I started this blog in early 2005, as a way to keep in touch with far away friends and family, and to document
my days as a stay at home mom to two young little ones.
Today is my last
day as a stay at home Mom.
My blog is a place where I document
my days as a stay at home mom, and finding joy in my ordinary.
Not exact matches
Scary Mommy was started in 2008 by Jill Smokler, and quickly evolved from a personal blog about her
days as a
stay -
at -
home mom, to a massive community and media site.
Mothers are back in the news again, thanks to Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen whose comment about
stay -
at -
home -
mom of five Ann Romney, wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney,
as a woman who «has actually never worked a
day in her life» reignited the so - called Mommy Wars.
However,
as a
stay at home mom, I'm
home most of the time and it's a shirt I want to live in all
day long, accompanied by my favorite pair of velour sweat pants, of course.
Most people think of a
stay -
at -
home moms as a woman with a spouse who goes out to work while she
stays home all
day.
To say that it's easy and anyone could do it without any practice or training undervalues not only what babysitters do, but also what I do every
day as a
stay -
at -
home mom.
And though I love being
home AND I love to cook... I am about
as far away from the
stay -
at -
home mom type of my parent's
day as one could be.
As the self proclaimed
Stay -
At -
Home Queen of Suburbia I feel it is my duty to confirm some truths regarding what us
Stay -
At -
Home Moms do all
day... I mean there are a lot of hours in the
day right?
If you're feeling frustration more than happiness in your
days as a
stay -
at -
home mom, maybe it's time to explore your options.
As the
days go on,
at -
home parenting has presented you with a number of challenges, some of that parenting time can even make you feel like you don't enjoy being a
stay -
at -
home mom anymore.
But you would then have to pay someone else to do the many jobs you do
as a
stay -
at -
home mom every
day.
Many people (including the
moms themselves in their pre-
stay-
at-
home-
mom days) may think of the life of a
stay -
at -
home mom as an endless string of relaxing tea - parties, fun games of dominoes, or (literally) a walk in the park.
Whether you spend your
days working
as a
stay -
at -
home mom or you raise your children while managing your career, here's how to feel great about your decision.
As my boys sat enjoying their lunch a few
days ago, I decided to do what 99.9 % of
stay at home moms do when they have 6.25 minutes of «down time.»
Gina gave up her career in the fashion and beauty world to become a
stay at home mom, where she lives each
day as an adventure.
Just Another
Day: I'm a
stay -
at -
home -
mom who writes about my 7 month old son and our adventures
as a family.
It also highlights that
as usual, men are clueless to what
moms (working or
stay at home) deal with on a
day to
day basis!
As astray
at home mom people always tend to tell me how lucky I am to be able to
stay at home and yes I wouldn't trade it for all the money in the world but it can be overwhelming
at time cause like you said there are no sick
days or vacation
day it is a 24/7 kinda job!
There is a lot of waiting involved when making homemade bread and personally
as a
stay -
at -
home -
mom there are a lot of
days that I'm trying to ignore the clothes mountain forming in my laundry room.
Make a smooth transition from working
mom to
stay -
at -
home mom with some easy tips to get you through those first
days as an
at -
home parent.
As a
stay at home mom, my house is my
home base and it is clear that it is becoming more chaotic by the
day.
So what do you do on those
days when you feel
as if you want to quit being a
stay -
at -
home mom because a full - time job with a boss breathing down your neck would still be much easier?
Telephone interviews are usually done during the
day biasing the results towards
stay -
at -
home moms, retirees, and the unemployed, while most people, for some reason, do not respond to mobile phone surveys
as eagerly
as they once did to landline surveys.
I have worked with hundreds of clients, solopreneurs,
stay at home moms and ex-military re-entering the job market and coached them from struggling cubicle jockey to profitable health coach in
as little
as 60 - 90
days.
As a
stay at home mom of two, my
days are packed.
As a homeschool,
stay -
at -
home mom, we make a homemade breakfast, lunch, and dinner most
days.
A
stay -
at -
home mom may not need the same type of policy
as the father that works every
day.
The living room is ALWAYS the hardest to keep clean because,
as a
stay at home mom, it is where we spend most of our
days and, with two toddlers, there is ALWAYS a mess to clean up.
As a
stay at home mom to 4, my biggest concern is that the majority of
home burglaries happen during the
day, when most are
at work, and after ringing the doorbell and receiving no answer, thieves often simply kick in the door.