Arghh! About to become a full time SAHM!

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I am about to become a full time SAHM! Part of me is really excited & cannot wait, the other part of me is...bricking it - what will I do all day!? Will I ever have an adult non-child related conversation again!?

I am well educated, have run my own business and would love to develop my own interest to feel I am contributing to something, although right now, I don't want or need a 'normal' job as such.

Would appreciate some thoughts from you all...

Ideas of typical days with dcs?
Any earning you fit around being a SAHM?
Other things you do for yourself (ds will probably go to nursery one day a week)
Any other tips on what made it work well for you!

Thankyou!

Hi, as a stay at home mum for the past twenty six years I'm at the other end of the spectrum from you!
The only thing that got me through the sometimes mind numbingly boring aspects of it was having friends in the same situation,. My best friend and myself had kids the same age and we were both rubbish at housework so we used to gut my house together one day and do hers the next! Lol
Be sure and try and and keep some outside interests and have some time for yourself or the lack of social contact can get you down a bit.
I've just completed my training as an adviser for the citizen's advice bureau and can honestly say it's fabulous, fits around school or nursery and totally flexible
Above all enjoy it! I've moaned considerably over the years about being stuck at home but in reality I should consider myself privileged to have been able to do so as I know many who would love to just don't have the option, good luck and best wishes

I went from full time teaching to SAHM of a 1 year old and 2 year old (and four years later another one).

The first year was brilliant!

I got a bit lazy frankly. I refused to wear anything other than casual wear because the novelty of this was amazing for me (after a long time of business wear). For a long time I thought of my day in terms of school "Lesson 1 just starting" "lunchtime photocopying now" etc.

It took a bout a year to realise this was long term. Then I started to smarten myself up an make plans.

I volunteer a lot - Brownies, DC school, toddler group, local charities. No social isolation here - I know load of local people from many walks of life and have a huge circle of friends.

I also took the opportunity to start a bit of a low-key business that keeps my mind active and earns be a bit of money. But definitely do not think of it as a job.

Thankyou & bump!

I started loads of voluntary stuff when I became a sahm too
but I went back to work after 2 and a bit years due to boredom plus poverty and didn't manage to drop any of it
I'm pt though.

fancy being a school governor?
dog walking for the Cinnamon Trust?

The trouble I found was that anything requiring going somewhere, I struggled for childcare. Given that I partly became a sahm because I can't get childcare

Days out...to keep £ down, I would stretch out library trips, post office, with going to swings, with picnic. It was nice to have the time to walk everywhere. Child minding for extra £, eBay buying, selling. Lots of mums and tots.