Are you a homeschooling mom or a stay at home mom? Then you’ll be familiar with those inuendo’s and glances that you get when you tell people this is what you do. Other women can be the worst. Guys don’t really want to comment - being activists where women are concerned - isn’t really their thing. Other women can make you feel pretty badly on the other hand.

There are alot of days when I worry that I’m gaining to much weight, people might think I sit on my couch and eat bon-bons all day. I worry that my house isn’t clean enough so that it looks like I’ve been working. The kids might have food stains or mud stains on their clothes when I go into Wally world when I run into a sales clerk that wants to talk about how the kids are homeschooled. It crosses my mind - do they think I’m a slouch? This is the guilt that I’m sure alot of homeschool moms or SAHM’s feel. I worry about what my children will feel - what will they think - when they are grown. Then reality snaps back in. The kids are looking for that certain pair of shorts they wore yesterday. Did I wash it yet? Getting a smile from them when they find I did, makes me feel like I did my job well. Yes, it’s a job, but I love doing it so much that, quite often, I have to remind myself it is a job! Lots of jobs: Nurse, Teacher, Laundress, Tailor, Seamstress, Short Order Fry Cook, Chef and Sometimes Baker, Vet, Mini Maid etc… No wonder I’m tired.

There is money to be made, sure, paid blogging being one of them, the mercantile the other, but the place I make the most is home. The rewards and benefits are greater than any other career I’ve ever had even if the dollars are short. If you need to make more dollars, you can learn to Save More Money and Make More Money. If you want something money can’t buy, spend time with your loved ones before they are gone. Those are opportunities that you cannot afford to overlook.