So, I'm sitting here... it's 9 pm, I've put my 9.5 month old son to bed and finally eaten some dinner, my husband's still at work (since 8:30 am!), and I'm contemplating my next move. Should I do some housework (there is after-all a load of laundry in the dryer waiting to be folded and dishes to be done...), email (I can't tell you how guilty I feel that it now takes me days, weeks, or even months to respond to emails that I used to be able to do in 5 minutes time), thank you notes for the amazing gifts we have received over the past year for my son (for some reason I am always behind on these too now...), pay bills (why must they keep coming?!), or finally take some time for "me"? All in all, a typical conundrum for someone in the midst of what I personally refer to as "the mommy-life crisis".
What is a mommy-life crisis you may ask? Well, from my perspective, it involves the exploration of "self" much like the commonly referenced mid-life crisis, or the more recently coined quarter-life crisis. For me, it is based around a major CHANGE in my life - having my first child.
All of the sudden, I am evaluating things I thought I had all figured out... my career, my social life, my financial situation, my emotional well-being, and my body. On top of that I am now exploring a world of new issues like baby-proofing, child-care, and navigating the educational system from a parental perspective!
I figured I would take advantage of the wonderful world of technology by starting this blog to evaluate all of this and more... Hopefully, this will hit home with other people who are in a similar situation, have been in this situation, or are considering entering the world of mommy-hood!
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