I'm officially a Work at Home Mom!

Last night was my first night working from home and aside from Hubby getting home late which cut in on my nap and Monster throwing a huge tantrum right as I was clocking in all went well. My shift started at 9:00 PM.
Hubby was over an hour late getting home last night because he had a meeting that ran late and then had to stop at the pharmacy to pick up Monster's antibiotic for his 2nd double ear infection this season; I think I got about a 30-45 minute nap because I had trouble falling asleep. Surprisingly I woke up pretty easily and made myself a bagel.
Just as I was about to clock in, my sleepy little Monster decided to have an all out melt down to the point that he wanted to be held but only in a certain spot where the living room, kitchen and hallway all meet. If Hubby moved a step in any direction he freaked out. I tried holding him but had the same result. Eventually Hubby took him in his bedroom so I could work because in our tiny little apartment the only place to set up my work station is on the sidebar in the living room.


My desk


Notes and motivation


Storage

The bedroom didn't work either so I put Thomas the train on Netflix and that did the trick; soon enough I had a sleeping toddler on the sofa and a sleeping Hubby on the floor. There was not a chance I was moving the toddler, although he did at one point sleep through rolling off the sofa.
Things were a bit confusing when I clocked in since I was never actually told what to do, I'm so used to having a strict schedule for my day so it was strange to not have a list in front of me, but I got over it fast enough. Honestly, it was really nice. I was solid until about 3:00 AM when I sudden;y became very tired and by 6:00 AM I was having trouble keeping my eyes open but I made it to 7:00 AM and went straight to bed until 12:00 PM.
I have to say even though I've only done 1 night, so far I'm loving being a work at home Mom. In the 4 days I had off between working in the office and working from home I was able to catch up on ALL of the laundry and even put it away (which never happens), I started reorganizing the kitchen (don't worry, there will be a whole other post on that once it's completed) and Hubby and I are planning to start exercising next week (because I thought doing too much in 1 week would be a bit rough). So far, this is the best decision I've ever made and I can't wait to do all things I never had time to do with Monster and Hubby.

Promotion!!!

7 1/2 years ago I started down the path to become an animal control officer/animal cruelty investigator, I have taken more classes then I can remember and put out a lot of money along the way. I was offered a job a few times with the same independent contractor in my county but he managed to screw me over 3 times (fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me, I'm pretty sure 3 times just makes me desperate), I was about to give up and started thinking about going back to school for something else when I caught a break. A big city animal shelter offered me a job as a dispatcher for their animal control department, it was only supposed to be part time but again I caught a break and very quickly moved to full time. While it wasn't the job I wanted and I was pretty sure I would hate it (I'm not one for desk jobs) it was a foot in the door so I took it.

About 6 months went by when a spot for an officer opened up...I jumped on it and handed in my resume extremely hopeful since I already worked in the department and had so much schooling, but 2 days later I found out I was pregnant with Minion so I went to my boss to pull my resume. It was very bittersweet at the time but I would not have changed a thing and to my surprise I actually really liked being a dispatcher.

Fast forward to this past January, another position opened up after months of my boss giving someone a chance over and over, finally he was just fired and it was over with. What seemed like weeks later (maybe it as) they posted the position as open, I was waiting in my bosses office to hand in my resume (which was in my locker) before she even finished putting the notices up around the building. 5 people applied, we all had our interviews and took a test (yeah I'm serious)over a month went by with no word of who was being hired...a second person was even fired in the mean time, I was starting to get discouraged, I just wanted to know if it was me or not. Well, yesterday after a very busy shift and no pump break (very painful by the way I don't recommend it) my boss pulled me aside and told me the job was mine!!!! I have not been given a start date yet since now she needs to replace me (which she only has a few weeks to do since she is 32 weeks pregnant).

I'm not sure it has completely sunk in yet... I've been after this job for so long and she told me at the beginning of my 3 day weekend, it just doesn't seem real. I will no longer be stuck at a desk as the shelters permanent vampire (I have only worked night shift for the past year and a half), I finally get to be more hands on with the animal rescuing, I may also have the opportunity to work the over night shift which means more time with Minion and less time for him with the babysitter. It's going to be rough I'm sure and I will probably be ore tired since I'll only be able to sleep when Hubby is home and Minion is napping but it's more money too and honestly, just spending those extra hours with him is enough to make me say yes. The only part of 3rd shift I am not looking forward to is disposing of our deceased, I'm not a fan of what we do and it borderline goes against my beliefs but I am 99% sure I'm going to suck it up and deal with it so I can enjoy the benefits. As a bonus, I'll have plenty of time to read on the 3rd shift.

Wish me luck!!!!!