I’ve recently written about how it can be hard to embrace my job as a stay-at-home mom, ALL the time. But this week there has had so many wonderful moments in parenting that I thought I’d share my Top 5 favorite things about having a 1-year-old.:-)
Confession #2 – I may never be happy.
Actually, I think the better way to look at it is that I can always find a way to be happy. Both are true. Here’s what I mean…
I had great conversations with a few mom friends this week, and I’ve decided no mom (or parent) has the perfect work/parenting situation. It seems like no matter what the scenario (working from home, full time, stay-at-home parent, working part time and home part time…) there is always something that can leave you a bit unsatisfied.
I just learned this trick from my mother-in-law over the Christmas break and it has changed my life! (Sorry. That might seem a bit dramatic, but I swear I mean it genuinely). Why?
1. It is a “green” solution because it involves reusing something that would otherwise be thrown away.
2. It makes NO MESS for a cooking task I do at least twice a month.
I am a post-career SAHM (Stay-at-home mom), living in Bozeman Montana. I share stories and ideas from parenting with a Montessori and Positive Discipline inspired perspective. Also, I LOVE DIY projects and finding great ways to use thrift store or hand-made toys for my little ones.
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