With Father's Day right around the corner, I felt inspired to write a little something about my "better" half. He deserves a lot more recognition for his job within our family than I could express. But I'll give it my best shot. If you haven’t already picked this up from my other blog posts here, I am raising two young men that are six years apart. I have two of the most amazing ...
Slay Motherhood With These 8 Easy Tips That Will Save Your Sanity
Before becoming a SAHM, I worked full-time. I hustled in the morning to round up my sweetie and everything he would need that day for morning daycare and school. I prepared myself for the day, loaded him into the car to drop him off, and headed to work. I spent all day at a job I half hated and half loved, feeling the guilt of leaving him in someone else’s care while I went to work. My paycheck was just covering the cost of daycare itself. It was always in our family plan to have me stay home with our children, but we never seemed quite ready to make the leap. With my second pregnancy, however, the decision to stay home became an absolute must. The cost of daycare ALONE was enough to convince us, among many other factors. The transition from working full-time to staying home at 20 weeks pregnant was pretty easy. I basically napped all day while Max was at school, counted kicks, and went to my prenatal appointments. I mean, who could complain? But the transition from one kid to ...