May 31, 2023 - Wednesday


Today was a rough one. The kids were fighting and screaming and whining and tantruming ALL DAY LONG. Well, not Jonas, but the other 3. There were so many time outs and quiet times that we didn't get out of the condo until 1:30. Pretty frustrating and super hard to stay in any kind of decent mood with that bs going on. 

It really wasn't an exciting day, but, aside from the kid nonsense, it was a relaxing day. Ben took the kids to a playground in the morning for a little under an hour while I worked on my blog and an application for a position at Dwell that I'd really like to have. But then I decided, after getting the application almost finished, that I'm just not ready to make a change with my jobs right now, as much as I might want that specific position. It was just SO perfectly aligned with what I thought I'd actually do with my life around college age that I felt like I needed to at least apply. Anyway, I didn't. And it's fine. I'm sick of BrandSwan at the moment, along with all of the stresses that it brings to my life, but I'm not actually ready to quit...really just for Jane's sake, which Ben thinks I shouldn't even consider. It has been really stressful for over six months though! I need to find a way for it to be less so. 

I have finished two WHOLE books since I got here and finished the one I was in the middle of before we left as well. I'm working on my 4th book for the vaca right now and I'm LOVING all of this relax time. 

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