Well, I certainly wasn't maximizing
my time as a stay at home mom.
Not exact matches
I think it's great you are a
stay at home mom and there's no need to justify it
as it is a precious job that takes a lot of
time.
Women move back and forth between employment and
home, and women who consider themselves
stay -
at -
home mothers may work the same number of part -
time hours
as women who identify themselves
as working
moms.
This mission is lived out
as she works part -
time as adjucnt faculty in Bible and Theology in Western Seminary's distance learning program,
at her church, City Life Church in Grand Rapids, and
as a
stay at home mom and wife living on a college campus with her husband, Cory, who is a Resident Director in a men's dorm.
Stay at homes are not «full -
time moms» any more than women who work outside the
home —
as if breadwinning fathers were «part -
time dads.»
ShareI am
at the junction of tip - toeing back into the workforce after an absence of 2.5 years and though I look forward to actually finishing a cup of tea (and one that has not been reheated for the 20th time), I do feel pretty passionate about my role as a SAHM (Stay At Home Mom
at the junction of tip - toeing back into the workforce after an absence of 2.5 years and though I look forward to actually finishing a cup of tea (and one that has not been reheated for the 20th
time), I do feel pretty passionate about my role
as a SAHM (
Stay At Home Mom
At Home Mom).
But let's not shoot the messenger (or resort to physical violence: on NYT blogger Lisa Belkin's analysis of the piece, commenter «Ross» wrote: «If I ever meet that Robinson dude I'm going to spend my 30 hours of leisure
time as a
stay -
at -
home mom punching him dead in the face.»
I don't have
time for a bunch of special washes in my hectic schedule
as a part
time teacher, part
time stay at home mom.
I work full
time, but am «blessed» to work weekends when my boys visit their dad and therefore have most weekdays
as a quasi
stay at home mom.
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.
• The type - A working
mom who totally dismissed me because I told her that I currently worked part -
time from
home... and the
stay -
at -
home sanctimommy who whispered to me how she thought that the kids of working
moms weren't
as well behaved
as those of
stay -
at -
home moms.
But
as a
stay -
at -
home mom, I'm blessed with the ability to nurse full
time.
As a
stay at home mom of three little ones, I am ALWAYS searching for something to occupy my kids and keep them entertained for periods of
time.
As a busy
stay -
at -
home -
mom, I was thoroughly surprised I had the
time.
Just because the kids are in school full
time, doesn't mean the importance of your role
as a
stay -
at -
home mom has stopped.
Even
as a
stay at home mom to a first grader involved in one sport and no other lessons, I am amazed
at how much
time school takes up and how temping it is to let him
stay up late so we can have some
time together
as a family.
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.
Grandmother Lynn shares her perspective on how breastfeeding has changed since her
time as a
stay -
at -
home mom.
I was frustrated beyond belief
as I am a
stay -
at -
home mom and am available to her all the
time.
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.»
That's when Apryl decided to give up her outside job to tackle her career
as a
stay -
at -
home mom full -
time.
For me, by far the hardest was my
time as a
stay -
at -
home mom with four kids, very complex special needs, homeschooling, supporting husband's business, working part
time here and there... Here's one comments from working
moms that always has frustrated me, something I heard when I was with four kids juggling all of that:» I still do it all!
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!
In addition to buying supplies for your hospital
stay as well
as for the baby, you could also look to hiring a nanny or a babysitter that can help you out especially if you're not planning on being a full -
time stay at home mom.
In contrast, when
moms stay at home and dads work for pay, they average about 26 hours per week in housework and about 20 hours in child care, more than three
times as much
as what their working partners put into these activities.
Often
times, you'll find your previous job can be transformed into a job for you now
as a
stay -
at -
home mom.
This is not the
time and place to lament about how hard is life
as a working parent, nor about how good it would be for children in general if their
moms are
staying at home.
Our schedules don't really allow the
time for me to make it to a group fitness class since I am a full -
time caregiver to my children
as a
stay -
at -
home -
mom.
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?
he always slept in my hospital bed with me and after going
home nothing changed he
stayed sleeping with me and nursing I thought after my c - section healed enough for me to comfortably get up and down he would move to his own bed but we never did, for the first 6 months until he decided to start taking his naps on his own all his naps were laying on me either on the couch or in the moby now I understand not all
moms have this luxury
as some have to work I was very blessed and lucky to be able to
stay at home the first year full
time.
Even
as a
stay -
at -
home mom, sometimes I don't get the private bonding
time that I would like, so night
time is our special
time to cuddle together.
Sometimes I find it difficult to find a
time to get dressed up
as a
stay -
at -
home / work - from -
home mom.
As a new
stay at home mom, I felt like I had a decent amount of down
time, while my baby slept so much in those first few months.
You can imagine, being a
stay at home mom I don't get
as much adult interaction
as before, so I totally cherish my girl
time!
I better appreciate this place —
as a
stay at home mom, I spend a huge chunk of my
time here!
As a
stay -
at -
home working
mom this
time around, I can not just take a break when I need to.
As a
stay -
at -
home mom, she could spend the
time and effort it took to research schools and she was willing and able to drive her daughter from their
home in Bell to downtown Los Angeles to attend a magnet high school.
she says of her
time as a
stay -
at -
home mom with her first two children.
After many years
as a
stay at home mom and after working many part
time jobs to make ends meet, I decided to start my own PR business in 2008 after spending so many years helping friends get their bands and events noticed by the media.
I started
as a working
mom, working a full -
time job where I felt like I had no
time with my family, to being a full -
time stay at home mom with two boys.
Mrs. RBD works her ass off
as a full -
time stay -
at -
home Mom, but that work does not bring in any income.
I mean, if your a working
mom taking a maternity leave then try to consider it
as a
time to
stay and enjoy
at home.
This resume format can also work well for those entering the workforce for the first
time or after a long absence (such
as recent grads with no prior formal work experience,
stay -
at -
home moms or dads now seeking outside employment, or caregivers who have spent a year or more treating an ill or aging family member).
I faced these hurdles myself
as I transitioned years ago from
stay -
at -
home mom to freelance writer into full -
time resume writing.
You may have been a
stay at home mom, but
as most
moms can attest to, a
stay at home mom rarely
stays at home all the
time.
During your
time as a
stay -
at -
home mom, you developed numerous skills that are valuable to employers.
Dave enjoys working
as an Orthodontist in his hometown, and Erin likes the balance of working part -
time in the office and then being a
stay -
at -
home mom.
After being a
stay at home mom for most of the
time, then working 45 - 50 hours per week the past 4 years, I'm back
at home watching my baby granddaughter part
time, and I'm struggling to keep a good schedule, getting all of the projects & cleaning & blogging done
as I plan on.
As a
stay -
at -
home mom, I spend a lot of
time looking
at, using, cleaning, arranging, and (usually) enjoying my house... But it can be really easy to focus only on the list of things I still want to do: the kitchen (hence my kitchen inspiration post last week), the back porch, the front door, the garage — and that's just the big ones... the little ones are far too numerous to count.