Busy season is over!

Wow! Again, months have gone by without a blog update. It is really ashame that my life gets in the way of doing the things that I enjoy doing. Pesky job, laundry, dishes, grocery shopping, etc. But, February 1 - April 15 poses some extra challenges...and provides much in the way of blog material.

Tax season. I just finished by 22nd tax season at WithumSmith+Brown. Now, granted, they aren't what they used to be for me. In the years BK (before kids) I was working full-time on my way to becoming the first female partner (funny how life changes and what you thought you wanted seems laughable 16 years later). Mandatory hours during tax season were Mon., Wed. & Fri. 8:30am - 5:30pm (not bad), Tues. & Thurs. 8:30am - 11:00pm and a minimum of 5 hours on Saturday. It was brutal. It was ugly. It was exhausing. And, at times, it was fun.

Now, four kids later, I am still working for the same firm -- part time. Most of the year I work 12-15 hours a week. Once busy season starts I have agreed to ramp up to 20-24 hours a week. In reality, for most of March I worked 30-35 hours a week. Half as many hours a week as I used to work...and equally exhausting...maybe more so.

I realize many women work full time and raise their families, so I am NOT complaining. God bless them! The problem I have is that I have set my life up as a stay at home mom who works a few hours a week, which means I volunteer for 3 parent-teacher organizations (one of which I am President), I am the Treasurer for my church preschool and I am the go-to person to drive everyone everywhere. Adding 30-35 hours of work to that just doesn't work that well.

But I'm back. So hopefully blog posts will be coming more frequently. Oh! And I've discovered the joy of teenagers! So much material! Stay tuned!