Work vs Home

Am into the 1st week of my flexi-1mth maternity leave. Basically my main objective this month is to try my best to tidy up the house and pack the things that have accumulated over the past 5 plus years we have lived here...started on the store-room today and still there! Some how there are so many things which we have forgotten exist but yet i am half-hearted about throwing it away...just in case:P

Well, honestly i am not sure which i prefer, to work or to stay home. The good thing about being at home is everything is 'own time own target' and more relaxing. At least i feel alittle happier doing my bit as a wife and mother. But i feel kind of funny not having anyone to talk to, such a 'social' person i am i guess! The mental challenge is also not there, i mean how creative can you be when it comes to washing and folding clothes...sigh.

The sense of satisfaction packing things is there, yet at the end of the day you also realise that if things have been left that way for so many years, did the packing really matter?haha!

I miss work but not all the politics and the ugly personalities that appear too often-a-times. I thank God for the gift He has given me in doing my job well, more so i thank Him for the opportunities He has given me all these years and the good favour. Well, i guess that's why sometimes i know staying home to look after the kids may be a noble thing but just may not be my cup of tea :)

 

The power of 2 new lives

Well, i guess the title says it all, my 2 young kids Dorcas & Caleb, have really changed my life.
Initially when i just had Dorcas (2 yrs back) it was like a big change, but now with Caleb who is just turning 3mths, i think using the word 'change' can't fully describe what it's really like!
Not sure if i sound like i complaining but it's not that it's that bad. I think my 2 kids are the coolest in the world, i guess that's what all mothers will say. But for those who know me well, this statement is not what one would expect from me, but well, after being pregnant for 2 times, i guess i am more 'gu niang' now,hee!

Today is the 2nd week i am back at work, and the irony of it all is i do think of looking after the kids when i am at work. However when i have them with me, for example the tiring weekend that just passed, i just felt i needed rest and wished i had some extra extra help. It's a strange feeling but then again, maybe that's a very human thing; we often miss people when they arent with us :)