| As Work at Home Moms, we talk about our "Why" as | | | | * "WHY isn't HE dealing with cleaning up the 8th pile of |
| a positive thing. Our "Why" is our purpose, our reason, | | | | yucky stuff?" |
| our muse. We refer to our 'Why' when we need | | | | * "WHY don't I get any peace and quiet while I work?!" |
| inspiration or motivation to reach outside our comfort | | | | After I cleaned up the puppy, rubbed his head and got |
| zone, to try a little harder, to keep going even when it's | | | | him clean blankets, threw in another load of laundry, |
| hard. Our 'Why' helps us to succeed. | | | | and climbed into bed with my sick 7 year old and my 3 |
| Today I was asking "Why work from home" in a | | | | year old to read stories, I had time to collect my |
| slightly different tone. Today, I am home with a sick | | | | thoughts. A little bit (ok, a LOT) of puppy puke was |
| puppy and am up to my eyeballs in puppy puke. | | | | sure worth it |
| I'm new to this puppy thing. I was warned up and down | | | | And, later, when I made my phone call to my husband |
| about how much work a puppy is, and I thought "I have | | | | to tell him about our day, it wasn't the puppy-puke I |
| two children. How hard can a puppy possibly be?!" | | | | was telling him about.... |
| Well, one difference is that newborn babies aren't born | | | | I told him how our daughter said that she wanted to |
| with fangs -- at least mine weren't. So, in between | | | | plant some jelly beans to grow a jelly bean tree. And, |
| changing the gauze patches on my shredded arms | | | | how the kids were playing the game of Life and I |
| (those teeth are sharp!), and hours of puppy school, I | | | | overheard their rules. They decided that the person |
| fell in love with this furry beast. He was added to my | | | | who got the most parents into the car won. That's |
| list of "Why's". | | | | why I stay at home. |
| So, today, while I was composing my work at home | | | | And, if a furry little tail starts wagging when I walk into |
| mom newsletter, in the background I hear my furr-ball | | | | the room? Well, that's sure an added bonus. |
| start to vomit -- again. The thought that ran through | | | | So, the next time your warm and loving "Why" turns |
| my mind initially was not a happy "Why". It was more | | | | into a plea for help, take a deep breath and think of all |
| like: | | | | the memories you would be missing -- both good and |
| * "WHY in the world am I home to deal with this while | | | | not-so-good, if you weren't a work at home mom. |
| my husband gets to sit in a quiet office all day?" | | | | |