Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Back to work

I'm on my third week of half-time work now. I was kind of dreading it, but it's not that bad, especially since the rainy season has started and it would be dreary to hang around the house all day. It's nice to be using new parts of my brain, and to be able to respond to emails and drink coffee with both hands. I'm working a full day on Mondays, and half days (until 1:00) on Tuesday through Thursday. The biggest challenge is not getting quite as much sleep as I was before, though I can still take naps in the afternoon. Luckily we found a wonderful person to take care of Melina; she's our old neighbor, and a friend. She has a ten-year-old daughter who also comes over after school on Mondays to play with the baby. I have no doubt that Melina is in very good hands, and she doesn't seem to be unhappy or lonely - heck, she doesn't seem to miss me at all when I'm gone. She obviously knows who I am and prefers me over other people at times (especially when she's in the car seat), but she doesn't bat an eyelash when I leave for work. We'll see if that changes as she gets older.

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