…Or Mompreneur…. or my fave: Entrepremom
John and I recently had a come to Jesus meeting and made a huge decision: I’m going to be a stay at home mom….for good! (ish**)
Okay, well not just a stay at home mom, but a work at home mom. I’ll be building my business while raising my family….with no dreary 9 to 5, looming like a raincloud, in the near future.
It was our plan for me to return to work around the time Rohan turns one. I was all for it…until I saw what day care costs, what in-home sitters cost, coupled with my general anxiety about leaving the boy for someone else to care for, and our desire to expand the family….
And so an official WAHM is born!
Now, I’ve always wanted to be a WAHM, it’s always been our long term plan that I’d do that down the line, but having it happen so permanently and so SOON….made me have a mini freakout. (Sidebar: first I was freaking out about having to leave the boy, and then I was freaking out about staying home with him, LOL ya girl’s never unfreaked)
I guess in the back of my head since my being at home was just a temporary thing, I never really let myself get comfortable with or fully embrace the stay at home wife and mom title. It was never “real.” It was just….”this thing I’m doing for a little while.” I had a whole mess of fears about fully trusting John to be the sole breadwinner.
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Worries about business, and just general worries about the permanent lifestyle shift.
I was reminded of a quote that said something like….
“Worrying is like doing visualizations for what you don’t want”
Ouch.
So, being an LOA junkie I had to decide quickly to cut out the worrying, and think of the awesomeness in the situation.
I get to work on building my business, do the projects I’ve been putting off, finish my lapsed masters degree all while guiltlessly staying home to raise my lil shark!
(and work on making a sharklet).
That’s just a win!
I had to learn a quick lesson in trust. I’m trusting my husband to take great care of us, and trusting myself to let go of the reigns of one way of living/thinking, and truly push forward with a business that I was half-stepping with.
*GULP*
Wish me luck!
Did you have any difficulty wrapping your head around changing roles in your life? Are you a wahm and loving it?
**clearly, if anything drastically changes in John’s situation we will re-evaluate, and I’ll hightail it back to corporate america if need be.
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What an exciting new phase for you!!
You’re going to manage just fine!
Congrats on the life change! My parents also felt very strongly about day care. However, instead of one parent working from home, my dad worked nights while my mom worked days. That way someone was always around when my brother and I were little. I do know some people who worked at home to avoid daycare and I was told that it wasn’t what they expected. Apparently, some still felt the need for daycare even while working at home and described it as nearly impossible to run their business while catering to a small child.
Regardless, good luck with your newest endeavor and welcome to the work from home clan!
I love, love, love, “Entrepremom”! I’m digging that. You can do it girl. I am so happy that you two came to this decision! I think you’ll really enjoy it.
Congrats. I’m a WAHM / student getting my PhD which is a full time job in addition to the Reasearch Assistance work I do to earn my stipend. You’ll be great. I had to hire a part time nanny to come in a few hours a week and entertain my LO so I could get undivided work/study in each week. She even cleans up and is willing to make the homemade baby food. Well worth her weight in gold as the days she comes I can get work done, have a clean house and a happy baby and I feel super!
This is so exciting! Congrats on the role change. This is all very exciting.
Entrepremom? So stealing this title! Congratulations. We’ve had a mini discussion about this and I think I have just recently fallen comfortably in my role. I had an epiphany last week. I think the hardest part about this gig is really putting the family first because it is so easy to put the grind first and then you find everything else falling by the wayside. You can do my friend. I’m so happy for you. Once you get over the shock of having to let go of the reigns a bit you can really sit and relax in your role. I am so thankful that I have a husband that is willing to hold things down while I pursue my own endeavors. You’ll be fine and you’ll be plenty rested to make a new sharklet!
Thank you! Good luck to you too. You can use Entrepremom. I thought I was slick coming up with it…then I googled and saw a lady already has it as her blog lol. Ah well.
Awwww congrats on becoming a WAHM!!! I’m sure you’ll love it and I’m a little jealous myself but oh well 🙂
Wish you all the best enjoy the new ‘job’!!! 😀
Good luck! It’s definitely a different and challenging world to be a WAHM, but I am convinced the benefits far outweigh the struggles! 🙂
I was a WAHM the first 12 weeks after my babe was born. It was haaaaaaard and I had a tough time finding a balance between working, taking care of babe and doing chores. I’m back to working a 9-5 now and I thought I’d hate it but I feel like I get so much more done. Babe is at a wonderful home daycare (she’s 1 of 3 other bebes so she gets lots of love and attention) and I have a nice schedule at my work that allows me to have Fridays off. Fridays mean I can catch up on home duties or spend extra time with babe. I’m with Terri in that I found it difficult to really WORK and take care of babe. I eventually want to become a WAHM but I would so need a nanny. You’re already doing an awesome job with Roey. Congrats on your “official” position!!
Congrats! After 3 years at home and I still get asked when I’m returning to corporate America, but no plans in sight for that. Compared to the 8 years I spent in corporate being a WAHM is the hardest yet most rewarding job I’ve had yet. I know you’ll excel for sure!
Congrats on the decision!! I would like, one day, to be a WAHM… it will be tough but you can do it!
i am happy about your decision. i am at home full time with AOI being a WAHM (write at home mum), i love it but sometimes it can be hard. I need to have playgroup, swimming and play dates planned for her so she can have a good workout and i can have a long hours when she naps 🙂 (like now, i can blog or write because is asleep)
I’m glad it’s warming up so we can do outdoor playdates in the park soon. What’s the ahrdest part of being a WAHM?
Welcome to the Club!!! I must say its different, but its working for us and for the same reasons…day care is expensive!!! But I am all about working for myself since I am at home now, but I will say what I have learned is its all about sacrifice and what you are willing to do to bring money in…like I joined MaryKay! And a few other things we are working on, but I know you will be successful at WAHM!!! I think I need to get on a better schedule with Emma…but I will be working on that too!! I hope to be able to stay home with the other kids once we have more (in the future)! So I am going to finish this Masters and hopefully teach online!! There are so many ways to make it work, and its so many moms and dads in the same situation because of the cost of daycare!!! (sorry for ranting…but I am SOOOOO Happy for you)!!!