I’ve been back to working full time for three weeks. I love getting up in the mornings to go to work. I have a pretty good schedule and great coworkers. But frankly, I’ve been exhausted. The first weekend I had off after working a full 40 hours I felt like I had the energy sucked out of me and it’s kind of been like that ever since. I’m not the only one. Mark started grad school the week after I started working and he’s been feeling the same. I know what we both need. We need to workout! We need to swim everyday like we use to before our schedules went haywire. We need to jump on our bikes more often (hurry up Tempe Lake and fill back up)! But who has energy to do that stuff!

It’s just another part of adjusting to being married. It’s one thing as a single person to work, come home and relax, clean when you feel like it. Being married is a whole new world. It’s a balancing act and we’re both trying to learn to juggle.

Before Mark and I were married we discussed what life would be like when we had children. I (half) jokingly said that everything would be fine because when women get pregnant they get super powers. I was sure of it because so many wonderful moms I know went to bed late and woke up early, ran around all day, cooked, cleaned, EVERYTHING… all without complaint. Well it turns out that super power is love and it doesn’t just appear one day, it’s work. And it isn’t only necessary when you have children, but needed when you commit to marriage til death do you part!

Today was a perfect example of the time sacrifice I am learning a marriage takes. I got off work early and expected Mark to be at school until late, so of course I made a long to-do list. I got home and was ready to start checking tasks off when in walked my wonderful husband. I was so excited to see him because that meant an afternoon together, but that also meant the to-do list went out the window. (I’m still working on the balance!) I keep reminding myself that it’s not about completing everything on the list in one day; it’s about doing a few things completely and well! (I heard that on EWTN radio the other day and have been reminding myself of that everyday.)

So tomorrow is another day, and maybe I’ll get a few more things checked off that list while also adding a few more. I’m going to continue to keep things in prospective; because when we’re old and gray with fifty grandchildren running around, being exhausted over the commitments we have today as a young married couple will seem silly but worth every minute.

(On a last note I still secretly think moms have super powers and I hope when I get mine it comes with mind reading capabilities!)