Goal 5: Being a stay at home wife/mom

 I rescheduled my doctor's appointment for the fifth time this morning and remembered that I need to schedule the repair men for the leak in my kitchen, pick up my husbands dry cleaning, run my son to school, rework the budget, reorganize the kitchen cabinets and clean up the kitchen explosion that was very yummy enchiladas last night all before 11 if I want any chance to go to Zumba today. This reminded me of  something my husband said last night: "I get that it is good to not be in the same spot all day it's not something I've ever had to deal with but I get it" and something my ex-neighbor made the mistake of saying to his wife: "How can it be so hard to stay home all day".
The answer to both statements is really simple. My life is not hard but complicated and sometimes taxing. I am not home all day relaxing on the sofa which I would agree would be awesome. I am instead doing all I can to make sure that everyone's lives run smoothly each day.
Here's what I've learned about this job so far:

•  Be Happy: According to Snopes.com this has never been proven but it has been proven that people respond to our facial features and therefore a smile is truly contagious. So Smile.

• Let your husband be king, it makes you queen: If he has the final say he is happiest and you shape the choices so just eliminate the ones you don't like before he sees them and everyone is happy.

• There is no quitting time or days off but the rewards are better than money: It doesn't end and if you try to turn it off at 5 you will just be over run the next day. The good news? When your son or daughter says they are so happy they have your help on their homework it'll feel like you got that day off anyway.

• Everything is able to be rescheduled when you have an endless number of days to do it all in: Not having school has helped me realize we all live at much to fast a pace. Rescheduling a doctor's appointment, or a lunch with a friend should never be as stressful as it is... who cares if it is today or tomorrow really?

• Staying busy is never a challenge as long as you have hobbies to fill up the occasional down hour: When I am done with my work I take a time out at the gym before coming home to make dinner. When I am waiting for the dryer I clean something else, knit or sew and when I'm really stuck for something to do I blog or watch desperate housewives.