Eating Bon Bons

Return to work after baby was born or stay home? How did you make your decision?

(Mama Kat's Writing Workshop)

In our first few months of dating my (now) husband and I had many conversations about having a family and the roles we would have in them.  Although I was a teacher I knew I wanted to stay at home with my own children.  It was what I always wanted and it is what I had growing up.  

Now with 3 small children and one on the way I get to stay at home.  Most of the time I sit on the couch and eat bon bons.

The transition from working to being at home was pretty easy, at first.  About 5 months into being a SAHM (this was also the time when school was starting again) I had a very hard time with my new role.  I wanted to return to a normal schedule. I wanted more interaction than just a small infant that only smiled at me.  I wanted to feel like I was contributing to our family finances (since I felt like I just kept spending money on groceries, etc.)  

I am almost 5 years into this new role and am so thankful I get to experience it.  It isn't always easy.  But we are making it work.  

Top 100

Sometimes I don't know what to write about, but I know I need to write more.  Especially on here.   As I was thinking/researching about writing stuff I came across a top 100 list.  This list is for the top 100 children's novels and now I have a new "goal".   I am going to work on reading this list.  Not only is it something tangible that I can do but it will also be a great way to be exposed to even more children's novels.   If I still want to write my own book then I need to learn from some of the best. 

I think I might be putting too much pressure on myself but I don't have a date I have to finish by, just an idea to try and follow through with.