Exhausted, but happy

so tired, so it's going to be super short tonight. So tired 'cause I'm in the middle of a rather large photography assignment, so I drive there every morning after dropping the kids off. I come home about an hour before the time to pick them up,

eat lunch,

veg on the sofa,

pick them up,

edit photos,

scrape something together for dinner, etc.

Question that keeps running through my head: How am I going to be able to keep up the house when I go back to work full time??!! I try to ignore it, but it's there.

BUT ... I very wisely scheduled myself off tomorrow (LOVE this working for myself, lol!), so I'll head here

after dropping the kids off and spend a few hours editing photos while sipping a coffee--or two :)

And ... I got to have lunch with my husband today because I happened to be taking pictures at the clinic he oversees. We also ate with the guy who offered me the assignment, which was cool 'cause I don't really know him that well, but I'd like to. Thai food. LOVE Thai food!

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Run-alyn said…

Oh I would love to see what you are working on.. I'm so curious! And so super excited with you!!!!!

I love starbucks.. I've stopped doing lattes.. good for the tummy, but I just do their house coffee.. :)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Thai Food.. Pad Thai, Chicken Sate, that curry.. the rolls.. oh I love love love it.. My girlfriend and her family own a restaurant here.. it is the best I've ever had! It does help that she's Thai ;)

Talk soon!

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