productive week

For the last 3 months, I have been working in an office. For about 9 years before I had Bella, I worked in an office. I like working in an office. I enjoy the "corporate life." One of my career goals was to become president of SRP (my former employer). Another of my career goals was to own a business. And I can check that one off the list. I own my own business with my husband, Jeff, and this year we both put in equal amounts of work into that business. (well....)


So, now that tax season is over, I have retired for the year. That's the great thing about owning your own business - you can work when you want!

One of the things that I enjoy or appreciate about working in an office is the sense of accomplishment and productivity. Sometimes, when I'm home with my kids I feel like I get nothing done even though I've done the dishes three times or changed several diapers or gotten 3 people bathed and ready for the day or made three meals or vacuumed three times.

Now that I'm not in the office any more, I still crave that sense of accomplishment or productivity. So, this week I was VERY busy. We had dinner plans 3 of the six nights, I actually got to pick up Bella from preschool and have a friend come over and play, I went to the grocery store (no, really). I also painted my downstairs hall bathroom. We are living in a new home now and the walls are white..... not my fav. That was a lot of fun.

I also got to catch up with some friends that have been patiently waiting my retirement. Thank you friends for still being here and being so understanding. And the thing that I feel the most sense of accomplishment for - I made strawberry jam for the first time. Real strawberry jam, and I canned it myself, with a waterbath and everything! I'm pretty impressed with myself (if you can't tell). It took me WAY longer than it should have, but I did it! So, the moral of the post is although I enjoyed meeting with clients and working outside the home, I am very happy and excited to be doing the most important job, and that's taking care of this: (Easter 2011)

alive & well

We are alive!! We're still here. We've had MANY changes in the last 6 months.

I don't think I'll recap it all, but things are good.

We just got back from a much needed family regroup session (otherwise known as "after tax-season vacation").

There was lots of fun and sun.

(I didn't even plan this outfit coordination. Love it!)

We have a couple of water babies. I'm so glad. We miss our Mexico retreats but we now have family in San Diego so that's our new vaca spot.

I have a goal of blogging regularly so we'll talk soon!