I have stayed home with my children. I never thought I would but it turned out to be what I wanted.
It was hard. Very hard. Harder than any job I have ever had - and I've had some painfully hard jobs
Yesterday, both my girls went to school full-time, on the same campus. I wasn't sure how I'd feel.
Turns out I felt a chest bursting bolt of freedom. After 10 years of always having a sidekick, I can now plan some things solo.
Simply put I feel I got me back. The individual. The person formally know as Joy. I am giddy with possibility. Six hours of everyday are mine. I'll still have my to do list - laundry, shopping, tidying, cleaning and work but I won't be doing it with a constant feeling of juggle, of guilt, of compromise.
The freedom is mental not physical. Perhaps the most important of the two.
I am going to write. Really write. I am going to exercise. I am going to serve. I am going to be me.
Yay! It's exciting to have all kids in read school. Until the homework comes home. Heh.
ReplyDeletehallelujah! Let's do some big STUFF.
ReplyDeleteYay!! Enjoy your "YOU" time! xoxo
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ReplyDeletegreat post - like the connection between parents blogging and the shared ideas - just been running a series on my blog titled 'How to raise your young children as world changers' with the idea of getting a bunch of parents i know to share some ideas of creative ideas/practices they do with their children that will help raise them as world changers - don't know if those would be interesting to you or your readers - http://brettfish.wordpress.com/2013/08/18/how-to-raise-your-children-as-world-changersintro
ReplyDeletekeep on, you are doing some great stuff
love brett fish