Not a stay at home mom.....

I know that a lot of mothers enjoy being a stay at home mom. I've done it and trust me when i say, it's not for me. I enjoy going to work, having friends and making my own money. I feel like I've become a better mother since i became a working mother. I find that even though I work, i have more energy, more patience, and am overall a lot happier. When i was a stay at home mother i felt lost and lost a lot of who i was.

Although I love my children, with everything I am, they are not my entire life. I still have my own hopes, dreams and aspirations. I still have my own friends, social life & hobbies. Being a mother isn't my only identity. I find that my children are very well-rounded children because of how we choose to live our lives. My children are very out going, very happy, and make friends really easy. I think it's because they've been around other kids since they were born, they've been in daycare, they've gone to school and church.

My two favorite times of day are when i drop my kids off for school/daycare and when i pick them back up. We've spent time apart doing our own things (school, daycare, work) and at the end of the day we come back together and spend the rest of the day as a family. In fact it's 10 minutes until i get off from work and go to pick them up. :) It's my Austen's birthday so we are going to my parents to celebrate it before i meet his dad to take him and Alexia for the weekend. :)