Mommy Looks For Work

Now that Dustin is over a year old, it is time to look for work. I have started the usual places like Craig's List and Career Builder. Right now the offers are few, but I have found 2 postings that would be an excellent fit for me. These days, you have to tailor your resume and cover letter to the specific company and find ways to stand out. How do you stand out in a crowd of so many job seekers? Luckily for me, my husband works at one of the companies. Hopefully, that will help me get in front of someone, so I can prove to the hiring manager just how awesome I really am.

The next challenge with looking for work is child care. Today, Dustin and I went to visit a child care facility. He did very well and was upset to leave because he enjoyed it so much. The principle said I should have no trouble with Dustin since he is so social and does not suffer from separation anxiety. Yay for me! However, I am sad to be putting him in day care and may miss spending my day with him.

Christmas has Come and Gone

This year was a small Christmas with my folks. We had Christmas eve at our house and made enough tamales to support a very small country, but a country none the less. I will be eating them for about a week and the rest will have to go in the fridge. This a fun tradition for us and I look forward to it every year.

Christmas day we went to my folks and had a lovely meal and shared gifts. I am looking forward to using my pressure cooker and prep blender. Dustin is totally enamored with Clap Your Hands (Puppet Book). He wants Elmo to sing to him ALL day long. My hand gets tired and Elmo needs to take frequent naps. However, it is totally cute to see Dustin get so excited about it.

I have enjoyed that we focused more on family and less on gifts. This has taken the pressure and stress out of the holiday and gave us space to focus on what what important, that we are together. My house was not decorated and we did not put up a tree, but we were not lacking for cheer.

Even if next year is better and I really hope it is, I want to continue to focus on family and less on the commercialism of the holiday.

Been so long, I missed you

Today's news is both exciting and terrifying. Dustin took his first steps yesterday. My husband & I were both there to witness it and cheer. Now, will be the terrifying reality that he will be running soon. Very much looking forward to all of the fun things we will be able to do together, but especially not having to carry him all the time.

Funny to think about how much I take walking for granted. Seeing Dustin stand, for him, it seems to take so much effort. These moments are special and so very exciting.