Working again...

Well, we are working parents again. And I hate it already. Actually, it's not that bad, but wow is it going to take some getting used to. Shaun starts next week at Red Stone American Grill in Minnetonka. He will be the assistant manager with hopes to move up to General Manager within the company soon. The pay is pretty good, but I still need to add to our income.

I had tried starting a day care out of my home, but kept running into walls. Walls that I couldn't do anything about. I couldn't take the courses and fullfill all the requirements at least until August, and without knowing anyone with little ones in need of care, I just wasn't getting anywhere quick enough. Although I still love the idea and the name, it just isn't panning out. I was going to call it "That Little Extra". The idea came from the "extra" chromosome and care involved with kids with Down syndrome. I was hoping to specialize in the care for children like Anthony primarily, but also for other children as well. But there are a ton of moms looking for the same thing - just a kid or two to care for to help out. And I just couldn't find people. I am kind of happy though. The idea of 5 children all day this summer wears me out just thinking of it. Plus working 7:30 t0 5:30 sure is a dramatic switch from the life I was living as a stay at home mom. One where I could make appointments whenever, stay home with a sick little one without worry of someone else's child care, or even go out of town if I felt like it.

I was just getting settled in my life here. And then everything was flipped on it's end.

So I kept trying to think of something else. Daycare for my own children is a nightmare in cost and I don't even want to go down that road of looking for a quality place for Anthony again. That just sucked. I can appreciate the role I was given by being Anthony's mom, to be an educator. But some people's ignorance still just gets to me. So a full-time job wasn't too promising either.

So a week and a half ago I get this hair-brained idea to clean people's homes. I came up with a name and a logo (which was even blessed by a real graphic artist - Thanks Mandy). It's called "Breath of Fresh Air". A dear friend I got reconnected with through facebook helped me get trained in and even created a whole line of cleaning supplies that I can get through her company. (Thanks Maggie). Because of her - I can clean homes "the green way". Better for the environment, the families I will care for, and me. I couldn't do this job and take all the chemicals on my skin and breathing it. So "SIMPLYNEUTRAL" is another huge blessing. Then I sent out an email to a few folks to see if I could "practice". I got 6 houses!!!!! In a week!!! So I will just keep practicing until I get a more consistent jobs, and we'll see.

But here's the yucky part. And I knew it would happen. I set up appointments, and now Shaun has to work on those days. Now I need day care. UGH! How do people do this?? Whose job gets precedence? The one scheduled first - or the one that pays more? Oh well, we'll figure it out. Somehow we always do.