So, stay at home moms. Sounds easy right? Anyone can do it right? All you have to do is take care of the kids, clean the house, make the food, do the little odd jobs to maintain your living space, and be appealing to your hard working bread-winning man. Easy as pie, that's what I thought. To stay at home meant that you gave up too easily on a career or didn't want to work very hard in life. Honestly, I have made those mental associations.
The last 4 months have been an eye-opener for me. I'm only the mother of one, a son who has JUMPED into the "terrible twos". And wow, I made a terrible misconception! The first two weeks of being a stay-at-home mom or formal "homemaker" kicked my tukhus. My world was foreign and I couldn't make heads or tails of it. And the worst part, was that I constantly get told how amazing of a kid William is. So my dilemma, if I am pulling my hair out with him, how could I handle a child less manageable? Silly, but that was my mentality back in January.
The reality is stay-at-home moms have THE HARDEST job there is. It's a 24/7 job with no guarantee of a return on investment. It is a marvel that the women I know who stay home even get out of bed in the morning or can possibly look as great as they do! I find it funny that men say how easy it is for the wife to stay home, yet they don't know what to do for an hour alone with the kids so their wives can go visiting teaching or go to a relief society activity. And the house usually looks like a natural disaster or two swept through. (brings back memories right?)
Every job is hard, no matter who you are. But being a stay-at-home mom is one that is hardly ever recognized for the amount of effort that goes into it. No world renowned award for catching the bowl of dropped spaghetti right before it hits the white carpet. There are immeasurable joys that come with motherhood, but it's a tough road to walk. Kudos to all the mothers who stay home and find solace in blogging a bit or doing whatever they can to stay above water. And to the rest of us who work, I hope you all get to experience what a stay-at-home mom does. One, you'll run back to the sanity of "work insanity", and two, you'll smile every time you see a mother who dares step anywhere public with her kids alone. MOMS ROCK!
So there's a tip of the iceburg on my soapbox about moms who stay home. I could write a book, maybe I will (but probably won't). :o)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Washington
I'm not too savvy with getting pictures off my new camera, it always takes me about a full day just to get everything downloaded and whatnot. So, pictureless, here's what we've been up to the past four months.
Tyler took an internship in tri-cities Washington during the tax season. He learned a lot about himself and a lot about accounting in the real world. There are still a lot of possibilities for his future career path, however, we did learn of a few avenues he's no longer interested in. I discovered what a stay-at-home mom was all about, and let me tell you, I created my own soap box just about the subject! :} (that post will come later) And our ever-growing William discovered a toddler vocabulary while trying to catch up with his many cousins. It was a super amazing adventure full of memories. All in all, I'm grateful we had the experience.
Highlights: We played outside and took walks in January...with NO snow! (personal favorite) We spent oodles of time with family, so awesome! We went camping in the snow. I attempted snow-skiing again, and survived, Tyler loved being a snow bunny again. William turned 2! We visited the dentist (the one day I'm allowed to not like my father-in-law, but it's hard to be mad at him). We visited Tyler's grandparents. We spent a day in Seattle, Leavenworth, Spokane, and Grandview! I got purple highlights!!! And of course we hung out with great friends and made new ones in the ward!
Thanks to everyone who helped make our adventure unforgettable. I'm glad to be in Rexburg because it means that we are that much closer to being done with school. I'm getting better at enjoying the moments and current adventures I'm in rather than constantly looking toward the next thing. I've grown and learned a lot about people, places, and being a mom. Hopefully, some pictures will end up here eventually! Stay-tuned...
Tyler took an internship in tri-cities Washington during the tax season. He learned a lot about himself and a lot about accounting in the real world. There are still a lot of possibilities for his future career path, however, we did learn of a few avenues he's no longer interested in. I discovered what a stay-at-home mom was all about, and let me tell you, I created my own soap box just about the subject! :} (that post will come later) And our ever-growing William discovered a toddler vocabulary while trying to catch up with his many cousins. It was a super amazing adventure full of memories. All in all, I'm grateful we had the experience.
Highlights: We played outside and took walks in January...with NO snow! (personal favorite) We spent oodles of time with family, so awesome! We went camping in the snow. I attempted snow-skiing again, and survived, Tyler loved being a snow bunny again. William turned 2! We visited the dentist (the one day I'm allowed to not like my father-in-law, but it's hard to be mad at him). We visited Tyler's grandparents. We spent a day in Seattle, Leavenworth, Spokane, and Grandview! I got purple highlights!!! And of course we hung out with great friends and made new ones in the ward!
Thanks to everyone who helped make our adventure unforgettable. I'm glad to be in Rexburg because it means that we are that much closer to being done with school. I'm getting better at enjoying the moments and current adventures I'm in rather than constantly looking toward the next thing. I've grown and learned a lot about people, places, and being a mom. Hopefully, some pictures will end up here eventually! Stay-tuned...
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