The alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. I have to fight the urge to hit the snooze button. As I drag myself out of bed and onto the treadmill, my thoughts shift to the day ahead, to the last-minute changes to the presentation I'm giving this afternoon in Chicago. Though mere hours away, the presentation feels so distant from my home office in Colorado. I wipe my face of any lingering sweat and diligently make the final edits. When it's done, I feel proud. And, more importantly, I'm ready for the conference call with my boss to give it one last review before my flight.
The coffee maker is my next priority. I flip the switch on my way back upstairs to get cleaned up for the day. As the first pot of coffee brews, I get dressed and pack some last-minute items into my suitcase. My husband Scott has already left the house, taking most days I travel as an opportunity to get a jumpstart on his workday. This means I need to get my thirteen- and nine-year-old daughters ready for school and my four-year-old son ready for daycare before I get myself to the airport. It's a challenge, but not impossible.
When I finally have a hot cup of coffee in hand, my bags packed, and my presentation ready to go, I'm confident and excited. The kids aren't even out of bed yet, but I feel like everything is under control. For one rare moment, I feel confident that I am successfully juggling the demands of a career and motherhood. But the challenge is only just beginning.
Breakfasts are eaten, lunches made. Megan and Emily pull on sweaters and tennis shoes, and I step outside to say goodbye as they go to meet the school bus. Then I help Parker get dressed, gather his things, and we're finally out the door. As Parker and I make the short drive to his daycare, I gaze into the back seat at his sweet little face. Full of innocence and energy, he still has that chubby toddler look. But it's starting to thin out. He's starting to get bigger. Soon he'll be a little boy, I remind myself, and not a little baby at all.
As always, he is in a good mood, smiling and pretending, obviously involved in some sort of superhero battle as Batman, his favorite character. Today is an extra special day at daycare; they will be playing baseball, something Parker looks forward to every week. I remembered to bring his teddy bear for naptime, and we even packed up his favorite toy cars for show-and-tell. As we pull into the daycare parking lot, I silently applaud myself for how smoothly the morning has gone.
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