Day Four - “It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all.”

"Normal."  I have never really liked the word.  It implies that anything other than whatever is the status quo is the opposite of normal and I think "abnormal" is a rather mean word.  That said, let me just say that what was normal in my world was rocked when my son came into this world.  Life was different when I got pregnant, sure, but, like Johnson & Johnson says, "Having a baby changes everything."

I found my first real working momma positive today - a feeling of normal.  Normal is not something I have ever sought (I pride myself on being a bit quirky), but it felt nice as it settled in.  The way I left my office and my job on October 9, 2009, was not any different from how I found it when I returned on January 4, 2010.  I found some comfort in that on day four.  I may not be able to nap anymore or watch a favorite TV show... or eat a hot meal at a designated time, but I can sure as heck park my car, take the elevator to the 22nd floor, and get to work.  I like it.