Where a little about a lot will take you a long way

So you are a mom, you want to stay at home with your kids but you want to work too.   The supermom image doesn’t work.  We are real women with real concerns and real choices.

Years ago women stayed at home. They took care of the children and the house.  All of those family matters, raising kids, cooking, cleaning etc.   Then, women entered the work force.   Instead of just working, they also wanted to continue all of the work that they did at home.   Fair?  Have women been forced into this, or have they pushed this on themselves?

It doesn’t matter who started all of this.  It happened and we deal with it every day.  I actually have a lot of girlfriends that turned in their briefcases for diaper bags.  I was very surprised by this choice that many of my friends have made.   They have great educations and successful careers.  They really were doing great for themselves.  And now?   Most are happier than when they were working.

So what about me? What do I want with my life?   Do I want to stay at home?   Do I want to work?  Many think that I have the best of both world’s.  Working part time has really let me taste each side – for that I have been lucky.  But it has filled my days with questions, concerns, and frustrations.  I love both sides.

These are the thoughts that have been running through my mind for 5 years.   I want to be the best mom – and I know that being a good mom means that I take time for myself to do what I love - which includes work.   But then I have to deal with finances, the econonmy, my husband etc.   There are so many things to consider and what I want may come last.

So I have some choices to make.  Short sabbatical?   Ramp things up even more?  Or do my best to keep things the same?   What do you think?

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