This weeks
You Capture is work. I don't work in a traditional way, I'm not employed. I'm blessed to have a husband who provides well for our little family and agrees that home with our daughter is the best place for me at this stage in our lives. Of course, that doesn't mean a stay at home mom doesn't work. In fact, I firmly believe that a mom with kids at home under age three works harder than just about any type of paying job there is!
That said, my work load around home lately has been pretty light. I have a first grader, so she's in school for a good part of the day. Since she's gone, it's easier to keep the house clean. And then of course, there's my elbow. I haven't written much about it, I think I mentioned it once
here. It's been an issue all of this time and Matt has taken over a lot of the house work. I've been in physical therapy and have been improving to the point where I'm slowly allowed to increase my workload. And paint, and scrapbook, and do other creative things that I've been unable to do for quite some time. It feels so good to be able to go back to some regular things, even if it is only a little bit at first.
So anyway, here is some of my work at this point in my life.
Creating, painting, collage. I love that my desk is messy again with paint and scraps of paper that are my own and not my daughters!
Reading probably isn't work, especially since I love it, but since I've been limited in what I can do, I read to keep my mind busy while keeping my arm still. I try to read things that are profitable, encouraging,and challenging to my walk with the Lord. I consider it part of my 'job' to make sure that I am redeeming my time with things that promote spiritual growth.
My work includes preparing meals for my family. This mixer is a great aid in that. It's probably my favorite kitchen appliance, besides the dishwasher.
While my ability to cook was never gone, my ability to do things like use a rolling pin were. I'm happy to say that part of my work this week was to roll out some sugar cookies for my daughter's class without any pain!
Errand running, grocery shopping, meal planning, keeping the fridge and pantry stocked comes with the territory of being a stay home mom.
Helping with homework is a part of my daily 'work', although I must say that Gemma is really smart and is becoming quite the independent worker. As the year goes on she needs my help less and less.
And of course, picking up is work that I do everyday. Especially my daughter's shoes. She leaves them everywhere. She probably has too many pairs. It's not uncommon for me to find three or four pairs of shoes spread throughout the house on any given day.
As I look back on my 'work', I can see I have it pretty easy. I do look forward too taking on some of my old tasks though, even the laundry!
