Do you appreciate your life as a homemaker? I usually do, but sometimes I fall into a lackadaisical way of thinking. Maybe you're a newly retired woman who suddenly finds herself at home. Possibly, you've been at home for awhile, but you're feeling overwhelmed by debt, raising children, taking care Continue Reading
A Homemaker’s Day
A Homemaker's Day A day in the life of the traditional homemaker is markedly different from the day of a woman in the workforce. Before I Came Home When I had my first child, Augusta, I was teaching kindergarten in the public schools. I would wake up at 7 am and hurriedly get ready, knowing that Continue Reading
If I Stop Working to be a Stay-At-Home Mom, Will We Ever Catch Up Financially?
If I Stop Working to Be a Stay-At-Home Mom, Will We Ever Catch Up Financially? If I stop working to be a stay-at-home mom, will we ever catch up financially? That is the question I asked myself twenty years ago when I quit my job to become a stay-at-home mom. What about my retirement? How will Continue Reading
Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mom, the Hard Way
Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mom, the Hard Way I updated a post from 2016, in the hopes that everyone would know my "story" a little bit better. These days (in 2024) I blog about curating a career as an artist. The journey to becoming a stay-at-home mom is still an important part of who I am. Being home Continue Reading