30 days.

30 days from today my life changes.  For the MUCH better.

After a fairly agonizing fall and winter, Dan and I made a huge decision – or what felt like a huge decision to us – to make some changes in our family life. 

Like so many other working mamas, I feel like I am missing out on my child’s life.  The best hours of Jaia’s day happen while I am away and sitting at a desk.  I see her every evening for a mere 3 hours before she goes to bed.  Those three hours are often busy (dinner making), rushed (errand running), tired (long day of working) and therefore also often playless. 

We  try our best to make up for long busy weeks by packing in fun on the weekends, but much too often they end up exactly like our weekdays – just plain busy. 

So after a lot of talking, figuring out, deciding and coming to grips – we finally have a solution we can live with – and thankfully one my employer suggested and endorses.  As of next month, I will be working from home, part-time.  A mere 30 days from today, Jaia will no longer go to daycare and will be home with me on a full time basis.

A few people in our lives kept telling us that our kids are only young once – and we finally started listening.  Jaia is growing up and turning into a little lady, and rather than it happening before my eyes, I’m hearing about it from our daycare provider.  I’m missing out and it was making me sad enough to do something to fix the situation.

So there it is.  News that I am happy to report.  News of a decision I couldn’t be more proud of.  News that is making me all giggly like a school girl.  And it’s only 30 days away (and only 23 working days).  Yes, I’m excited.  Beyond excited.  I’m already counting the sleeps….