Unraveling...
Monday, October 7, 2013 at 08:11PM ...the stream of consciousness line of thought from yesterday just a wee bit more... ;)
I wanted to mention, too, that I've been thinking a lot lately about what I want to be when I grow up. Lately, I've been seeing friends and family members getting jobs and trying to get jobs and trying to restart careers after raising kids. (This particularly plays in with homeschooling friends whose kids are heading off to public school.) I think that's fabulous and am so happy for them. :) Meanwhile, I also have people asking me periodically whether I plan to return to law (I have my law degree from Duke and worked in a city attorneys office before Asher was born) or publishing (I've written a scrapbooking book and had a monthly column in a national magazine for a couple years) or something else (I've actually held a lot of different jobs, lol)...and I found myself asking the same questions.
The answer...is no. Actually, I don't have any plans or desire to return to work right now. I thought about it long and hard and wondered whether there was something weird about me that I didn't have any aspirations like that, lol. But, I came to the happy conclusion that I'm pretty darn satisfied just where I am. Whew. ;) My job and purpose right now is to raise these boys into men. It's what works for me right now, and I'm blessed to have boys who make homeschooling them mostly a pleasure. I sometimes even think I'm doing an okay job at it. ;)
So. Here's to remembering that and making the most of these days that I've chosen...
Reader Comments (4)
I'm right there with you. My oldest is a senior in high school, my youngest just started sixth grade, with a tenth grader there in the middle. So, I am even closer to my kids growing up than you are. Still, I am very content living the life I live right now. Being a full-time, stay-at-home, homeschooling mom keeps me busy and happy. I loved working BK (before kids), but my thought is that I worked for years before they were born, and I have lots of years after they leave home to work if I want. Or maybe I'll just finally get my house really clean and take a nice, long nap. Everyone has a different path to take, the trick is to finding the one that makes you happy and being okay with that. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I could pretty much ditto this post (except maybe the law degree or publishing part).
I could pretty much ditto this post (except maybe the law degree or publishing part).
I could pretty much ditto this post (except maybe the law degree or publishing part).