baby weight. My goal is to lose 5-7 more pounds to weigh less than I did pre-pregnancy. And of course my belly is still a bit poochy, but I'm making progress!


Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Boyd - cool guy

Somebody got new shades from Uncle Gabe and a snazzy handmade owl hat from my coworker Charlyn!