What kind of Sahm are you?

Being a sahm is not all its cracked up to be y'know. lol I guess it can sometimes depends on why you are a sahm. In the first place. If it's because you want to, I imagine it is fabulous and all that you want and hoped it to be,
But if you are a sahm because it is either the economical choice or the pressured guilt choice by you peer group or parents. Maybe it is a little less desired. or a little less fulilling.

i imagine those woman have quite a different take on it on what being a sahm means to them,
. i am not ashamed to admit, that I am somewhere in between economical- want- and guilt. And that is in order of driving factor.

Economically my family cannot afford to pay for daycare for 3 kids. it just is not possible and i would rather be home with my babies than work for peanuts.

want. from the begining i have wanted to be the one to teach my kids things and be there or the booboos and i am glad i have been here or that.

guilt part of me feels that it is the thing i should do. so that the kids are happy and feel safe and secure. untill they are all off in school.

does your role of sahm have any of these factors rolled up into it? it has taken me years to come to terms with the fact that it is okay to say this is not enough i need more. I felt guilty for years wondering how come i am not fully satisfied when everyone around me was insiting that i should. Well ladies, i no longer feel guilty. i know it is only a human response. just like we don't all like pickles. So i am no longer harbouring any shame. I am out and i'm proud. and you can be too.

now all that being said. My only role right now is a sahm. I know very little action for someone with awful big words one paragraph ago! it will work out for me. I know it will but those factors i mentioned are still there and they are strong. but since i have allowed mysel to be honest. everything has changed. and oddly enough i'm happier even though nothing has changed.

not every mom is comfortable talking about the challenges of being a sahm mom because we are 'supposed " to be loving it. but it is not the case for everyone. Now i am not saying being at home with the kids are a nightmare. i am just saying something extra is needed to feel fulfilled.

Busy mommy-ing

Well after shuttling sarah to dance and chris to drawing and then to soccer all with my littliest in tow. i am fatigued. it is on saturdays so of course dh works every saturday so it is all down to me. But to see them trying new things and meeting new people is so worth it. These are opportunities i never would have had as a kid. I went and got Sarah little ballet slippers while she was in dance class. although they were too big. i will have to look for smaller ones. they would also like her to have tap shoes. but i never saw any even remotely close to her size.

Chris said he really liked his drawing class. He is a fantastic little artist. and draws wonderul pictures so i thought that class would be great for him. Then he just walks down the hall to the gym where soccer is. Our recreation department offers fantastic opportunities for a great price. maybe your local recreation has things they offer to.

so what super foods are we eating today: organic broccoli, cauliflower, salmon, and mxed veggie salad( spinach, bell pepper, cucumber, red onion, button mushroom, grape tomato. and more.

vitamins i am now taking are omega 3, and a womens one a day. i am thinking of starting a b12 vitamin. but am still researching it. Any thoughts on vitamins.

I am in the market for a recommendation for whey protein, if anyone has one they want to recommend.

What is my 'profession'

While setting up this blog one of the profile questions is occupation. Usually if given the opportunity i select homemaker. (as archaic as that sounds to me.) But here there was no one classification that i fit into. instead it seemed I fit into all of them.





As a stay at home mom I am a kind of a Jill of all trades, you know the rest of the saying and 'master of none".



these were my options. I believe that i am all of them. Let me explain;



chemicals----- cleaning and the removal of chemicals or safety purposes starts at 9 months and never ends.



communications or media -- teaching your children to communicate starts before they are born. and trying to communicate your p.o.v never ends. Having to try new and innovative ways to get the message across.



construction it starts with building blocks and never ends. the building supplies may change but the need to be a construction expert is always called upon.



consulting -- Children always need your take on things. which is great. one of my favorite parts of the job.



education -- we start educating our kids right away and it is ongoing. one week it is letters the next week could be dinosaurs.



engineering -- important or construction ;)



environment-- teaching our children to be good to the environment is a necessary thing. also helping them to clean their 'environment" (room) is a conversation you will have many many times .



fashion-- Although we will never be in style our selves it seems to be our duty to make sure they are.



government-- I am the govt in this house. haha

human resources-- this is the one i selected. i have changed it mentally to precious resource manager!



Internet -- teaching them to use it and then keeping them of it all the time and keeping them safe,.

investment

banking-- i there is any let after fashion!



law --- respecting the Law and rules of any situation they are in. using good judgement.



law enforcement or security-- self explanatory



manufacturing-- everything from Halloween costumes to three meals on day. and everything in between.



maritime -- that's where i am haha



marketing-- I market vegetables to the kids all the time. i also market to them that homework can be as fun as playing games. I do both adequately. I need to work on my marketing.



military self explanatory



museums or libraries visits, visits, visits,



non-profit the entire job is non profit monetarily, oh but the joy i get is more than enough profit



publicising reports and drawings



real estate-- buying a house than a bigger house and making improvements to the house are never ending.



religion-- some of the hardest questions to field.



sciences-- all kinds of sciences are covered in this employment opportunity. Biology, chemistry, geology, health sciences, and more.



sport or recreation-- constant



student-- your children are your students but you also are their student. both have much to learn.





technology-- we have to buy it and then figure out to use it , thus finding out how cool it is and knowing inside we will never get a chance to use it before it eventually gets lost or broken



telecommunications -- learn to answer the phone and say, ___ it's for you! ALOT



tourism --- we need to know where all the hot spots are to go to on family vacations. Those same vacations everyone will be bored at and it will be your fault.



So This is what i do. I am sure there are more subcategories not covered.



above all I am a multi tasker

transportation. --Well this one is to obvious or clarification.