February Coffee Date

Good Afternoon!

I’m coming at you from my desk during my lunch hour and drinking my favorite tea. I’m hoping it will get me through the rest of my Thursday! The past few weeks I’ve been focused on settling into my new normal as a working mom and blogging has been put on the backburner. Thanks for your patience as I figure things out!

I thought today I would check in on how things are going, so why don’t we have a virtual coffee date?

If we were having coffee today, I would probably start by telling you that it was my second or third cup of the day. Being back to work has been good, but it’s taking a lot of caffeine to get through my days.

You would ask how it feels to be back at work and I would have a hard time putting it into words. It feels good to be back to a routine, to have adult conversations and to have my workload to manage and organize. I thrive on goals and accomplishments and that part of me has definitely remained intact. Even so, it’s weird how I feel entirely different at work. Maybe I’m not entirely different, but it’s a weird feeling to feel like my life is so different when my work life is exactly the same.

You would say you understood and we would talk about how balancing all of the “have to dos” and “want to dos” in life is hard. But we’re both doing just fine.

And, of course, you would ask me if I had any updates on the house buying process. I would respond with an enthusiastic “nope,” because it’s just comical how long this process has taken us. We’re still waiting for short sale approval and officially took our condo off the market since our buyer backed out last week on my first day back to work. We’re feeling ok about the whole process and plan to wait for the bank to respond to our offer since we’re fine living in our condo and feel it’s worth the wait. You would keep your fingers crossed for us.

If we were having coffee today I would tell you how glad I was to make it to yoga class last night. Figuring out my workout schedule has been my biggest frustration and I’m still figuring out the best way to fit them in. I’m toying with the idea of going to my work gym when I drop off Buel at daycare next week since they are in the same building. I stopped in there yesterday to make sure my toiletry caddy was still in my locker and now I have no excuse.

You would tell me about the fitness goals you’re working on, how committed you are to your New Year’s goals and inspire me to do the same.

Speaking of daycare, you would ask how it’s going and I would tell you that the week was as smooth as can be. On Monday his schedule was a little off, but yesterday he was eating and napping almost back to his usual schedule which made me feel good. His naps are a little shorter though, but I think that’s because he has new people to interact with and I love the daily updates we get mid-afternoon and I anxiously awaited yesterday’s report. When it arrived in my inbox there as a picture of Buel and a new friend doing tummy time together smiling away. It was so cute!

If we were having coffee today I would tell you how excited I am that my dad is visiting this week! He arrived yesterday and him and Buel have already been having so much fun. He’s watching him today to give my in-laws a break this week and things are going well.

You would tell me about your weekend plans and I would get a bit of FOMO. That’s ok though, since I’ve learned to appreciate our current season. Even if our weekends are a little boring, what I need right now is time to recharge and prepare for the next week. But, with my Dad in town this weekend I would tell you how excited I am that Rich and I are going on a date tomorrow night.

I would tell you that I’m struggling a bit with blogging and you would give me some new ideas on what to write about.

So, if we were having coffee today what would you add?

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