Hi Everyone! I hope that you had a great weekend! Mine was great but busy! I have had a lot on my mind lately and don’t know what to do! I think that I want to go back to work! I love being able to stay at home but I also miss interacting in the real world. I really miss working in the medical field. That’s where I get my “rush” so to speak. I always said I was going back after princess Jada started kindergarten but I’m still home! I have been thinking about it a lot lately but I don’t know if I am ready for those long hours again! I am lucky that I am in a position that I know I can find a job in my field at anytime. I also like the fact that I won’t have to spend a lot of money on Nurses scrubs and a White lab coat compared to business wear if I decided to go back in the corporate world.
I even found myself thinking about going BACK to school yesterday to become a Certified Nurse-Midwife. This has always been my passion. Working labor and delivery gives me such a rush I can’t explain. I would really love to be able to have more hands on. I guess it’s safe to say that I have a lot of decisions to make. I also know that I wouldn’t be as happy doing anything else, so I refuse to settle and just get a job or work in a department that I am going to hate.
So this question is for all you moms!! If you stay at home do you miss work? Do you often think about going back?? Do you see yourself going back? Working moms!! How do you keep everything at home and work going, especially if you have a demanding job? This is one of my biggest fears! I remember working all the time when the older 2 was little and by the time I came home I didn’t want to do nothing but go to bed. It was hell trying to get all the housework and etc done. Now that the kids are older, I have to think about all the after school activities, homework then HOUSEWORK! Just thinking like that makes me say NOOO WHAT ARE YOU THINKING LOL!!
Katie says
Like I posted yesterday, I HAVE to work so there’s not a choice for me. But I couldn’t make it as a SAHM, I know that much. You know what I’d love, though, is once my daughter is in school to have a day off during the week for ME (until she gets home from school).
Penelope says
I don’t miss it at ALL. I miss the paycheck, and I would love to find another job that lets me work from home, but there is nothing I miss about being a pharmacist other than the paycheck. Well, I liked it in the beginning, so I miss the love I had for it once too.
Vanessa says
Oh my gosh, that is the million dollar question! But then if you decide to go back, the other questions arise. Full time, part time, long hours for a few days, short hours every day, child care or stay at home dad, or nanny, or grandparents… And with all that time taken up by paid work do you get a house cleaner, more take out meals, more or less structured activities with your kids…. What kind of job do you do? Career back on track or just a job for the money? More study? Less study? Too much to think about!