Things are going better and better with V. Noah is visibly more content with her each day, although he still melts down now and then. I continue to be impressed at her professionalism and caring (from what I hear through my office floor and door). And she still is smarter than I am, reading better books than I do. I feel really lucky and now I just wonder how I can keep her happy (and keep affording her!)
I also heard about a Montessori daycare in the area that takes kids at 18 months for half days. (Why is everyone else’s research better than mine??? But at least I have a network to hear about it.)
I’m considering seeing if they have spaces in the fall. Which is a huge ginormous step, I know.
My work is going better too, this week anyway – I have an excellent set of answers to email questions in my inbox for a profile, with a phone interview lined up for tomorrow, and I think that will end up being a high-quality piece. I was nervous about it because it’s of a former television producer who went on to be the start-up editor for a really high profile news site, so I was interviewing an former interviewer, and she was very gracious in complimenting my research and questions. So at the moment I am loving my job a little.
And although I’m not yet ahead to where I really have space to have all my creative cylinders firing rather than just slogging to deadline, I think I will get there (of course Emily’s week will torpedo that, but that’s okay).
I still need to find room to pursue new things/finish my book/etc., but I can see getting there. If we don’t have another child. If we do I will be doomed. That’s a tough one.
