tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post8637012916340917529..comments2024-03-25T20:18:21.478-05:00Comments on Diary of a Stay at Home Mom: { What Inspires me to be a Homemaker }Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00448386993712122412noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-58727775685386106152017-01-30T07:48:28.366-06:002017-01-30T07:48:28.366-06:00Great post and comments!! I love being a homemaker...Great post and comments!! I love being a homemaker!! Blessings!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553450155355977694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-47058485984542960892017-01-27T12:14:11.721-06:002017-01-27T12:14:11.721-06:00A wonderful post....I too worked all through my ch...A wonderful post....I too worked all through my children growing up, no choice we needed the funds....I dreamed of being a stay at home mom....I'm now 52 my children are grown and I'm a stay at home wife...lol...I keep house, garden craft, which is now my job, I sell in a primitive shop and on line....I run errands, cook all our meals at home, I bargain shop, meaning thrift stores, garage sales, good will..we live on a tight budget, but we do fine.....I am told I was born I the wrong era as well....I love to cook, preserve and I make most of our things we need for our home, blankets, curtains etc......<br /><br />Thank you again, a wonderful post.....<br /><br />Blessings<br />Rhonda Simply Quainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522235971037364314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-50893962930832597832017-01-27T05:47:01.737-06:002017-01-27T05:47:01.737-06:00What a lovely post! I was a homemaker for most of...What a lovely post! I was a homemaker for most of Sophia's school years (I worked briefly when she was in elementary school but homeschooled the middle school years and then was at home when she was in high school). At times, I felt less like a homemaker and more like a chauffeur! It seemed that we were always on our way to choir, 4-H, riding events, youth group, but I was glad that I didn't have to juggle that with a work schedule. When she graduated from high school and went to our local community college, I was still at home but had quite a heavy volunteer schedule and then when she went off to college away from home and Vic was underway a lot of the time, I went back to work. I found that I had really missed working - running the lives of adults (the managers and supervisors who depended on me) was just as fulfilling as running a household. So, I guess you could say, I'm on the fence. I strongly support whatever works in any woman's life.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-30745625828458056522017-01-26T21:59:38.517-06:002017-01-26T21:59:38.517-06:00I love my calling and minstry of being a homemaker...I love my calling and minstry of being a homemaker. What a special collection of books. Mrs. Chrissy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516870555452352931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-27848359443575619902017-01-26T19:32:11.380-06:002017-01-26T19:32:11.380-06:00Not meaning to sound judgey, but what will you do ...Not meaning to sound judgey, but what will you do when the kids leave for college? It sounds like you have the housework down to a science and much of your time is spent homeschooling and otherwise taking care of the kids. TheFishiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904039253142110255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-87946958376300384722017-01-26T16:54:34.942-06:002017-01-26T16:54:34.942-06:00Love this Sandra! I relate with so much of you sta...Love this Sandra! I relate with so much of you stay - right down to being inspired by a Grandma! <br /><br />I worked for almost 9 years as a social worker once I was out of college and it was a very stressful job that had me on ulcer meds and wearing a mouth guard to sleep at night - due to TMJ issues. I was clenching my teeth so hard in my sleep and I would have horrible headaches. They thought I had migraines and eventually at a dentist appt he told me I had TMJ. I don't miss that part of my job!! '<br /><br />I loved different parts of my job - but eventually the stress became too much and my Hubby was "of a means" by then where I could stay home with my kiddos. It's amazing how all the health problems disappeared after a couple of months of "decompressing" from all of that stress. I started to find more interest in baking and cooking and reading cook books. I found a love for scrapbooking and gardening and other activities that brought me joy... but that I found brought happiness to my family as well. <br /><br />I did do some caregiving for my MIL with Alzheimers for several years until she had to go to a facility. I've also kept busy being involved in PTA committees at my kiddos' school, and church activities. etc. This is the first year I haven't had a child at home or been caregiving so I feel a freedom to find what else I'd like to do for me besides my love of homemaking. <br /><br />I'm currently working on an Etsy store and looking into volunteering. I think it's important to feed our souls as well as giving so much to others. <br /><br />Blessings HOn. xoxocarrie@northwoods scrapbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337824046780952876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-70933445045254190122017-01-26T14:58:16.006-06:002017-01-26T14:58:16.006-06:00I'm still a home with my parents but I've ...I'm still a home with my parents but I've always wanted to be a homemaker too. My mom owns this book Mrs. Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping: Timeless Wisdom and Practical Advice. I loved pouring through it. It's got all sorts of old-timey advice and the arrangement of the book is so fun. <br /><br />I also have Log Cabin Cooking. I've been meaning to "raid my shelves" in order to stop and enjoys books and magazines that I own, so I'm pulling that one out now.Livia Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755623391278276925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-10221538421756941602017-01-26T14:28:55.715-06:002017-01-26T14:28:55.715-06:00I am also a housewife, which I mostly love, but I ...I am also a housewife, which I mostly love, but I find my connections to the outside world somewhat limited now that I don't go to school or work outside of the home. My husband recently retired from the army and we are finally planted in one spot for the foreseeable future. I'm finding it difficult to develop a community outside of my family. Other the church or the PTA, what are some ways that homemakers can develop a social community? AFordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494279329997929529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271473.post-50921666716871091622017-01-26T10:54:20.549-06:002017-01-26T10:54:20.549-06:00Well said. I also love being a homemaker. Before...Well said. I also love being a homemaker. Before having kids I worked a job that was underpaid and highly stressful. My husband and I decided that once we had kids I was better off being at home with them. I'm so grateful for that because I have been able to care for them in every aspect. There are women who choose other paths and that's okay too. We all do what we feel is best for our family. This is what's best for mine. My mom stayed at home until I went to school. My sisters stayed at home until their kids went to school. My kids are in kindergarten and third grade so I will soon be finding some part-time work while they are in school but I will be here with them when they are home. I know the time I have with them is short. It won't be long before they are grown and able to care for themselves. So I'm enjoying every moment I have with them now. Yes, being a homemaker can get monotonous and many do think we stay-at-home moms actually keep ourselves at home ALL the time and that's not true. Homemaking definitively deserves more credit.Dawn Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04604954768769767737noreply@blogger.com