Friday, March 21, 2008

Mixed Emotions

I have been going into my Dad's office for the past couple of months to work a little bit. It's tax season and things are crazy down there, so my parents could use a little extra help and we could use a little extra money so we thought it would be a great thing. It's been such a blessing. Brad's job is flexible enough that he comes home and watches Alaina while I go in for a couple of hours. It works out just perfectly. I'm thankful we've done it, but (you knew that was coming) sometimes I just miss my baby.

As nice as it is to get out of my house for a couple of hours, I've discovered that it's much more fun to play with a baby than it is to put together tax files. Sometimes I have mixed emotions about the whole thing. Some days I just love going into work, and other days I just. . . don't.

It's made me think a lot about working while Brad is in Medical School. It would be so nice to have just a little bit of money coming in while we're drowning in loans, but at what cost? We've been looking into jobs that might allow me to work from home or take Alaina with me. That would be ideal. Who knows what we'll end up doing. For now, I just feel. . . mixed.

3 comments:

Leslie said...

Such hard decisions! I wish I could give any advise, but I just know that this is something for you guys to pray about and for you to dicuss. Just know we love you, pray for you and support all you are doing!

Doug & Jessica Hansen said...

I'm sorry I don't have many suggestions. It is hard to know what to do. I know that there will be a way though and I think its a great idea to try and find an at home job. hopefully something will pop up.

Klingler said...

I know how you feel with mixed emotions. I went back to work and have decided that staying at home playing mommy is a whole lot more fun than any other accomplishments outside of the home. We've looked into other jobs that can be done from home too and still are at the same cross-roads. We will get it all figured out sometime. Congrats with the news of UW too! We sure are excited for you guys.