October was a hell of a month. Not bad, per se, but it was definitely
a change of pace.
After a month and a half, I'll say that going part time
has made the weekdays much harder, but the weekends easier. This whole new
dynamic is completely different from anything we've done before. During the
week, the mornings are crazier, the work days are longer, and the evenings are
given entirely to feeding children, bathing children, and washing a
seemingly-endless array of bottles and pump parts. But the whole point of the
exercise was to free up our weekends and it’s working. Of the last six weekends,
we've had family staying with us for three. We've also had friends over for
dinners, and spent a lot more of our Saturdays outside playing with Micah. It's
nice to be able to spend time with people we love, instead of worrying about
chores.
To add to the insanity, on October 28th, Todd left his job in
private industry to return to the Corps of Engineers. He'd been unhappy there
for a while, mostly because he was directly responsible for keeping his people
employed in an economic climate that was steadily going to shit. That's a whole
different level of stress, and one that just isn't a factor at the Corps. The
move means a not-insignificant pay cut, but in return he gets job security,
peace of mind, and a LOT less stress. It's hard to put a price tag on
that.
So. We're ticking along and slowly settling in from all the recent
changes. October was a blur, but November's been better so far, and we're in a
good place.
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