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I'm a SAHM and my life is a breeze ... care to comment?

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Twiglett · 11/07/2006 10:59

It really is no bother at all

5 year old and 2 year old .. 5 year old at school 9 till 3.30 .. 2 year old sleeps for 2 or 3 hours every afternoon

Have lots of friends ... do lots of stuff .. currently have 2 x 2 year olds in the house and have ignored them enough to make 2 lots of muffins and be on here .. yesterday DD and I went to meet some lovely people in a park for a picnic

Yes get angsty / bored / frustrated at times .. but used to feel like that when I was working too

c'mon ... flame me .. I'm ready for ya !!!!!

PMSL

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Twiglett · 11/07/2006 11:00

oh and I'm also starting to paint t-shirts to commission for a bit of pocket money .. but I'm doing it cos its fun and relaxing (and its nice to have a bit of money for me, me, me)

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Bozza · 11/07/2006 11:01

Hallgerda · 11/07/2006 11:01

wheresmyfroggy · 11/07/2006 11:03

My dw loves it too !

footprint · 11/07/2006 11:03

Yay, great to read something so positive!! No flaming from me! some days I feel like this too, thanks for the reminder!

Harold · 11/07/2006 11:03

I think I hate you [GRIN]

Gobbledigook · 11/07/2006 11:04

No flaming from me either! Good for you! Am looking forward to when mine are all at school too!

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Twiglett · 11/07/2006 11:05

no, no .. I'm being SMUG .. I'm satisfied with my life

that must be flame-worthy ... this is mumsnet fgs .. or have I entered a parallel universe

(oh and if you do it right, 2 year olds can be trained to most of the housework .. and 5 year olds like to hoover)

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Carmenere · 11/07/2006 11:06

I agree, I work very part time so most of the time I am at home with dd who is 2. And most of the time it is good, I can do what I like, I have time to chat to neighbours, family and mnetters. I can put the time into making great healthy meals which is something I enjoy and I can ignore the housework if I really try hard. I can go to the shops or a class or just for a coffee. And I can spend time with my gorgeous and very funny dd.

Except yesterday it was raining and I felt trapped and miserable and dd sensed it and clung onto my leg for most of the day and whinged as she was over tired and actually hadn't had enough exercise either.

So there are bad days but there are good days too - much like when you work full time.

coppertop · 11/07/2006 11:08

Training a 2yr-old? You've left it late, haven't you? Dd's only 4 months old and she's already hanging out the washing for me.

Kelly1978 · 11/07/2006 11:09

wait until you have a couple more!

I've spent all morning pulling dt2 off things he shouldn't be touching. dt1 had a huge tantrum and went to sleep. ds1 has been playing with water in the bathroom. I dream of having time to bake again!

Dior · 11/07/2006 11:09

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Kelly1978 · 11/07/2006 11:09

dd does housework, but she has to go to school 9-3!

sugarfree · 11/07/2006 11:10

I've just been making cakes with ds3.
We are Doris Day and Son.

Carmenere · 11/07/2006 11:11

Now if I just had a cleaner and a part time nanny.....

pecka · 11/07/2006 11:11

Yay! Go Twiggy

I am a SAHM/Childminder and whilst at the moment I am having some bad days on the whole its great and I always remind myself that I used to have way more bad days when I was working.

iota · 11/07/2006 11:12

I'm a SAHM and my life is a breeze too

I have one at school and one pre-schooler who goes to nursery and pre-school, so I have lots of time to myself to do boring stuff like chores and to do fun stuff like MN or going swimming (am off in 10 mins)

I do do most of the housework - but I manage to fit it in whilst dh is at work

dh likes to cook if he's home in time and at weekends.

We pay someone to do the ironing - it's only £20 once a month

Weekends are for fun in this house - spent last weekend in the Forest of Dean in a tent

it's a great life

drosophila · 11/07/2006 11:12

Life sure ain't a breeze for me. Don't think being a SAHM would make much differenceas I do it 4 days a week. I suspect you would be as smug if you were working outside the home.

Gobbledigook · 11/07/2006 11:16

Hmm, I wouldn't say 'life is a breeze' for me - I work bloody hard but, that said, I do love my life - I'm very happy and everything, touch wood, is spot on.

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Twiglett · 11/07/2006 11:17

yes i am smug-a-mum incarnate

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Bozza · 11/07/2006 11:20

I think mine would be a breeze if I didn't work (but we had the same level of income so I could still do the things I want to do) with my kids that are 5 and 2. The "but" in the brackets is the biggie though, isn't it.

niceglasses · 11/07/2006 11:20

Hmmmmmmm. I've got 1 in reception and 2 more or less with me all day, but the middle one (almost 4) does 2 and half hours in the pm 4 times week. Its not rocket science thats for sure, but that is partly the problem for me. Its so dull. Maybe up to me to liven it up, but never been the most creative. Lots of drop offs and pick ups. The youngest (2) won't really settle with anyone else so there is an element of stir craziness. The house is a bit of a mess but I never get chance to have a good go at it. If I was honest, no its not exactly the most stressful, but it is a bit less than stimulating and I hate the element of never getting 5 mins peace, oh and the guilt.

Gobbledigook · 11/07/2006 11:24

Very similar to me niceglasses - ds1 in reception, ds2 in nursery 4 mornings (he's 3.8) and ds3 is at home all the time - he's almost 2.

SoMuchToBits · 11/07/2006 11:28

I am also very happy being a SAHM. My ds is now 5 and at school, so I have a lot more time than I did previously. Tbh, the only bit I found really hard was when he was at the baby stage. Once we were able to do more things together, I really started enjoying life.

I spend a couple of days during the week getting all the domestic things done, e.g. food shopping, cleaning, washing, etc, and maybe a day when I do things like gardening, or go into town for non-food shopping, e.g. birthday presents etc. The other couple of days I can do my own things like see a friend, do a hobby, and at the moment I am helping out voluntarily in ds's school with a project to catalogue all the school library books.

Dh shares the childcare in the evenings and at weekends (he works ft during the week), and I do all the domestic/gardening chores, but try to do as much as I can during the time ds is at school, so that I can have free time to be with ds at weekends and do my own things in the evenings.

The only thing I miss is the company - before ds was at school, I took him to quite a few activities where I would see other Mums etc, but now he is at school I don't see so many other people. But other than that, I am quite happy.

Gobbledigook · 11/07/2006 11:32

Somuchtobits - have you not made friends through school? I've made some good friends in the playground and I also do loads of stuff for the PTA and I've made more friends there too. Tbh, it's a big contributor to the 'life is good' feeling at the moment - I'm involved in lots of stuff and have lots of friends.

I do think I'd find it boring if I was at home all day and had no adult contact. I need my friends or I'd go bananas.

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