I'm a stay-at-home mom. I love being able to be home to watch our kids grow, to take care of them and my husband. I love that I don't have to split my time with a job outside of the home. (I can't imagine how other moms do it! Bless their hearts!) I am blessed to be able to do this!
Every once in awhile I think about the time when Jason would like me to go back to work. (When the youngest of our children starts school.) I start to think about the problems this could cause due to being an RN. Nursing jobs are not typically known for their flexibility. I want to be there when my kids get off the bus. I want to be easily available if one of our kids gets sick at school. I want to go to sporting events, band/choir concerts, and even parent/teacher conferences. Basically, I want to be in my kids' lives, I want to be there if and when they need me. In nursing I doubt I would be able to find the type of schedule that allows all of these things to happen without a hassle.
So, I've been dreaming...dreaming of a job that's flexible, a job that allows me to be home, a job that is more enjoyable than it is work, a job where the stress is little more manageable.
My latest dream has been of becoming a seamstress of sorts. Mostly doing alterations for people. I'd also like to make things that people want and that I enjoy making. Maybe quilts, bags, aprons, clothes, prom/homecoming dresses etc. I so enjoy the creativity of it all! Granted, I don't know how to do all of this...yet. Don't get me wrong, I do know some basic things about sewing. I'm working on a quilt now, I've made some articles of clothing, I've done some minor alterations. I'd like to learn a lot more.
Even grander...the idea of having a shop here in the country, outside of Gilboa...Alterations and More or The Gilboa Boutique or Sewing on Road M... :)
Crazy? Maybe. But it's something for me to think about, pray about, and dream about...
