Life

I dreamed I was returning to work full-time.

Even stranger, I was returning to my former job.

Lee was the impetus behind this. In my dream he submitted my resume, spoke with my former boss, and assured me I would be getting a phone call within a few days.

I was not very happy about it.

"But I don't want to work," I protested.

"Well, they're gonna call you," he replied.

Then, in my dream, anxiety hit as I realized I didn't have daycare for Laila. And since I've opted to let Connor stay home with me this summer, I realized I didn't have daycare for him either. How would I find daycare for two children in a few weeks?

Then it occurred to me that if Laila was in daycare and I was working I wouldn't get to spend my days with her anymore.

I woke shortly after that.

I lay in bed and listened to the birds chattering outside the window.

I watched night turn into dawn, and then morning.

I gazed at my two babies, sleeping peacefully next to me.

And I knew, unequivocally, that my life is exactly the way I want it to be.