The month of June could not have been any crazier! Here's just a few things that made June the busiest month of my life:
Started training at the Center for Hope-
Training for second job (added 30-40/hrs per week in addition to my full time schedule)
Traveled to Roseville for a dental continuing education class
Worked the Whole Foods Health Fair
Drew's Family Reunion/Memorial for Grandpa Buz
Drew's cousin Pat stayed with us for a week.
Activity Days
and
Prepared a lesson to teach in Relief Society
The main reason I survived working 60-70 hours per week for those two weeks was just doing and not stopping to think about what I was doing. My life has been so unhealthily unbalanced. I have working nonstop so I have neglected Drew, housework, our cats, etc... All work and no play makes Christina a dull girl. Isn't that the truth? Some days I go to work at 8 am and only get to see Drew as I am putting myself to bed at 11:30pm. At times I felt numb to everything in the outside world. Drew has been amazing and he completely organized his sleeping cycles to mine to be awake when I get home which is has been so touching and amazingly important to me. I am so thankful for his support and comfort and reassurances.
Thankfully I am only working two nights a week now that my training is over. It is a good learning experience and I am learning about myself in these stressful times. I feel so much better about my second job now and I am so happy that I never quit because it crossed my mind several times! I am most thankful for this blessing and it is truly amazing to me that Heavenly Father just dropped this job in my lap. It's funny because just a week before this opportunity presented itself Drew and I learned we would not have a second income by July. Then by no effort at all on my part to find a second job, a second job opportunity actually sought me out. And it is by and only by this additional job that we are able to pay for Drew's summer tuition and start saving up for fall tuition (Drew is no long getting grants).
I had a nervous breakdown the week after my training, but I know Heavenly Father knows us and although it was hard and there were many tears and tireless nights we did manage to push through. I think that I will have a greater appreciation for the time when Drew will work so I can stay home and raise our family and great perspective when I become a mother. And honestly I cannot wait to be in that position. I am so ready to stop working. Thankfully I have all of next week off! Yeah! Much needed vacation!
Started training at the Center for Hope-
Training for second job (added 30-40/hrs per week in addition to my full time schedule)
Traveled to Roseville for a dental continuing education class
Worked the Whole Foods Health Fair
Drew's Family Reunion/Memorial for Grandpa Buz
Drew's cousin Pat stayed with us for a week.
Activity Days
and
Prepared a lesson to teach in Relief Society
The main reason I survived working 60-70 hours per week for those two weeks was just doing and not stopping to think about what I was doing. My life has been so unhealthily unbalanced. I have working nonstop so I have neglected Drew, housework, our cats, etc... All work and no play makes Christina a dull girl. Isn't that the truth? Some days I go to work at 8 am and only get to see Drew as I am putting myself to bed at 11:30pm. At times I felt numb to everything in the outside world. Drew has been amazing and he completely organized his sleeping cycles to mine to be awake when I get home which is has been so touching and amazingly important to me. I am so thankful for his support and comfort and reassurances.
Thankfully I am only working two nights a week now that my training is over. It is a good learning experience and I am learning about myself in these stressful times. I feel so much better about my second job now and I am so happy that I never quit because it crossed my mind several times! I am most thankful for this blessing and it is truly amazing to me that Heavenly Father just dropped this job in my lap. It's funny because just a week before this opportunity presented itself Drew and I learned we would not have a second income by July. Then by no effort at all on my part to find a second job, a second job opportunity actually sought me out. And it is by and only by this additional job that we are able to pay for Drew's summer tuition and start saving up for fall tuition (Drew is no long getting grants).
I had a nervous breakdown the week after my training, but I know Heavenly Father knows us and although it was hard and there were many tears and tireless nights we did manage to push through. I think that I will have a greater appreciation for the time when Drew will work so I can stay home and raise our family and great perspective when I become a mother. And honestly I cannot wait to be in that position. I am so ready to stop working. Thankfully I have all of next week off! Yeah! Much needed vacation!
