I am mid-way through my first week as a stay-at-home mom, and I realized that I have learned so much already I should somehow document this. Two reasons: (1) So my family, friends and total strangers can have proof at last that I am nuts...and (2) So that when I go back to work outside the home someday, I can read this over to remind myself of this whole crazy experience.
I've named my blog "Off The Hamster Wheel" since that's exactly what I've done...jumped off the crazy hamster wheel of a full-time working mom trying to juggle housework, paying bills, being there for my son when he needs a "mom" vs a "working mom", etc. My husband and I realized that my stress level was simply too high to continue that way, and I have to admit he did a very good job of convincing me that I was going to lose my damn mind if I didn't hop off the wheel soon.
I plan to post (as time permits) on lessons I learn as I go along. I have never been a stay-at-home mom, so I'm sure some of my "discoveries" will be things many readers will roll their eyes about and mutter "Well, DUH." (Screw them anyway.)
Feel free to comment. But if you're a jerk, I'll either call you out or ignore you. That's how I roll.
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