I hear the bubonic plague is making a comeback
Friday, April 22, 2011 at 9:30PM So! Not only do I have a fabulous new job (that I start Monday omgomgomgomgI’mhyperventilating), but this week Alfred also got hired for a summer internship in his field.
As in, a day job. DAY JOB.
For the last three years, we’ve been struggling to manage parenting and our relationship while working opposite shifts. It…hasn’t been easy. The logistics are exhausting, the support is minimal, the lack of face time is detrimental.
But now, we’ll all be on the same schedule. Like regular people! With weekends off! And dinners where nobody bolts down their food and kisses everybody else goodbye with rice still falling out of their mouth!
I’m fairly certain the novelty will wear off after the first few weeks, but still, we’ll be able to have family tv-zombie time, and I’ll have people to boss around in the yard. I can exercise! Or take a class!
Things can’t possible be allowed to go this well, can they? Surely one of us will break a leg or develop festering sores, so that the universe has its balance.
I’d spend time taking preventative measures, but I’m too busy being upbeat.
(Wait – does this mean I won’t be able to spend every evening reading blogs?)
(I’D RATHER HAVE THE FESTERING SORES, UNIVERSE!)
Keely | 17 Comments
Reader Comments (17)
Congrats to you guys for finally being on the same schedule! ENJOY!!!
Awesome! Enjoy it! I'm so happy for you and Alfred :D
How exciting! A real life you two will have!! And your new job...one you wanted! Just breath!! And enjoy!!
And congrats!!!
Hugs
SueAnn
Fantabulous! I'm so happy things are going well for you!
LOVE THIS!! My husband and I have have been child-rearing for the last two years on opposite shifts and I can totally appreciate how awesome this must feel for you!
Yay you!
We're stuck doing the opposite shift thing for the forseeable future.
I hear the Mayans say you have until 12/21/12. So, enjoy this time...while you can. Zombie apocalypse coming and all.
(But don't stop writing. Because, yanno, I JUST found your blog and all.)
WonderWife and I were on different schedules for a while. And just like you, we managed to make it work. However, it was much nicer when we were on the same schedule.
Congrats to you guys!
That is so EXCITING! Congrats to both of you - it's been a long time coming, hasn't it?
GOOD LUCK tomorrow - knock 'em dead! ;)
You can get a lot of quality blogging done during work hours.
Yay! I can't wait to hear about the new job. Well, as much as you can write about.
That's awesome news; congrats!
Your blog is the happy gift that keeps on giving. Yeehaw! (But ew, sores??)
Good luck to you both!!!! Thinking of you!!
TV zombie time! Family dinners! Weekend sleep-ins! Day trips! Family-friendly activity weekends! AHHHH SO EXCITED FOR YOU!
The universe is unfolding...
It couldn't have come together more nicely! Congrats!