February 11, 2023 - Saturday


It was a busy day! Despite our screen-free Saturday policy, we took the kids to the movies. :) We saw Puss N' Boots, which was wholly boring and tedious for Ben and I, but the kids seemed to enjoy it! And then we brought Jonas over to his friend Aveen's house for his first sleepover ever! We relaxed a bit at home and then Ben and I went on our Valentine's date...which was a bit of a mess. 😅 So. We get into Dublin and drive by Pins (where we were planning to go), which looks PACKED. Then, we cannot find a parking spot in the entire parking garage! We both start to get anxious about how busy and crowded everything is and I finally say that I just don't want to be here at all. I just want to do something less stressful and crazy! Disappointed, we drive out of Dublin and start looking around on Sawmill. Every parking lot is full and Ben starts calling restaurants to see if anyone has tables available, which they don't. Finally, we happen upon an Outback Steakhouse that doesn't look insanely busy. Ben runs in and they do have tables. We spent an hour running around looking for somewhere to eat and we just had to laugh because we never would have chosen to go here...ever. Nonetheless, we had a pretty yummy meal and a couple of drinks and enjoyed each other's company. It was not a bad night at all. 

The middle school admin position opened up yesterday and as soon as I saw it, I got excited. I looked through the description and it is only a 20-hour per week position. BUT I don't want to just jump into it. I really don't know if it's the right fit for us. I know that I want it to be, but it would require SO MUCH CHANGE in my life and I kind of hate that. Pros of the position are that I love working for Dwell, I'd be truly invested in a ministry that all four of my kids will go through over the next 10-11 years, and I think I'd be good at it. Cons are that I'd probably have to find a reliable source of childcare for Ollie once or twice a week, I'd probably have to quit one of my other jobs, and that applying for and interviewing for jobs makes me anxious and vulnerable feeling. I don't want to continue getting busier and busier, but what would I quit?? It would make the most sense to leave BrandSwan, but I love working for BrandSwan and they pay me so much more than Dwell would. It's not REALLY about the money though. It's more about sentimentality. I would feel sad to leave them. I just don't know! I asked Ben to spend some time praying about it every day for the next week, along with me, and I'm going to decide in a week whether or not to apply. 




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