Here's the bit where I tell you all (assuming someone other than my dear husband is reading this) how I got where I am. And if you are reading this, husband, you could probably skip this post anyway since presumably you're up to speed on this bit of our lives.
I'm an attorney, a litigator to be exact. I've practiced for nearly 4 years. I also am a (new) mom. I have a nearly 6 month old daughter. At present, I'm a stay at home mom. There's a long spiel about how I lost my job when I tried to return to work from maternity leave, but my sanity and possible future legal ramifications dictate I should just leave it at that. ;) Suffice it to say, this was not my plan. But we know the saying - man makes plans and God laughs, right?
In short, I never thought I'd stay at home with my daughter. I was sure I'd return to work a few months after having her, and I had prepared myself for that. I'd mentally readied myself for being a working mom and the tough-ness that comes along with it - missing her "firsts" and hearing her daycare provider tell us about them, taking sick days to care for her when she gets the inescapable 50 colds that day care kids get, scrambling to separate my office life from my home life so I could be the best mom to her and wife to my darling husband I could. I never set out to be here, but this is my story (for better or worse) of learning to love my unexpected life.
Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a domestic goddess. I'm not a homemaker. The first 3 years of my marriage I could barely make toast. I was a career gal, plain and simple. So this is the story of learning to be accidentally at home.
Be forewarned, reading this blog likely won't yield you exciting ideas of things to do with your kiddo as you stay at home, play date ideas, crafts to do with/for your kid. Instead, you'll probably just hear (read?) my process of learning to be a (temporary) stay at home parent as I search for a job and learn to find a new balance.
Hope you and me both enjoy the ride.
