The SAHM update

Has it REALLY been 6 months?!?! I can't believe how fast it has flown by. Amazing! I had said from the start that I wouldn't reflect to hard on this new job until I was 6 months in and now here we are.... 6 months in. So, you ask, how do I feel about my new job? In a nutshell, pretty darn good! There are pros and cons (as there is with ANY job), but I'm really glad that I'm on my "journey from successful professional to stay-at-home mom" (thanks Tracy!). So, to utilize my left brain, I will make a couple of lists for you - the PROs and the CONs.

PROs:

• Seeing them grow minute by minute, hour by hour
• "Letting" my children "help me" clean the house and cook :)
• Being the one (along with my husband) to teach my children manners and how to love and learn and respect
• Teaching my children something and seeing the "oh, I get it!" expression
• The opportunity to help others/volunteer during normal work hours
• Getting to know other SAHMs in my neighborhood
• Cooking! (Who would have thought that I would end up liking to cook!)
• Having a little bit more time to work on my favorite crafts and projects
• the smiles, laughs, love, silliness, unrepeatable wonderful good times!

CONs:

• Neverending housework (On a 100% scale, this is probably 95% of my CON list!)
• Dealing with a certain 3-yr-old's independent, backtalking streak
• Dealing with a certain 18-mon-old's persistant exploratory ways
• the grumpies, fits, screaming, bickering, backtalking parts of the job!

And then if I weigh the PROs and CONs, like any good left-brainer, I think it is pretty clear! I made the BEST CHOICE! Thank you everyone that has supported me during this transition! And I thank God that He really prepared me for this change because I really feel like if I had made the switch earlier or waited longer, then I would have had regrets. It all came in His timing! Praise God!

Also, I have been known to say that I miss the technical challenges that came with being an engineer. And I do, kind of, but less than I used to. I have found some logical problem solving in my projects and that seems to fit the bill for now. I know that one day I might miss it again and then I will ahve to find another outlet, but I'll wait and see when that happens!

BTW, I know that my blog has been horribly neglected lately.... I'm sorry. I'm sure that I will get back into another upswing soon!