Dastardly Day Jobs

I haven't posted for a long time because I have a dastardly day job. As well as my full time job as a mother and my more-than full time job as a writer, I now work at a certain department store that starts with an M and ends with an 's. It's the perfect job for me, as part time work goes, but it's a stretch, reporting to work for 25 hours a week and leaving my family to fend for themselves.
I get to choose my own schedule, basically, the people are nice to work with, mostly, the work is easy, for the most part, and it's been wonderful getting a pay check every Friday, completely. I get to escape the mom routine and just be a person who sells clothes to other women and that is, in some respects, a welcome relief. I'm making a bit of money for taking a break from my messy house and all the demands of living with dogs and kids. The downside is that the puppy has chewed holes in our walls, the house smells like puppy pee pee, my friends have all but forgotten me, my children are lonely, laundry litters the upstairs floor, meals are often previously frozen, the backyard lawn is so long that I can't see the dogs when they go out there and I'm tired all the time.
The up side is that my children are getting more independant, I'm happier and we have a small pay check for groceries and kids' lunch money. I believe in white light and positive energy and while I was transforming from a depressed housewife and down on her luck writer to a working gal, one of my novels got recognized and I am going to be a published author in a few months! Whoot whoot.
Lately I've been going from Cloud Nine to Seventh Heaven and when I wake up in the middle of the night worrying about money and life, I remember that I am going to be a published author. This was a dream I dearly wanted to fullfill and now that I'm on the verge of self pubbing The Dream Jumper's Promise, I receive a contract offer from a legitimate press. Talk about 11th hour.
So in summary, I got a $9 job, work 25 hours a week and at the 11th hour I receive an offer and am now on cloud 9. I'm in 7th heaven.
More later...