a single wife

Am I intentionally trying to be dramatic with my title? Possibly. 

Does it feel like that sometimes? Yeppers.

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Jason officially started his practicum about 1 week ago, but had training through the month of September. The goal is for him to graduate May 2015. Awesome, right? Totally! I would love nothing more than to celebrate his quest for learning & gaining another degree. Can anyone say pay increase?

That being said, his practicum is 20 hours/week, that is on top of his already 40 hours a week at work. 

For this extrovert, that is unbearable. I work from home 2 days a week which is great when someone comes home at 430. But when you are at home for 12+ hours by yourself with limited interaction with the outside world (ok, I'm being a little dramatic to get my point across) you start feeling a little down.

Thankfully, I have a husband who is going to school for psychology & can give me a few pointers. 

1. Get out of the house
   Now, this doesn't mean going anywhere necessarily, even just stepping onto our balcony. Breathing the fresh air into my lungs changes things for me. It refreshes me & helps my clarity a bit.
2. Be with people
   Yes. My extroverted self needs to be around people. Period. I was recently chatting with a dear friend about how I go insane when I'm drinking 1 cup of coffee at home vs. how I don't feel it as much at work. Because there are people there that I can just start talking to and help get a little bit of my crazy out :)
3. Get a part-time job
   This was initially a great idea!... and then we both realized that nothing around the apartment will get done if we are both working 40 hours at our full-time jobs and then both of us basically have part-time jobs. We will have no meals, clean clothes and our place will be a pit. So, we settled for... well, I have no idea yet. Babysitting? Cleaning houses? Who knows. But, getting out there, being productive & possibly earning a few bucks? Perfect.

So... you might be asking yourself. Hey! I want to get Lauren out of the house! 

OR

Hey! I could really use a babysitter this weekend! 

Well, here I am folks. A full-grown human begging to hang out with you, or your children, or your dirty house, or anything to help get me through the next few months, that truly are already feeling like an eternity.

Call me. email me. write me a letter! share me with your friends! anything :) What's a few minutes for a lifetime of knowing that you eased my sanity just a little bit during a time in need.

For now?... while I wait for all of your comments & replies about how you, too, can help? I'll continue to watch Walter White & Jesse Pinkman make meth & be really thankful that I do not need to resort to that.. at least for now! ;)

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