Tomorrow's the start of a new week.

Most people consider Sunday the start of a new week, however for myself it's Monday. Monday begins week two of the transformation to a new me. Tomorrow will also test my patients. Tomorrow I get to play "stay at home mommy" to Emilie. I LOVE playing stay at home mommy! I really wish it was my one and only job and as much as I'd like to think that one day it will be, I'm doubting that day will ever come. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy my full time job. It's just that like most jobs, it has it's days. 

Most people think that summer is the best time of year to work at a University. Most of the students are gone, therefore things should be very quiet. Not the case in Student Services. My primary tasks at work is make sure each and every student that attends Des Moines University has health insurance coverage. If the student isn't covered on a parent/spouse employer group plan, they must be covered on the University's sponsored health insurance plan. What makes it even more fun is that I am the only person that watches this very closely for about 1,300+ students. Every year I'm processing waivers, requesting copies of insurance cards or processing the paperwork to go to the insurance plan for those who chose to take the sponsored plan. Oh it's so much fun. Oh yes.

Besides health insurance I'm also assigning lockers, helping with other Orientation projects/plans, scheduling meetings, working on Student Government for three colleges, Student Senate and many, many, many more projects. So as you can see, I have no summer. Nada. Ziltch. Nothing. Can you now understand why I would want to be a stay at home mommy?

Tomorrow will test me. I thought about letting Emilie, and myself, sleep in and attend the 9:00 a.m. class, but what good will that do? Since Rob is out of town until Saturday, I might as well get up early and try, try, try to get Emilie moving and to class with me. That is at 6:15 a.m. in the morning. If that doesn't work, we'll try 7:15 a.m. and if all else fails, I hope and pray we can get to the 9:00 a.m. class. I'm not about to talk myself out of this! I know there are classes in the late afternoon and early evening, but I really want to stick to my scheduled time. Hopefully Emilie will cooperate with me. Please! Please! Please!