I am thinking that my days as a SAHM are counted: I am determined to reintegrate the ‘workforce’, after 2 years of partial and 2 years of total absence.
Now I never saw myself staying at home, but I am glad that I did, seeing so much of my boy growing up was absolute bliss and we had and still have daily fun.
And as much as my break from working was partly voluntary, partly beyond my control (immigration travels..), I am not really going back for the fun, but also for the money. And maybe a bit to get my brain out of the house too.
But if there is one thing I have learnt as a SAHM, it’s that being at home all day doesn’t mean you become the perfect housewife, far from it.
For me, it’s more the opposite : When I was working full time, although I had messy ‘hot spots’, my household as such was rolling ! It wasn’t neat, but it was cosy and clean and I had no problem having people over at any time. (Now, I only have people over who can deal with the dogthing, but that’s another story) Continue reading
