Tuesday was my final day of work at gig 1, the job where my boss said i could work from home up until my due date and also said that she wouldn't hire someone without first consulting me about what i wanted to do, then did a 180 and hired someone a week later, said she wouldn't need me after mid-Dec and that she didn't want me to work from home. I took it all in stride - I was wishy-washy about continuing to work after baby anyway, so by her hiring someone that essentially took the decision away from me and therefore i can't feel guilty or conflicted. I was not thrilled about the not being able to work from home bit, but again, knowing that the end was near was helpful.
That said, commuting at 33, almost 34 weeks of pregnancy is not easy on the body. couple that with my second bad cold in 3 weeks and i was ready to be done. my actual last day of work was supposed to be Tues, Dec 14 but I just couldn't take it one more week so I told my boss that this past Tues was it. So happy that I did - I am very much looking forward to a more relaxed schedule leading up to the holidays, and gig 2, which i work W-F from home, wraps up around the new year. Hopefully baby boy Otis will not come early and will give me and C some much-needed time in those last few weeks to get our house in order.
I haven't had a problem getting a seat on the train for the past while because C has been driving me to Hoboken in the mornings that I commute in and the train originates there. So I know, if I wait and time it right, I can be one of the first people on the train when it pulls into the station and grab a seat without a problem. It's been wonderful that he's been driving me out of the way all this time to make that possible. He didn't want me to have to fight for a seat at our usual Grove Street stop. When you get on at Grove you can expect the train to be packed with people so if someone didn't volunteer a seat i'd be forced to ask, which i would do out of desperation, but don't enjoy....
so now, train trips will only be on off hours. like today - going to the doctor so he can tell me what, if anything, i can take to expedite this cold. i also managed to develop a disgusting cluster of blisters under my left nostril - i believe it's a cold sore (i googled it) but i didn't even know you could get those anywhere but on your lip. silly me. I also have a swollen gland in my neck that's as big as a goiter. Basically, I'm in shambles and look and feel as sexy as old belly button lint. But i digress....
So as the countdown to baby begins and the commuting is at an end, not sure what direction i expect this blog to take. Stay tuned.
