My how things change

This afternoon I was sitting here thinking about how much has changed in our lives (OK MY LIFE in the last year) for example.....

Then: I worked at a job where I was under appreciated, over-worked and pretty much just all around abused mentally
Now: I work from home where I am under appreciated, over-worked and my mental status well depends on the day, the hour and the minute (but all kidding aside I wouldn't change it for the world love ya boys)

Then: I was constantly trying to balance my work life and my home life feeling like there just were not enough hours in the day for both
Now: I am still trying to find enough hours in the day to get it all done, laundry, dishes, breakfast, lunch, dinner (how did I ever work outside the home to begin with??)

Then: I complained constantly
Now: Oh wait I still do that... (bad example, lets see if I can come up with another one)

Then: I looked forward to 5:00 every day of the week mainly because it meant I was off work but also so I could fight the NW AR traffic to go and pick up my boy, who sometimes was not even the slightest bit excited to see me (how disappointing as a parent, but this does speak volumes about his babysitter :) We love you Lyssa)
Now: We fight traffic together everywhere we go, hence the reason Caleb learned the word "retard" the other day ( I guess there are worse things I could have said)

OK so it seems like a lot has changed to me but I guess the only thing that is really missing is the fact that I no longer get a PAYCHECK!! I feel cheated (is that wrong).

Caleb and I went up to Bella Vista the other day (about two weeks ago) and went by to see the ladies that I used to work with. As I was telling my mom, I do miss being there and seeing all of my old customers and getting to play catch up on all that is going on in the lives of my co-workers, I miss the adult conversation that I had when ever I wanted it, I miss my friends there terribly (although we still talk it's just not the same you know) but what far exceeds anything that I could possibly miss is the fact that when we were able to walk out the door I was able to walk out and NOT feel one itty bitty, teeny tiny, minuscule amount of STRESS! And that my friends is why I am more than happy to be the stay at home mom I am today paycheck or NO paycheck!