Monday, October 31, 2011

Back Home!

My life as a working mom was short lived, and now it's over. I worked a total of 4 days before I went crazy missing my baby! There were more reasons than just that for my quitting, but that's the big one.  Fortunately I didn't have to stress about daycare, since my mom, Dave's mom, and two sister-in-laws were watching Logan while I was away. Lack of sleep played into it (I was getting about 5 hours in 3 and 2 hour chunks per night). But the more I got trained on what I would be doing, the more I realized what work wanted me to do wasn't exactly honest.

My job consisted of creating fake jobs/applications for people to fill out. If they "qualified" for the fake job we sold their information to some company looking for people looking for nursing/plumbing/whatever jobs. If they didn't qualify, we sold their information to schools looking for nursing/plumbing/whatever schools. With so many people needing a job right now, I felt really bad wasting their time with this kind of crap.

It was hard to quit, Dave had to give me several pep talks, and we had to go to the temple the night before. But I feel good about the decision now that it's made. It will be best for our family in the long run. So for the first time since I was 14, I don't have a job indefinitely (since I was 11 if you count my paper route). It's a really strange feeling knowing I don't plan to work for a while.

But it's good too. The house will not be constantly a mess (as it was last week). We will have real food on the table at night (not frozen dinners). We will have our laundry washed and put away ever Wednesday. I might even find the time to plant some bulbs in the front of the yard. Crazy, I know. But most of all, I get to spend every day with this guy:


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5 comments:

  1. holley familyNovember 1, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    oh i love you amy brown... er plastow ;) and your way cute adorable kidlet! i know its a big adjustment. call me anytime too if you need a grown up conversation...:)

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  2. AmyNovember 1, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Thanks Noel! I'll probably give you a call some time. I could definitely use some adult sanity on some days, especially the days when Dave's at school and work until 9 at night!

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  3. Kathryn M.November 1, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    Good for you! I'm sure it was tough but you won't regret it- esp. when you're around to see him do all his "firsts".

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  4. TeresaNovember 4, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    I know what you mean. I did the same thing. It will be difficult at times. At times you will want to switch places with your husband. But then they will do something ever so sweet that will remind you that it is all worth it. When they call you "mama," blow you a kiss, or tell you that they love you. Those are the blessings of being there for them whenever they may need you. It is a humbling and rewarding experience. I love you Brown!

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  5. The Yoder's FiveNovember 4, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    Good for you for going back and then having the courage to make the choice to not do it anymore! You'll have plenty of time to work later--but babies are only little once!

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