I May be Possessed, but at Least I Made Cookies

After a long sabbatical, I am back. After my lovely post mentioning how glad I was to actually have a job in this horrible economy-I was laid off. That was January 16. So where have I been and what have I been doing for the past month? That is what I am wondering. A brief synopsis of what has occurred since that day.

I managed to make over 30 cupcakes twice to be taken to preschool to celebrate Alexis’ 4th birthday, and Nathan’s 3rd birthday. This means that Nathan is officially potty trained now and is also attending preschool with Alexis. I also managed to prepare a 101 Dalmatians cake as well as Bob the Builder for their birthday party. I still have them share one large party on a day between their actual birthdays because they are still young enough that we only invite family members. I also managed to plan this party and prepare food for it-30 people in attendance, a nice little soiree. Also during this time Scottie had a birthday and I managed to whip up some nice cakes that looked like boobies. Needless to say everyone was thrilled with that dessert.

In and among all of this birthday extravaganza, I managed to clean carpets in my house, wash curtains, scrub tile floors, clean bathrooms, and if I do say so myself- there is no longer any dirty laundry in my house. I have devised a plan that enables me to wash clothes every night before bed and throw them in the dryer in the morning. This plan of which I speak pretty much means I spent 2 weeks washing, drying, folding, and hanging clothes in order to get to this laundry-free point in my life and damn it feels good.

I have cleaned out the kids’ closets and given away old clothes and toys. Strangely- they have not missed a thing that was given or thrown away. I have also gotten rid of some other random junk in my house- Freecycle loves me.

I am a temporary stay at home mom now and despite the fact that I never desired this, I love it. I manage to prepare my children hot meals every day, 3 times a day, my kitchen is clean and my house smells of freshly baked homemade chocolate chip cookies on a regular basis. I am the person who takes the kids to school and I pick them up in the afternoon. We make fun things like finger paints and play dough and then we cover the dining room table with art paper and make wonderful masterpieces. It is almost as if June Cleaver has possessed my body.

I am sure all of this fun will come to an end eventually. I am looking for a new job. But there isn’t very much here in my area that is able to pay what I am worth. I am not trying to sound prissy, but I have two degrees, and am very qualified for a variety of positions and believe that I need to earn enough money at a job in order to maintain my family.