I know this apology is repetitive. I've said it before and I've meant it as much every time as I do today. I'm sorry for my lag in posts. This time, however, I have a good reason! I have secured gainful employment and have been working myself ragged for a month now. I will not disclose where I work because this is a personal blog but I can tell you that I am a Private Dining Director in an upscale restaurant and I love it. I love nothing more than making people happy and I have finally found a job where I am actually getting paid to do just that. I also love each and every one of my co-workers and the company I work for. They are all so supportive and that is part of the reason I've been at work so much. The training process is very detailed and there is lots to learn so I've been at work more than I've been home for the last month. This has caused a change in my home life, obviously, and it's one that I'm still having a hard time adjusting to.
You see, I had gotten quite used to being the quintessential housewife. I did the laundry, kept the house clean, did the grocery shopping, and had full meals on the table every day. But, now that I've been working these tasks have been taken over by my husband who is also working. Some things have lagged, the house is not as clean as it was, dishes may or may not sit in the sink for more than a day but really, it's the best we can both do. I feel guilty for this because I have done less than 5% of this work. The earliest I have gotten home each day has been 7:00 and that was this past Monday. Usually it's more like 8:30 or 9:00 and I know the last thing I feel like doing when I get home is housework. Hubby has been doing a wonderful job taking care of the things I feel like should fall on me despite the fact that I know he doesn't want to do those things after he gets home from a full day of work either. This all leads me to my question: How on earth do people do this??
I know that it is a normal part of life in this day and age for both spouses to work and there are plenty of people who work more than I do and still get all of these things done, but how? When I get home all I want to do is rest and spend quality time with my husband. We still try to get to bed at a decent hour so that we are well rested in the morning when we get up so staying up late isn't an option. I guess I could be doing something around here instead of blogging but how do I keep myself from getting caught up in the cleaning and making myself late for work?
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my job. I feel fulfilled every time I put together an event or have a guest say "Thank you for making this easy". I love knowing that if I don't hit my sales goals each month it is no one's fault but my own which gives me the drive to get up every day, get out there, and sell my tail off. I enjoy my time at work and I haven't even counted the number of hours I work each day or week which is a first. I know that things will slow down after December and I'll be able to get into a more normal routine but right now I'm just not sure how to achieve that home/life balance. I don't bring work home. I may be guilty of checking my work e-mail on my laptop before checking Facebook but I spend no more than 5 minutes doing so. That's another perk of the job - when I'm home, I'M HOME. So how, I ask, do I find that place where I feel like I'm giving 100% to my work and 100% to my home and my family? If you have figured that out in your own life please let me know. I think it's darn near impossible!!!
