I recently noticed my friends status update on Facebook read, 'Jane (name is changed) is looking forward to going on maternity leave in two weeks!' One of her friends had left a comment underneath the status saying, 'Gee, I wish I could go on a vacation for 9 months!' I was disgusted that someone out there thinks that maternity leave and staying at home with your children is a vacation! Sure, it's not conventional work...you don't have a boss, you don't have deadlines, you don't have to hand in TPS reports, but BY GOLLY IT'S STILL WORK! So in celebration of being a stay at home mom I am giving you a list of things that I've accomplished by 10:30 today. Here you go:
(in no particular order)
- packed up all of the garbage and recycling and put it out
- made muffins
- set-up a tea party for Rhys and his imaginary jousting friends
- made coffee and then had a cup with James
- pondered what it means to be a godly woman
- fed the kids
- made soup
- cleaned the kitchen
- cleaned-up the tea party
- folded some laundry
- thought about the characters in the book I'm currently reading
- got the kids dressed
- taught Rhys how to properly wash dishes
- got myself dressed and ready for the day
- called my sister and my mother and asked them questions about soup-making
- and, finally, wrote this blog!
There you go! All by 10:30.
5 comments:
wow. well done.
i know the whole "you don't have a job" thing really BUGS me too. you know the kind of conversation that goes like this:
"where do you work?"
"i'm a stay at home mom"
"oh...so you don't work..."
!!!?!! um.
my mom used to tell people she was a "household engineer". it sounded so much more *impressive* than sahm and got a few raised eyebrows at the same time.
ps oh...thanks for the composter tip but I GOT ONE!!!! a town nearby was selling them and my super sweet mama picked it up for me. i love it. composting makes me VERY happy.
That's amazing! People don't know what they're talking about when they say "being a stay at home mom isn't a job." It's draining both emotionally and physically. Although I wouldn't know because I'm not a stay at home mom. I'm not even a mom yet. But you can tell, by looking at a mom.
Bria, you are a great mom and your kids (like mine) (I think) will thank you some day for being there for them. I feel sad that now I am so busy that I don't have oddles of time for everyone. Enjoy every minute, cause the minutes fly by!
you are so right, bri. as far as i'm concerned being a stay at home mom is one of the hardest jobs out there. plus your work makes a huge difference. much more than most peoples'. hats off.
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