A New Schedule
David is starting a new work schedule. It is just in "trial mode" right now, for 2 months.... to see if he likes it, to see if his company likes it. But every other week he will work 40 hours in 4 days (10 hour days), and then have Friday off. Last week was his first week to try it. For him the days were long but very productive. For me, it wasn't bad either. He left an hour earlier, but Kayla and I sleep until 8, so it doesn't matter to me when he leaves. He came home an hour later, and that wasn't bad. However, having him home on Friday was fantastic! I mean, a 3 day weekend! It was great. We spent Friday enjoying the day. We went to Meijer Garden's and he got to see Kayla play in the water exhibits for the first time. We went to the mall and he watched her play in the breakfast play area for the first time! It was a blast! Then Saturday we were well rested from our fun day, so we worked in the yard and on the house, preparing for our house guests later this month. And then we still had Sunday to relax and work some more! I mean, really, it was quite ideal.
I did (re)learn something about myself... which I'm going to have to work on. I don't like to miss out on things. I never have. I did so many activities in high school, stayed up late in college because there was always something to do.... David offered to take Kayla to Meijer Gardens on his own, but I didn't want to miss out! It seemed like a fun family activity! And he offered to hang out at home with her and let me go do some shopping on my own. But I couldn't get the motivation to leave. Why is this? I'd really love to have some time to myself. But when it comes down to that actually happening, I'm not motivated. I'm not sure why, but I need to work on this. I know it's good for me to get a break from her. I come back as a better mother. But it's something I struggle with. I really enjoy having family time, where we all do things together. But I need to make time for myself, and be willing to miss out on some things with her and David so they can have fun together as just the two of them.... and so I can get some alone time! With David being home an extra day every other week, hopefully we can build in some time for both!