Ummm...yes! There is so much more rewarding that can be done with your day that is not earning a paycheck. I would volunteer. I would take classes in random stuff that interests me (Middle East politics! Art history! Knitting!). My local performing arts center has tons of interesting programs during the day. I would find ways to be busy though...it would be boring not doing anything b/c most people work or have kids. Please note there would need to be cash to fund all of this.
The biggest drawback to SAH, for me, was this weird, false sense of accomplishment I'd get from the most mundane and unnecessary things. Like reorganizing the baking dishes or something.
What?
I work full-time and I still feel really accomplished when I do things like that.
The biggest drawback to SAH, for me, was this weird, false sense of accomplishment I'd get from the most mundane and unnecessary things. Like reorganizing the baking dishes or something.
What?
I work full-time and I still feel really accomplished when I do things like that.
Lol, yeah. Imagine having 8 hours to do something that takes 10 minutes, and then feeling smug when it's done.
"Well, that's done. Time to put my feet up for awhile."
No way. I spent 3 months unemployed and hated every second
Unemployed is totally different though, especially if you are job hunting or having to tighten your budget, because you can't really set up long-term stuff like classes or volunteering etc.
True, but what I really hated was the fact that I felt required to do all the cooking and cleaning. It really just isn't for me. I've been working since I was 15 1/2.
Gosh yes. The thought of being a SAHW us the only thing that gets me through th e day sometimes. SAHM sounds hard, I'm not sure about that but a stay at home wife is my dream.
I was one for two years; I learned to cook (kinda) and joined Big Brothers Big Sisters. It was hard realizing the career I always wanted might be over (left a failing company and couldn't find a new job in Denver) and it did take a while before I was comfortable spending freely but the worst part was definitely the mid-day boredom while everyone else was at work. Now I'm just this side of a SAHW, WFH 0-20 hours a week and am looking to hire a housekeeper. It's awesome.
SAH also messes with your idea of other people's schedules. If I'd call someone and I hadn't heard back in a few hours, I'd be like, 'Why?'
Gee, can't think of a reason there, sister. Why don't you go back in the pantry and smell the fresh paint, see if it's died down enough to start stacking the gluten-free pasta in rows, all fancy-like, like they do at the Williams-Sonoma. (I really did this. Looks great, btw.)
I wish we lived closer. I need someone else who SAH to call around 3 pm when I finally finish getting ready for the day and feel famished and bored. lol
Post by missmaddie on Jan 29, 2015 17:13:13 GMT -5
I think so. Or would work very part time somewhere like my fav bookstore, take proper baking classes, volunteer at my workplace, or become a professional undergrad student.
Eta: Oooh. My fav job ever was seasonal at a garden centre/nursery every spring in university. I would totally work something seasonal like this.
Eta2: or instead of undergrad courses, our local college offers some cool certificate programs like tea sommelier. A half dozen courses or so that aren't really functional for me now, but if time/money weren't an issue it would be fun.
DUH. But I'd probably do some volunteering or maybe a part-time job or a little side gig to make cash here and there. But I'd love having time to be able to focus on keeping the house clean, and cooking occasionally, and couponing, and being a good wife basically.
Oh yes. Except I would be bored after a week or two and then go back to work. But it would be work that was actually something random and fun, rather than what I do now.
I'm jealous of everyone in here who loves their job so much that they would still work. I hate my job and have no idea where my career will lead. Hopefully in the future I get to a point where I love my job. But as of right now, heck yes I'd be a stay at home wife.
I'm not married though. So I'd just be a stay-at-home.