All over the internet and TV we hear about Stay at home moms. These wonderful women work hard to keep their family together by raising the children and keeping the house together. I most definitely salute them. But what is not spoken about as often is women who work out of the home and still do the same jobs as a stay at home mom minus the children. I am one of these women….a Work At Home Wife!
There are both positive and negatives of working from home. Although the positives overly outweigh the negatives. The negatives (although few) still exist. Let’s start with the positives. I love working from home. I don’t have to commute, I work on my own schedule, and I can get some household chores done during the day while I work. I am able to stop at the store to pick up items for dinner during the day, and that is a blessing since the grocery stores in Long Island are horrendous on the weekends. The other weekend I had to run to Target on a Saturday and was horrified about the crowds. There is no way I’d be able to keep my sanity if I had to shop these store on Saturdays all the time. I can definitely admit that it makes it easier for me to get what I like to call my “wifely duties” done earlier in the evening. Without a commute, when I am finished with work I can clean/straighten up and start dinner so it’s hot when my husband gets home.
The downside to working from home is in itself working from home…Although I supported myself long before I was married, and have been rather successful at my job, some forget that I actually have to do work. You can’t lie in sales, and if I don’t make the sales I don’t make the money. People sometimes take for granted that I am home. Some will ask favors of me during the day that they would never ask someone who worked outside of the home. They figure…hey…she’s home she can do it. To be honest, sometimes I can…I just hope they realize that if I decline it’s because I actually have work to do! As much as I love being able to do the household chores, I also hate it. There really isn’t much of an excuse for me not to…If both my husband and I were working outside of the home then I would be inclined to ask him to share some of the burden. But how can I? Throwing a load of wash in during the day doesn’t take much time…and should I wait for him to cook dinner while I sit on the couch? Probably not. So I don’t have much of an excuse.
All in all I feel that working from home has allowed me to be a better wife. I also know that in the future when we have children that it will be a blessing that I am able to contribute financially to our family, as well as be in the home for our children. (Even though secretly I want my job title to be STAY AT HOME MOM) So a work at home wife I will continue to be….and for that I am thankful.
photo credit: Clip Art from Microsoft Office Online
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I totally understand the positives & negatives of working 'from home'. I was the part-time secretary at a small Christian camp & retreat center, where my husband works full-time, and we live on the property. I worked there from the time I was pregnant with my son until just the end of August, he was 20 months old, and I finally was able to quit and stay home full-time. I loved being able to bring my son to work with me, and to do a lot of my work from home, but I was always torn – I wasn't able to watch him very well while I was getting work done, and I wasn't able to fully concentrate on my work while watching him.
So I salute those who work from home all the time, it can be much harder than working outside the home (although I recognize that can be tough, too).
I guess no matter what road you take it's tough. I personally think working from home is a great fit for me (although I complain sometimes) I can't imagine it any other way.
I can so relate to you. I'm a newlywed and don't have children and have been working from home since the past half a year or so. Still, sometimes even my husband think that I have less activity (?) and seems that he wants me to go back to 'real' work as I did as a single woman. And still, sometimes it's so boring to deal with messy bed and dirty dishes and dirty laundry every. single. day.
All I can do is to sort of renew my commitment each and single day to keep myself on fire.
I would love just to deal with messy beds and dishes and stuff. Throwing in my other work is great, but I'd be happy to give it all up tomorrow..lol Although my husband takes advantage of the fact that I work from home, I know that he is happy about it and likes the fact that when we have kids I'll be home with them.
Oh how I would love to work at home!I'm expecting,thank the Lord.My husband and I both agree that it's for more important for me to be at home with the baby. And do without less "stuff". What do you do? If you don't mind me asking?Career-wise?
thanks
Congratulations! I think it's great that you are going to stay home with the baby. I know I valued having my mom home with me. You can see more about me in the "about me" section of my personal blog, but I work for my dad in the print sales business. It's been a blessing for me and I love working from home.