back to work?
…or stay at home? That is the question on my mind this week for some reason. And though i never thought I would see the day, I’m leaning towards stay at home at the minute – yikes! I used to think stay at home mums were all of the same ilk- matronly types with no real ambition to do anything other than change nappies, drink endless cups of tea and wipe snotty noses all day. ‘Not for me!’ I proclaimed throughout my pregnancy. ‘I couldn’t do that – I have a BRAIN!’ Well guess what? Just like everything else I thought I knew before I gave birth, things seem very different when you’ve got a whole new person depending on you for everything ( and my poor brain just isn’t what it was either). I’m not saying I don’t want to work, it’s just I’d like a better balance between home and work than I had before Bubs came along, otherwise I’m only going to see him awake for a couple of hours each day. So I have to decide where my priorities lie – do i return to a job I once loved at the expense of my family life? Do I find a job I like less closer to home? Do I give up work altogether and risk losing some self respect not to mention the few brain cells that have survived the hurricane of pregnancy?
Or can I have it all and muster up the cojones to get a freelance writing career off the ground at long last? Answers on a postcard please…
Sisterbear, I really think you should give the freelance thing a go.
Maybe I’m talking through my own desire to sack the 9-5 in, but there will never be a better time in life to try, and as Alfie grows up, your time to yourself will get more plentiful.
Its great that you are in the position to chase that dream if you want it – many women have done it before you…take a look at this..
http://www.sparkplugging.com/