Life Currently

I am tied up at work. And yet, I tend to take out minutes for myself while at workplace, because it is easier to do it here than at home.

Last week, I applied for a higher position at my workplace. Overall, the resume looks good, but the last few years, some categories have suffered because I have been away for extended periods from my workplace. 

Between 2011 and 2014, I have claimed maternity leave thrice! I need to later also submit a crisper resume that is quantitative, and will focus on only the last three years, and boy, does it suck! In it,  I am meeting the criteria, but by the edge of my teeth. If only both - the whole resume and the partial one are taken together, does it look any good. And then, I am not the only one vying the raise, so I have to make it work.

Since the resume will be just one part of the evaluation that goes with the consideration to promote, I am hoping the other dimensions will help me.

The very same week was M's brush with viral fever and skin allergy. Figlia had another run with night terror and the children took turns to ensure sleep at night was disturbed.

Sunday was an exam and I have not done too well on it. 

Gracy has been a saviour at home. Now that she has been around for a while, I have better judgment about the Yays and Nays with her. 

Hubby has been making efforts to come home early whenever he can manage to, which is much better than him never coming home early. He coming home early is a relief too. 

DH took a gym off for two months in between and has resumed from July 1. If you recall, you would know that he had taken a subscription for me too, but let's just say that in the quest for fitness and a chance to poop in peace, I have decided to go with the latter. We could not have gone in together, and any other time was not comfortable to me.

Figlia is a little story teller. There are lions, tigers, and kings, cats and dogs and children and Gods in her stories, and people from real life too. She is still strong on the tantrum streak, and I have to be wary of the mood swings. Recently, I discovered something in her behaviour. She did something that deeply annoyed hubby. She came to me, fully expecting me to scold too. And I just hugged her. And the lady's temper melted away! She became normal and the house's center of gravity returned to normal.

She is still having tough time at her school. She has not adjusted completely.

M is on a different plane. He can sit and hold himself that way if we make him sit, but is not able to currently sit himself up. He can clap, wave goodbye and is generous with his smiles. He is not as open to food as his sister was. That is such a revelation. Figlia ate everything we gave (barring when she was teething or something was up), but M already shows preference for food items.