Working from Home -- Examining your 'Why' by Nicole Dean
As Work at Home Moms, we talk about our "Why" as a positive
thing. Our "Why" is our purpose, our reason, our muse. We refer to our
'Why' when we need inspiration or motivation to reach outside our
comfort zone, to try a little harder, to keep going even when it's
hard. Our 'Why' helps us to succeed.
Today I was asking "Why work from home" in a slightly different tone.
Today, I am home with a sick puppy and am up to my eyeballs in puppy
puke.
I'm new to this puppy thing. I was warned up and down about how much
work a puppy is, and I thought "I have two children. How hard can a
puppy possibly be?!" Well, one difference is that newborn babies aren't
born with fangs --
at least mine weren't. So, in between changing the gauze patches on my
shredded arms (those teeth are sharp!), and hours of puppy school, I
fell in love with this furry beast. He was added to my list of "Why's".
So, today, while I was composing my work at home mom newsletter, in the
background I hear my furr-ball start to vomit -- again. The thought
that ran through my mind initially was not a happy "Why". It was more
like:
* "WHY in the world am I home to deal with this while my husband gets to sit in a quiet office all day?"
* "WHY isn't HE dealing with cleaning up the 8th pile of yucky stuff?"
* "WHY don't I get any peace and quiet while I work?!"
After I cleaned up the puppy, rubbed his head and got him clean
blankets, threw in another load of laundry, and climbed into bed with
my sick 7 year old and my 3 year old to read stories, I had time to
collect my thoughts. A little bit (ok, a LOT) of puppy puke was sure
worth it.
And, later, when I made my phone call to my husband to tell him about
our day, it wasn't the puppy-puke I was telling him about....
I told him how our daughter said that she wanted to plant some jelly
beans to grow a jelly bean tree. And, how the kids were playing the
game of Life and I overheard their rules. They decided that the person
who got the most parents
into the car won. That's why I stay at home.
And, if a furry little tail starts wagging when I walk into the room? Well, that's sure an added bonus.
So, the next time your warm and loving "Why" turns into a plea for
help, take a deep breath and think of all the memories you would be
missing -- both good and not-so-good, if you weren't a work at home
mom.
Nicole Dean is the mostly-sane Mom behind
www.ShowMomTheMoney.com.
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