To Write is to VENT

So I decided to start a blog. I needed a way to vent the frustrations of being a working mother. Things have been really getting to me lately and the stress has built up to a point to where I want to run outside and scream for no reason. I actually had a quiet moment (on the toilet) reading my Parents magazine and there was an article about blogging moms. I said to myself, "I can do that! That's it! That's how I will get all this out."

Now here I am, sitting at the computer getting it all out for today. Maybe I should start with who I am and what this crazy career that I have is. My name is Christi, I'm 32 and the mother of two beautiful girls. Chloe and Cayleigh . I'm married to Chris.

Myself? I'm a DJ for a country radio station. I work from 10-3 on the air. Pretty cool right? It is. That's not my only job though, I'm also the Assistant Program Director and Music Director. Which means I assist the program director in whatever he wants and I work with all the record labels to get their music played on our station. I have met every major and not so major country star, I haven't bought a CD since 1999...well who even buys those anymore, and I go to every concert I want for FREE. Yes extremely cool job.

The problem is I have NO time for me or my family. It's really frustrating. It's get up and if I'm not too tired at 4:30am go to the gym for a quick work out, get dressed while getting the girls dressed, then hopefully out the door by 7:30 (THIS NEVER HAPPENS). Drop the girls off, sit in gridlock, go go go all day. If I'm lucky I get out of the office by 5:30 (THIS NEVER HAPPENS) and sit in more gridlock, come home to craziness, bath bottle bed for Cayleigh. Finish dinner if Chris has even been able to start it, bathe Chloe, read 5 million stories and probably fall asleep in Chloe's room just to do it all over again.

I know it sounds like I'm complaining, and I am a little, but I DO LOVE BEING A MOM! I LOVE IT! Every second of it, even the bad times when they are sick and pooping everwhere or just going insane, I love it. It's everything I have ever wanted. Now if I could just balance the two better we would be good :)

So I'm writing this blog to vent, be creative and seek out advice and comments if possible. I'm probably NOT going to edit myself so excuse me in advance if I offend you. Feel free to yell at me, argue with me, praise is always appreciated...whatever... this is going to be fun!

Me and the hubby