Being a SAHM

I'm not a stay at home mom. I think about it frequently. I love my Fridays when I am home. I try to imagine how I would do if I were home every day, or even 3 days per week. I don't know if I would love it, hate it, or be somewhere in between. Would my stress level be in the normal range? Lots of my friends who are SAHMs still seem to be highly stressed. Their kids don't seem to be any more "adjusted" to life than mine. We are eating similar meals to most of them. Contrary to common belief, we don't eat fast food or microwave meals the majority of the time. Not even close. I attempt to menu plan and shop accordingly, and even prepare meals ahead of time to make the week go smoother. That helps a great deal. I have a job that allows me to be home with my boys after school 2 of the days, and a third day, I get home about an hour after them, so I'm still there to help with homework, and get projects done.

So, is working a horrible thing for me? I don't know. I would like to try my hand at being at home with my boys every day after school. Maybe my boss would let me change my work schedule to 9-3 every day with one day me working 9-9. Wouldn't that be awesome? I think that would be amazing. Maybe when Sethers gets to first grade, I'll propose it. I would love to do that, even if it means giving up my Fridays off.

In the meantime, being a SAHM is not an option for me. It is about the income, but it is also about the medical coverage that we can't give up. So, there it is....I'm a working mom. Good thing I love my job. And just for today, I'll enjoy my day off (thanks President's Day!) with my 3 boys...a day to do laundry, and make meals, and read to my son, and listen to my son read to me, and rejoice in their piano lesson, and go to the park with their bikes and one of the dogs, and maybe even stop for ice cream shakes at the end of the afternoon.