I am rested.

My to-do list is pretty much done. When is the last time that happened?! I can’t recall. 

Not working really has its perks. I can see why people enjoy it. Now all I need is a Range Rover, a pilates instructor, and a lot more money.

At my checkup last week I was relaxed and happy. My doctor asked about those killer-but-not-productive contractions I’d been having for weeks … the ones that had me convinced I was going to end up having TWO early.

“Well,” I said, “They stopped the day after I stopped going to work.”  

She commented that was “interesting.” I wanted to take her clipboard and bash her over the head with it. NO IT’S NOT!!! I have been telling her for over half of my pregnancy, that stress was causing the contractions. But since I am healthy, the baby is healthy, and I wasn’t running to the hospital every time I got them, she never saw fit to give me a written excuse to not be at work.

As a result, I am burning vacation time to sit at home and rest. It might sound silly, but it’s worth it to ME. I highly recommend to anyone who is completely burned out, to get yourself knocked up as quickly as possible. Then take vacation time to sit at home and rest before that bundle of joy gets here and your life takes on a new form of chaos.