Why I CANNOT be a Stay at Home Mommy for Extended Periods of Time

WHERE THE FUCK IS MY FUCKING BREAK???!?!?!?!

I wanted to go to the gym and get back into lifting today but being that it is the end of November, we just got back from a mini vacation to Atlanta and my house was never fully cleaned after the three months where I was sucked into the Campaign Ass Kicking universe (a good once over on a house can only work for so long, then you start to find spots that are just fucking disgusting...sure no one would really see or notice them but I would know that they were there and that just grosses me out!) I have to get into my current job- taking care of my family and the home we live in.

I shit you not, this is the first free moment I have had today, and this entry is going to take me a bit to do because of the constant stopping- tending to Loki or moving laundry or checking dinner (in the crock pot!) or some other thing that I have to do.

Now don't get me wrong, my house needs the attention and sometimes I actually like slipping into the June Cleaver role....but after a while it gets exhausting! It takes SO MUCH WORK. When your kid is in daycare- they are making a mess somewhere else during the day, but when they stay home- they are making a mess in your house...so I'm ALWAYS cleaning. And while I like the occasional cleaning day- I don't make a habit of it! Even when the kid naps- there is still something to do- like cleaning up the mess he just made so you can try to get ahead of everything before he wakes up.

So here I am.....waiting for the next phase of life to start. I have a second interview today for a job that I think I would enjoy and pretty good at, and I've started studying for the LSAT"s (which I plan to take in February). I'm not saying that I'm planning to go to law school, and even if I did, it wouldn't have to be right away (the test scores are good for years), but since getting into politics, I've had so many people ask me "Are you going to go to law school?" I wanted to when I was in high school....don't know if I still want to. But what I have learned with my life is to keep your options open and always be ready to change/ I had 4 majors in college (fire science, psych, pre-med, english) and my biggest goal is to be a writer and write something amazing and my intended career right after graduating college was Public Relations. BLAM! Here I am now! Wouldn't it be super crazy if after having another kid, I seriously decide to be a Stay at Home Mom and LOVE IT? Crazier things have happened,I suppose.

I was paid to do a job, and I did that job so hard it now needs a wheelchair...WHOOPS!

Just wondering....is my title a bit crass? 

I'm just kidding, I don't really care.

So Election Day was fun....waking up at 4, lit dropping at 6 for a few (make that five) hours and then making calls to GOTV and trying like hell to not look at the CNN/MSNBC/ Fox News (another joke...I don't watch that crap!) exit polls. Then I got to run home, TRY to eat the delicious grilled cheese my hubs made for me (nope....too nervous, but this Bloody Mary sure is filling!) wait for my friend Sheila to come over and then we headed over to Mandalay Bay for the ritual sacrifice of virgins and goats Democrat Victory Party (yet another joke...we all know that Dems aren't virgins LOL why do you think we want our contraception so bad?).

So after another drink and I joined hundreds of other dems as we were glued to the TV. State after state was called for the President until the entire Presidential race was called for him. I was SUPER happy and SUPER proud of the people I knew that had dedicated so much of themselves to the campaign, I was glad for the money I had donated to the campaign, I was glad that I was accepted into a fellowship with the Obama campaign last fall, I was glad for women's rights, gay rights, Obamacare, Repeal of DADT and a bunch of other stuff (those are my top reasons...the other stuff is just gravy).

BUT SERIOUSLY NEVADA?! GIMME THE DAMN RESULTS IN THE STATE RACES!!!!

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And.....my candidates won.

The first candidate had been redistricted into a district that was 92% new....and won 64.02% to 35.98%

The second candidate was in a considerably much tighter (and somewhat targeted race) and won 51.31%- 45.02%

I'm so proud of the work I did on these campaigns and especially proud of the work my candidates did on their campaigns. They really buckled down and did what they needed to do and really care about being of service to the people they represent. 

AND NOW.....here I am/. Do I have a job? I didn't think I did, as I was paid to run a campaign and win...Did that (like a boss!) and now I have no job to do. But I have a meeting with my boss today so maybe he has some ideas or recommendations or maybe he just wants to shoot the shit, who knows. The whole part of where your job is done, now what is exciting and nerve wrecking at the same time. There seem to be so many possibilities but at the same time...money is nice. To be honest, I don't really want to find a job until after the New Year. I'll be so busy flying to Atlanta or back to D.C. and I want to focus on my family right now.

Of course that doesn't mean I won't take a job if it's offered and I want it, but we will see. I've always just sort of done what I needed to do and watched where it would take me and that hasn't let me down yet!

Why I Am Voting for Obama

So Early Voting Ended in Nevada today, and it's looking really good for the Democratic Party. But that doesn't mean I get to take a break....in fact we have to step it up yet again to make sure those that didn't vote get out an vote on Election Day. Now the 2012 elections are extremely important to me on a very personal level, so let's recap why I am in this fight and give me some last minute motivation for the next three days:

1)KIEL IS HOME and has been home since June 2011. This is the longest he has been home since we first got marriage. He missed my giving birth to our son (Iraq) and a year later he missed his first birthday and first Christmas (Afghanistan). Those that know me, know how much it meant to my family to be able to have him home for the holidays last year as well as this year.

2) Mitt Romney says same parents are not right on paper and not right in fact. Well I have same sex parents. And his attack not only on gay parents but on their children is despicable. Being a kid is hard enough, being a kid that is different from others is even harder and then this ass hat passed legislation that literally made kids with same sex parents stand out more. THAT IS JUST FUCKING EVIL. I love that our President knows that all families are different but great if they are loving. I love that the President is ending support for DOMA and supports same sex marriage.

3) I don't think old men have any right passing legislation on my reproductive rights. Most men can't even find the clitoris yet they magically know when life begins or think that employer provided health insurance (which is technically paid for by the employee) can be denied covering contraception if the employer doesn't want to pay for it. STOP WEDGING YOUR RELIGION IN BETWEEN ME AND MY DOCTOR! AND STOP TRYING TO FORCE YOUR WAY INTO MY BEDROOM! IF I WANTED GOVERNMENT IN MY UTERUS, I WOULD FUCK A SENATOR!

4) Healthcare- I REALLY wanted the single-payer option. Kiel and I have military healthcare (a.k.a. Tricare) guess what folks- that's government healthcare. I gave birth in a military hospital with people that were trained by the military (aside from the doctor- I think he went to private university with the ROTC program).So with that said- my healthcare really hasn't been affected, but.....there are people that have been. The ACA doesn't go into effect until 2014 and I wish it was sooner. My friend is fighting cancer and he is being denied radiation because he hit his "lifetime cap" this is something that the ACA gets rid of, but since it isn't in effect yet, we have to hope he can hold on until then. THIS IS NOT WHAT HEALTHCARE IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! I look forward to 2014, because I know when the ACA goes into effect- this will never happen to someone else again.

5) Banking- seriously loving how my bank can just throw charges and fees at me without my consent. No more overdrafts!!! WA-HOO!

6) Nevada is freaking poor- the stimulus money has helped us in so many ways and we are really seeing growth! Granted- it's slow, but it's happening. Unemployment is going down, City Center was built (Harry Reid had to fight for that one), our crappy roads are being fixed and housing foreclosures are stalling.

7) Practice whatever religion you want, seriously, I DON'T CARE- but when you try to force your religion on myself and others by making stupid laws (like personhood laws), then I get really pissed off! My last pregnancy almost killed me, and I am terrified to get pregnant again for fear these laws will pass, something will happen and I will die. It's 2012 people, women shouldn't die in childbirth! But let's not forget- with personhood laws, those that have trouble conceiving will no longer be able to use in vitro fertilization.  KEEP YOUR RELIGION OUT OF MY GOVERNMENT! IT'S NOT JUST FREEDOM OF RELIGION BUT FREEDOM FROM RELIGION AS WELL!

8) my kids won't be able to "borrow money" from Kiel and I to pay for college. Thanks for fighting to make college more affordable, President Obama

And finally- BIN LADEN IS DEAD AND GM IS ALIVE!

Take what you want from this- it's my blog and I could give two shits if you disagree or if this affects your vote. But this is why I am voting for the President. I don't take government assistance, but I'm not a billionaire, I am just your regular run of the mill middle class woman that is absolutely petrified of a Romney administration. I would take 4 more years of W over a Romney administration, that's how scared I am!

But thankfully, we have a President that cares about the people and not the bottom line.