Randomness of Christi : » 2008 » September

I’m not pregnant yet but we have discussed the possibilities and one of the questions that always come up is how do people do it?  How do you balance having a fufilling career and still spend quality time with your family?  Also I can’t forget how are you able to achieve all of the things you wanted to in life…. say travel?  It seems unreal to me how people do this as all I can think is how expensive babies are.  Don’t get me wrong I love kids dearly but I’m just asking of the world out there are there women who can do this all?  I know there are and so what I’m asking is how do you balance it all and not lose yourself in the mix?  Just curious.  Any advice would be much appreciated.

Every day we have to give my cat chunk an epilepsy pill at 7am and 7 pm.  Also at that time we feed each of our cats a half a can of wet food.  During the week I get up at 5:30-6am every day and leave for work.  We don’t feed the cats at this time or pill them as my husband doesn’t leave until 8.  On the weekends then my cat chunk has decided that when 5:30 rolls around he needs to make sure I get out of bed.  It doesn’t matter that the night before we stay up until 12 versus 9-10.  All he knows is that you must get up and start the day.  He goes to different spots on the bed and starts digging or licking my face.  He pushes his cold wet nose against any body part showing.  We have learned once he starts he won’t stop until you get up and feed him.  Therefore usually we end up getting up and locking him downstairs.  Anyone else experience this with their cat and is there a cure?  I’m at the point where I know during the week I wouldn’t have to set my alarm as he would get me up.  Course an hour after he gets me up he goes back to sleep… its just not right:).