Pros not Cons

This is a list of the pros of going back to work. Before I begin I want to stress that this is a list of items I have come up with, this is no way an attack on SAHMs or WAHMs. I just happen to be a WOHM and I need to remind myself all the good things that come with this job. I promise you my list of Cons would be just as long, if not longer. I am trying to focus on the positives and motivate myself to get up Monday morning with a smile and embrace this new chapter of my life.

Pros:

• The pay cheque: I am not in denial, if it wasn't for my pay cheque I wouldn't be a working mom. This guy is the only reason I work and he deserves top spot on my list. 
• Eating a warm lunch undisturbed: Oh I am often disturbed by staff and co-workers during my lunch hour but they usually back off when I let them know that I will come see them as soon as I am done eating. My kids, not so much.
• Drinking my coffee while it's warm: Oh this will be a nice change from the last year where I routinely re-heated my coffee twice, often 3 times a morning. Microwave coffee = yuck
• time to read blogs: When I work I always give myself a bit of time when I arrive to catch up on blog reading. It will be nice to get back to this routine and catch up on all your lives (in a more timely manner)
• Adult conversation: I did have a lot of adult friends to talk to while I was on leave. It will be nice to be able to finish a conversation uninterrupted. No more conversation fragments and "what was I saying again...oh well".
• Using my brain: I am considered an expert in my field of work. It is something I am proud of.
• Coming home at the end of the day to my 3 wonderful children who will be so happy to see me and yell "MOMMY!!! I MISSED YOU". 

Edited to add:

• A house that stays clean longer: thanks Lori for the reminder on that one
• Going to the bathroom alone! How could I have forgotten that one! Thanks Christine!