Advice

I wanted to thank everyone so very much for all of the kind words and advice over the last few days. Some of my favorites.....

Rest, relax and redefine who you are! My advice is to not jump into anything (volunteer or otherwise) for at least 6 months! Decompress!!!!!! You deserve it! I chose to take everything out of my life and then SLOWLY add things back in after 9+ months! That way, I can self reflect when I am feeling over scheduled again and "spring clean" my schedule on a constant basis! 

Get involved in the community. The library always has lots of things to do and you can meet other moms and stuff. I do one outing every morning and then we play at home/do house work in the afternoon. Good luck!

It's a gift!! Just turn the page in your own time (easier said than done!)

ensure you take a couple of hours spread out in the week for 'Ashley time', have a regular 'date night'.

What I have found is that these first two days have been terrifying and perfectly delightful. I feel incredibly blessed to have to many people in my corner.