Working Mom Post

One of my favorite blogs to read, Kelly's Korner, is doing a "Show Us Your Life" link up for working moms to share their stories.  I don't know if I'll link up, but I have really been encouraged from reading the stories of other working moms.  Mostly, it is comforting to see how many moms out there are working moms of young children.  Sometimes I feel like I'm the only mom who has to balance running a household, raising my toddler, and all the demands of my job.  Which is silly, of course.


Mav decided to try to crawl in this entertainment center...with a bottle of sprinkles...

I think it's important to emphasize that whether you're a working mom, or a stay at home mom, ALL moms work SO hard and deserve praise!  I'm tired of reading articles that banter from both sides of the aisle about who has a more stressful day and which is the better parent.  Let's face it people: we're all Moms who need to be encouraged and celebrated!!!! (and we're all tired, ha!)  Why waste all that time and effort to tear each other down?!

Sometimes it's just not possible for moms to stay home with their children, and that's okay.  We're in that boat.  It's not like it's a question of cutting out pedicures, vacations, nice furniture, and designer clothes from the budget.  We need both incomes to make ends meet for our modest home, vehicle, and all life's necessities.  The greatest benefit of my job is that I can provide really great health, dental, and vision insurance to our family.  Having been without health insurance for a few years, it is a sigh of relief! :)

And sometimes moms choose to go back to work simply because they want to, and that's okay too.

The importance of it all, is that the best interest of the child is at heart.  The moments you have with your child, make them the best you can--and that can just be enjoying all the little things, loving and encouraging 'em to pieces. :)


Watching birds play in the snow!

I am so blessed with a job that allows me to be home with Maverick all day, except from 2-6pm.  (I work early, early morning hours before he is awake, too).  Sometimes I have to work longer hours.  Fortunately, that isn't too often.  I also have to use some home time to work on lesson plans, but that's not so bad either.

We are also incredibly blessed that my mom, and Robbie's mom take turns watching Mav in the afternoons.  So we don't have to pay for childcare.  Such a HUGE blessing!  And both our moms will tell you that it is their blessing to spend that time with Mav.  :)

I guess the irony of it all is that my job is in the childcare business, ha!  Mav will be old enough in the Fall to start attending the place I work...but we're still working on maybe being able to afford sending him a couple days a week.  It is such a wonderful school, and provides such a great environment for developing social skills and Kindergarten readiness.  (No, we don't get a discount.  Boo!)  Again, the irony just kills me.

On the flip side of it all--I love, love, love my job.  I can't be too specific due to legal restrictions...but I will say that I am in the Early Childhood and Elementary Education field.  I have a degree in Elementary Education and I love that I get to expand on it everyday...and then some!  My job has given me SO much knowledge about child development.  It is really cool that I get to work with children of all ability levels, and watch them grow. 

It's really great to learn about a teaching technique, lesson plan, or developmental intervention at work and then bring it home as mommy knowledge.  At the same time, I have a mommy's mindset when it comes to caring for the children at work.  They are so precious. :)

My life is filled with too many blessings to count!