1. Blogging. Turns out blogging while thinking about and planning for adoption is much easier than blogging after Rosie has moved in. By the time Rosie gets to bed at 8 on weeknights or 8:30 on weekends, it's all I can do to keep my eyes pried open to watch a DVRd sitcom.
I should create another blog entitled: words I'm eating. It would include a sentiment about thinking we should see if her bedtimes are too early.
2. Make-up. For those of you who work with me, you might have noticed that my clothing is becoming a little more basic, and my make-up is pretty much never on. After a morning of getting Rosie dressed, fed, hair done, underarm deodorant on and teeth brushed finding any energy for myself feels impossible.
3. Work after hours. I actually have a new-found appreciation for work at work. I know what I'm doing at work. Then when I get home, all certainty has flown out the window. Trying to pick-up work after helping Mike get Rosie's homework done, getting Rosie dinner and showered feels like trying to pick up a boulder.
4. Get in a 5th workout of the week. I get up at 4 a.m. three days per week to sneak in three hours of workouts. I am able to sneak in a 4th workout from time to time, but the 5th workout I loathed in my past life is now something I look back on with a touch of sadness. You always want what you can't have, perhaps?
Yes, life has changed, completely and practically instantly. The new routines are starting to feel more real. Yesterday Rosie walked in the house and said, "This is really starting to feel like my family." I couldn't agree more, and the things I've lost time and energy to do now will come back--I'm sure of it. Yet reassurance from another parent would be appreciated.
1 comment:
They will come back.
I get to blog, wear makeup, work after hours, and workout 5 times a week all the time.
Sorry my reassurance took a while!
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