Hello! My name is Kylie and I am a WAHM (Work At Home Mom)- not to be confused with a SAHM (stay at home mom). I have nothing against SAHMs. I know many moms who absolutely ROCK the whole SAHM lifestyle. They have playdates and hiking adventures. Their kids are happy and well-rounded little humans. I admire them and their intricate family happenings. I am NOT however a SAHM. I am a WAHM.
Work at home mom... what does that mean? Well, it means that I simultaneously perform the duties and tasks of a 40 hour a week business professional; payroll, tax preparation, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and the like while nursing, changing diapers, receiving makeovers from a 5 year old, washing dishes, folding laundry, snuggling, playing with toads in the backyard and basically doing EVERYTHING! Whew! I need nap just thinking about it all. Seriously- the baby (19 months) still doesn't sleep through the night... I NEED SLEEP!
I love that I am home with my babies. I love that my 15 year old is enrolled in online high school right in our living room and that I am there to help her. I love that I don't miss out on first steps, mid-day dance offs in the living room and all the other tiny happenings that make up a childs' day. I do feel overwhelmed, stretched far too thin and tired though. There are never enough hours in the day. The house is alway at least a bit dirty. I haven't filed any paperwork in... well a long time. I feel like I am not doing either job (corporate or parenting) at 100% which weighs on my mind and my heart.
I am doing it though! I am working in our den while the kids play in the back yard. I am taking breaks in the afternoon to swim with my girls. I nurse the baby while billing and I let my 5 year old help me open the mail. It is crazy busy, it is harder than I ever thought it would be but it is AMAZING! If you have the opportunity to earn an income from home while raising your babies- DO IT! You will want to pull out your hair and you will wear pajamas all day way more often than you care to admit but you will be there. You will be a part of every moment and there are far too few moments in the happy go lucky toad finding years that we call childhood. Don't miss them!
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