Balancing Naps and Work

I almost lost my blog today.  I've lost a lot of things over the years, like my car keys.  I'm down to just the valet key for my mini van.  But I didn't even know I could lose my blog.  Luckily there were directions on the google site on how to find it again, which was nice because I not only found my blog, I felt good knowing that obviously, I'm not the only person to lose their blog! 

It was a beautiful day today!  After working for five weeks, I appreciated it more than usual.  I also began to wonder about my next job.  I started school at Century College for a chemical dependency counselor license.  I figured that was a good fit.  But I will be working inside a building.  And after reading through some of the material there are a lot of rules to follow.  I hate rules.  So, I was second guessing myself, wondering if I'm going down the right path.  I would love to make money writing and just take my lap top wherever I want to go and write about whatever I want to write about and make money doing it, but I'm not there yet and there are bills to pay and the kids are getting older and closer to college.  So, I decided today that it's not whether or not I'm following the right path, because basically, I've had it really good for a lot of years.  JB has always worked two or more jobs and I've always stayed home with the kids, except for that five month stint at an office, the three week stint delivering phone books and my five week gruelling paper scoring job I just finished.  I like being home.  I like cleaning my garage.  I like turning on the radio and letting air rush through the house while I'm folding laundry.  I like being home when the kids get off the bus.  I can hear the squeek of the breaks from the bus and the dogs go wild because they know who's almost home and they always walk in the door happy and singing and the first thing they do when they come in is look for me.  I know because I've been in the bathroom or the back yard or the basement and they always come and find me if I haven't already found them.  When I asked Jenna if she was glad that I was done working she said, "Yes, I don't like it when you're not here when we get home from school."  She's a ninth grader.  I love it! 

So, it's not whether this is the right path, because I'm spoiled and lazy and I like being home.  It's always about family first, so I just have to remember to balance time and money and relationships with work, which is making me tired just thinking about it, so I think I'll make sure I have time for a nap tomorrow, because I stayed up way too late tonight searching for my blog.  Good night!