new Career move
ok- well, I am no longer working fulltime. I was thinking about staying home for awhile, and then as it turned out, my company was downsizing. So I was let go but found out it was the best thing for me. I can breathe finally without my chest hurting and for the first time in a long time,I dont feel overwelmed.
So it has been a week half of being a stay at home mom and I love it. it is slighly difficult to find things for me to do with the kids, like what should I do with them and find the energy at the four o'clock hour to keep going. Man, they will keep you busy. This week does not help with it being so chilly out. Also, what makes this good is the fact that after I was trying to figure out my budget, come to find out that after day care cost and gas, i was only contributing $100.00 a week to our take home income. It made me feel alot better about the situation and about not trying to find something right away.
Sometimes I think about staying home and I automatically miss not going to work. I feel that since I have a degree, that is what I should be doing , working, making a name for myself in the career world. I believe this stems from my best friend and I being so competitive and having this competitive nature drive us to be successful, that I some how feel like I have given up the fight. At the same time, I kick myself when I feel like that because I have an opprotunity to be less stressed and with my children. I believe so far, that my career doesnt really reflect any of my passions. But then, I am not sure what that is...where I want to go from here. So.......
to help a little, and to release my ocd behavior with a clean house, I decided to help out my family by cleanning houses for awhile. I thought well, this could be a start to running my own business and then, at the same time, have time to figure out if this is what I want to do. I know for sure that I want to spend more time with my children, so at this point, i am very confident I dont want to go back to work full time, not unless I make more money and I would have less stress...lolol...
So if you know of anyone that is looking for a cleaning lady, please have them contact me! 574-261-4171. I am extremely good and know what a clean house should look like :)
thanks for letting me get this out and advertise my new career move! :)
Way to Go!
I know I don't know you, but I want you to know I am so proud of you! Your email made me smile because there were so many things in it I could relate to. It seems like you are making decisions based on what you feel is best for you and your family and I think that is GREAT! I also know the feeling of wanting some kind of "career" and something outside of home to be successful with! Great job choosing something you enjoy and that you feel you are good at! I wish you LOTS of luck on your new career change! And, I have a dream of someday being able to hire someone like you to help me keep my home clean . . . so maybe someday I'll be giving you a call!!! :) Good luck!
Monica
Mom to Brian, Wesley, and Curtis
Wife to Lavon
www.MonicasBooks.com
Same Way For Me
I understand how you feel. I worked a job I was very good at, but my chest would hurt and I felt like I couldn't breath. I came home upset about things and it wasn't good. Time we figured out that I was only giving the household $150 a week of my paycheck I finally said it was enough!
I quit my job 1 year 5 months ago. I started doing photography and photo montages. When I was so down thinking I did the wrong thing our pastor came to us with an idea. Almost a year later we have moved here back to my home town so that the business could blossom and my husband is finally trying to get into his field. Where we lived there was only 10,000 people. No work. People losing their homes. And not the best education for the children. We have lived here 3 weeks and although I feel like I cant breath again I know it will get better due to the fact I am raising my own kids, taking care of my own home, and doing what I love best as a job.And I know that my husband is happier getting into his field now.
So WAY TO GO for you! It will be tight I am sure money wise, but if you get cleaning jobs that will help and you will properly make more money that way. My friend in Ohio does it and she earns pretty good money!
Good job!
Sometimes things happen for a reason, and there is a reason you were given the opportunity to stay home! Careers are for some, but not for others. It doesn't matter what your best friend or anyone else things you should be doing, or even the fact that you have a college degree. Take this time and your competitive nature and your career-driven ways and invest in your own business and see where it leads. If being home or running your own business ends up not being your thing, luckily you have the rest of your life to follow your career! Very few people are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to try their hand in pursuing their own business...run with it!
As far as not knowing what to do with the kids, I read your profile and your kids are still very young! Pack a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter and a bag of chips and head to a park. Go to the zoo. Enroll the oldest in a couple of summer camps. My son's preschool (First United Methodist - downtown Mishawaka) has wonderful camps. There will be 4 more throughout the summer, and they keep the kids very busy. They also do field trips, which you can take the younger kids with you, so that kept us busy the last couple of weeks. We also sometimes do meetups at parks or something....I think it's about time we all get together again too! Heck, you don't even need to leave the house...we have a splash pool in our back yard, turn on the sprinkler, take your lunch out to the back yard and have a picnic.
Good luck with your new business venture :) Like Monica, hopefully I will be able to call you soon and use your cleaning services soon :)
Jessica
~ Mommy to Luke and Shawn