Part Time For a Reason

Today is one of the reasons that I love working part time.  I am helping out in Norah's preschool classroom.  My job will be to use a hot-glue gun to help with some boat project.  I'm not exactly sure, but I know that I will be busy.  I love the projects this preschool class makes.  They collected shoe boxes, and turned them into guitars with paint sticks and rubber bands.  Norah collected jar lids, for a gear project.  They collect large laundry soap containers and other recyclables for a reason not yet discovered.  Moving to this preschool was the best decision ever! Her preschool teachers run a well-managed classroom and always keep their Mom helpers hopping.

Norah loves the idea of me coming to help today.  I am so thankful that I am able to help out at times and I get to be home sometimes.  She loves her "Mommy Days". The school year is always jam-packed for me, and I have tons to do.  My mind is often filled with responsibility and challenges, and I find myself juggling lots of hats. And I am not always a very good juggler.  I feel stretched thin and wanting to always do more in every area (home, Mothering, work, church, PTA, school volunteering).  Week after week I feel tired and so busy - working outside of the home half-time.  Then, looking at the calendar and counting my days, it looks so little.  I could not imagine working full time!

A good morning to be had for sure.  Preschool is such a happy place; she only has a short time left.