The Glamorous Life of a Stay at Home Mom

I’ve always wanted to be a mom, which is odd because I never really cared for other people’s kids. But I knew that I wanted my own kids once I was married and such. When I got pregnant with my daughter 3 months after we had started trying for a baby, my husband and I had to make all sorts of decisions. One was that I was going to go back to work.

So I never intended on being a stay at home mom, but I found myself suddenly thrust into that role when I got a call the day before I was due to go back to work telling me that I was laid off. This was in December 2008 when the economy had tanked, so I wasn’t that surprised but it was upsetting all the same.

I looked for a job for about 6 months before I gave up and decided to go back to school. Since I’ve been a college student, I haven’t been a very traditional stay at home mom. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve been busier in my life. In addition to school, I do some writing work online for extra money along with the house wifey duties since my husband works a lot of overtime and goes to school as well. Playing with and caring for my toddler also takes up a big chunk of my time, of course.

While I didn’t intend to be a stay at home mom, I’m glad now that I’ve gotten the chance to spend this time with my daughter. I’m due to graduate from college in December and I’m a little nervous about entering back into the workforce. I am hoping to get a work at home job so I can have the best of both worlds.