Where do you work?

Someone asked me that last week. I said "Nowhere." Obviously this isn't true. Because today, at 11:00 o'clock in the morning, I have a cake in the oven, a loaf of bread in the bread maker, dishes done and homemade chicken noodle soup simmering on the stove. Not to mention a second load of laundry going, a grocery list started (I need NOODLES for the soup) and a husband and preschooler up, dressed, fed and started on their day. Meanwhile, I'm contemplating recipes for the two and a half gallons of choke cherries NQ and I have obtained.


Okay, I admit that I'm not ALWAYS so motivated.




Then someone asked me "What did you do in college?" I say I was a communication student. Again, they get a little glazed, so perhaps I'll start saying: Do you ever watch TV, clip a coupon, hear the radio, look at a magazine, click through a website, buy anything on sale, know about events because you read the newspaper or watched the news, have you flipped through an owners manual, did you see the Olympics?? That's what I did. And I loved it. And I will hopefully return to that sometime, when my children are older, and don't need me so much. (And when I don't need them so much...does a time like that exist? I'm sure it must. Circle of life and all that.)



Also, to go along with the "Where do you work" question: I sometimes take photo's and do pretty cakes, mostly this is for fun and for a creative outlet. Do I get ultra competitive about it, or upset if someone doesn't call me....NO! I really kind of like doing it once in a while. Once I was even writing copy for a website from home. When I had time. It was perfect, but that job is over for now.

Why do I not worry too much about my current place in creating income? Because what I love absolutely most is being at home with my little one (soon to be two.) I love to hear him sing, and watch him learn and grow and I'm so glad I can be home with my midget and share in the wonders of kidlethood with him. It's the best world to be in. Do I change a lot of stinky pants and feel some frustrations: yes. Do I get a LOT of kisses, hugs and I love yous: YES! And I know what it is that my child is exposed to during the day. I know how he is being treated, what words are being spoken to him, the kind of care he experiences, what food he is eating. I can't put a price on that kind of assurance.

Where do I work? At home.

P.S. With my scheduled c-section set tentatively for the Jan 7th, today is my 'HALF WAY done with the pregnancy' mark!!