Mama Knows Best

Not knowing what you want to be when you “grow up” is kind of frustrating, especially when you are on the verge of thirty years old. Before I had children, I knew exactly what I wanted to be. There were no questions or second thoughts. After children, I am stuck on wanting to be a stay-at-home mom.  Not even in my wildest dreams would I have pictured my self being in this very spot ten-fifteen years ago.

Knowing that I will be a stay-at-home mom again soon, I have found myself wanting to explore various paths. Do I finish school and start a career in a few short years or do I pick up hobbies that could potentially generate income? Oh, the possibilities are endless.

• Something I always found interesting was welding. I am not talking about making giant tanks or cylinders, but rather art. Throw on a pair of tillman gloves and go. I have seen some amazing pieces of metal artwork and it would be awesome to be able to do that with my own two hands.
• I would love to design and sell my own clothing, too.  Nothing too fancy, but how cool would it be to see people wearing your designs?
• Elementary education has been on the back of my mind a lot lately, too.  I’m not sure I would want to teach anything other than K – 2nd grade.  Who knows?

As I said, there are so many possibilities.  For the next two or three years though, I will be staying right here with my babies.  I will take my time figuring out what I want to do so that this time, I can do it right.

For those of you who have not heard, I will be leaving my job at the end of this month to stay home with my children.  It was not an easy decision to go from a two income household back down to a one income household, but we have figured out how to make it work for us.

Once I finish tying up some projects around the house and getting readjusted to being home, I will be looking into opening a daycare.  I am not sure if I want to do all three shifts or just pick one or two of them, but I have a little time left to figure it all out.

During my adjustment period, I will also diving into crafting a little bit more.  Here is the portion of my bucket list of the things I am hoping to learn before summer’s end:

1. Sewing
2. Making hair accessories
3. Knitting and/or crocheting
4. Screen printing shirts
5. Learning to become more frugal

I know it is not the most “impressive” list to say the least, but they are things I am very much interested in learning.  Who knows, maybe someday I will actually be able to live out my dreams of owning my own boutique.

Want to learn more? Start googling ideas to add to your bucket list or making a list of things you want to learn before the summer is over. Leave a comment here, sharing your ideas with me. I’m always up for learning something new and maybe, just maybe y’all have some ideas I have not yet thought up!