Balancing work and home

  (fyi this picture is from last year's set)

You might be surprised to hear this but I am a workaholic.  I have always been since I started working at Borders in 2003.  I was so excited to have a job in the "real world" that I took all the hours I could get.  When I felt I was qualified for promotions I applied for them.  I did whatever I could to move ahead.  Of course at the early point it was just me to worry about.  Yes I was in a relationship with Alex, but there were no combined bills, no child nothing just me and my bills.

As time went on I became obsessed with my job.  Not a day went by that I didn't talk about my job.  It got to the point where Alex had to make a rule that on my days off I could not talk about work.  Then the liquidation happened.  I had no job, we had to move out of our apartment because I didn't have my assistant manager's salary, and to top it off a couple weeks later I found out I was expecting.

That forced me to become obsessed with finding another job, after about 6 months of searching it was pretty apparent I wasn't going to find a position until the baby was born.  7 months after Anastasia was born I finally found a position at Hallmark.

It has been a struggle still to balance work and home, but I feel like I have done a better job of it than I used to.  It hit home that I still have issues with it right before Anastasia was diagnosed.  Alex had decided to take Anastasia to the ER (because she had labored breathing and was lithargic), and he called me at work to let me know.  If it hadn't been for my boss telling me to go punch out I don't know if I would have known what to do.  (so Lee if you're reading this THANK YOU).

This has been such a learning experience because now more than ever my daughter comes first.  I am still learning how to balance work and home and some days (especially now since it's our busy time and the most exciting time of our year) I do bring work home with me, but it's not as bad as 10 years ago.

Here's hoping I can improve even more with this... :)

A day in our life

Our life is a lot different than it was 3 months ago.  Our routine has changed quite a bit. I figured since I hadn't posted in a bit I would let you know our routine.

8:00 am-Wake up (sometimes Ana is up before hand), first blood test of the day, diaper change then her Lantus (long term insulin) injection.

8:30-9:00am breakfast, followed by carb counting and then figuring out her dose of Humalog (short term insulin).  After we figure out how many units of Humalog she needs .5-2.5 units depending on carbs and if she needs a correction from her first test.

9:00-12:00 playtime/or movies.  Sometimes we have a snack which is usually Cape Cod Potato Chips brand sea salt popcorn (4 carbs a snack cup).  She enjoys having her "juice" which is really water with flavor enhancers (0 carbs)

12:00-1:00 blood test #2 and then lunch.  After lunch we again count carbs and administer Humalog depending on carbs eaten and if she needs a correction.

1:00-3:00 prepare for a nap (which lasts 1-2 hours).

After nap until 6:00 more playtime and or movies (usually Disney Jr.)  Again we may have an occasional snack and juice cup.

6:00 is 3rd blood check and dinner, same routine as lunch and breakfast.

7:30-8:30 get ready for bed, after 9:00 bedtime blood check.  if it's over 300 we have to give insulin, but then she is down for the night.  She loves having a nighttime cup which is unsweetened almond milk (0 carbs :) )

2am-blood check, no adjustments given.  Usually a diaper change if wet and another cup of unsweetened almond milk.

2am kills me, usually I'm in bed by 11p-12a so 2am comes really quick for me, then it's hard for me to go back to sleep.

But that's our day in a nutshell.  We are more structured than we were 3 months ago, but I guess it's what we need to do.