Today begins the first day of my new life-- at least for the next year. Since January I have been mulling over the decision of what to do with my life and last month I decided to be a stay-at-home mom for the next year (or possibly longer, if I can continue to manage it financially).
My job has been very demanding, particularly over the last six months. I considered cutting back (which I didn't think would actually work out-- kind of like going back to just holding hands after you've kissed) and then considered getting a new job (thinking I could find one that really would be part time). But in the end I felt very good about staying at home and living off of the little income I get from social security (I'm such a hypocrite).
We are all excited about this new life! It's going to be a good change for us. These last five years have been hard and stressful. It will be a nice change of pace and will benefit the kids greatly in their education. I am excited to teach Emeline to read and Joseph has a lot of interests that we are going to tackle this year. Homeschool has been a lot of fun for us already, but now that it can be my only focus, I am certain we will love it even more!
So I expect the next year to be one of the best I've had. I'll keep you posted on all of our adventures!
If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Thomas A. Edison
