Mom On The Run

This post title has so many meanings for us these days…

Back on Earth Day, I took the kids outside with plastic bags to pick up garbage from our neighbourhood.  Several kids from our street joined us and helped out.  One little girl that joined us lives across the street, and is a year older than Sierra.  Sierra and her hadn’t had much opportunity to mingle since we moved here 2 yrs ago.  The girl’s mom and I had talked about having the girls hang out together, but it just never seemed to happen – until our Earth Day celebration.  As the weather has become nicer, we’ve been seeing less and less of Sierra – she’s been hanging out at this little girl’s house, or playing in our backyard with her.  Tonight I even had to look up her phone number because I called Sierra in for dinner, and this little girl followed Sierra in and made herself at home in my kitchen.  I think I’m going to have to start stocking more food over here…

We call almost 4 yo Sierra, “Era”.  Brooke can’t pronounce the “S” in Sierra’s name and has been calling her “Era” since about October. Shortly after we also began to call her “Era”.  This newfound independence from us that Sierra has been enjoying with her new friend is like the Dawn of a New Era – she’s happier than we’ve seen her in years and is much much easier to get along with.  As she prepares to enter kindergarten this fall, we’re finding that we’re entering a whole new phase/era – Our “Era” is now a little girl – complete with friends, playdates and a full social calendar.

But that’s not the only new era we’re entering over here…

Time for my good news:

I got a new job – I start March 25 for a neighbouring municipality in a position that is a step above what I’m doing now! 

I’ve worked in this capacity before, but it was a 2 yr contract which ended when I had Sierra.   (Having Sierra early ended that contract early).  At the end of my maternity leave with Sierra I took a step back in my career for a job 5 min away from home (if the daycare wasn’t 5 km away, I could totally walk to work) knowing full well we were planning on having a 2nd baby.  That job was in my field, but not at the same level I was used to working at.  Less responsibility, less prestige etc… Since July I’ve been looking for a new, more challenging position.  My baby days are probably over, so its time to pick up my career where I left off.  This may also be a contributing factor in the “fog” and “clouds” I’ve been living in this past year – not feeling challenged, being turned down for 3 other jobs I interviewed for etc… It’s been a one huge blow after blow to my ego.  I never realized how hard it would be to step forward after taking a step back.

But its now a new era – I’m getting back in my game – I’m getting more rest, eating healthy, exercising and now – working a new job!  Yay!

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