Wednesday, April 16, 2008

It Is Finished

I do believe I just felt a massive weight roll off my back.

I’m done with my work-from-home job! I just wrote my last policy newsletter. I hit the send button and waited exactly eight seconds until I saw the e-mail with attachment disappear from my outbox.

The timing of quitting my job is very providential. I’m looking at Clara right now, sitting at my feet. She just went from sitting to rocking back and forth on her hands and knees. She is going to start crawling at any given moment. And then I really won’t be able to sit still for very long.

Twice in the last week I’ve pulled Meredith’s hair bands out of Clara’s mouth. How on earth am I supposed to keep track of all these small objects Meredith leaves around? How do any second-born children survive childhood?

Anyway, praise the Lord I’m done. I can’t even believe it right now. I think I will go open all the windows in my house and clean. I’ve been neglecting my house like something awful and I’d like to take advantage of the beautiful spring day through my open windows.

After that, who cares? I’m done! It is finished.

9 comments:

Heather L. said...

I'm so excited for you! I was thinking of you today and thinking what a load off your back you will feel!!

Yes, how does a fourth born child survive -- I'm not sure, but so far it's working. Last week I was afraid he swallowed a marble, but as nothing showed up, maybe not.

Alaina said...

So happy for you! Hope the transition for your replacement goes well!

Carrie said...

CONGRATULATIONS! I was SO happy when we closed the store and I could say that was DONE, DONE, DONE! SUCH a nice feeling, isn't it? I hope you enjoyed those open windows!

CABeachBlonde said...

Beautiful. Congratulations! :)

Monica said...

I could just hear you exhaling as I was reading your words! Congratulations and job well done!

jennie said...

I know how it is to lighten the responsibility and be given the freedom of time to do what needs to be done. So very happy for you!

Stephen, Sarah, Nora, Joseph and Isaiah said...

Way to go! Enjoy your freedom. I know what a wonderful feeling of relief and accomplishment it is to finish a job. So happy for you!!!

the Joneses said...

Yay! It's always a good thing to know where you need to cut back to acommodate new phases of life. And Meredith and a crawling Clara is definitely a Phase of Note. Congratulations!

-- SJ

Sarah M. said...

Congrats again. I'm sure you've really enjoyed the last couple of weeks.

So.... are you going to take up blogging again?