Title: Professional SAHM (or SAHD)
Key Accomplishments: Provide senior leadership in the collaborative and coordinated logistics; public relations; activities; security; medical treatment; meal preparation; facility improvements, upgrades, and maintenance; budget development and administration; scheduling; goal-setting; daily instruction, and other varied functions as the need arises for the husband (or wife) and children I am happily responsible for.
Key Accomplishments: Provide senior leadership in the collaborative and coordinated logistics; public relations; activities; security; medical treatment; meal preparation; facility improvements, upgrades, and maintenance; budget development and administration; scheduling; goal-setting; daily instruction, and other varied functions as the need arises for the husband (or wife) and children I am happily responsible for.
Stay-At-Home-Moms (SAHMs) and Stay-at-Home-Dads (SAHDs) have no gaps in their work experience…
Back to School
I think many parents might find back-to-school a bittersweet time of year.
There's the hustle and bustle of back-to-school shopping the weeks before that anticipated first day; there's (as some of my friends have shared) looking forward to the summertime sibling rivalry ceasing, even if only for a few hours a day; the children's excitement as they meet new friends and teachers, and the list goes on.
For us, school starts this coming week for our 5 year old entering Kindergarten (I think I'm more nervous than she is), and next week for our 3 year old who starts nursery school on a part-time basis each week.
Part of my back-to-school excitement has included potty training my 3 year old, who, until this week, has had no interest whatsoever in using the potty.
She would all but throw a temper tantrum when I would cheerfully say:
"C'mon! Let's go use the potty!!!"
Thankfully this week she's used the potty successfully three times in one day!
Just as I was thinking about what to write for this week's blog, I got an e-mail from my cousin. Normally I don’t read those “Fwd” e-mails, and I certainly don’t forward them; but this one seems to be so appropriate for this transitional and busy time of year.
So here goes…
Mayonnaise Jar & Two Sodas...©
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 golf balls.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.
He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'
The professor then produced two sodas from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
“Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided; “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.”
"The golf balls are the important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full."
"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car."
"The sand is everything else---the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.”
"The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you."
'Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Spend time with your children.
Spend time with your parents.
Visit with grandparents.
Spend time with your parents.
Visit with grandparents.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your spouse out to dinner.
Play another 18.'
"There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities.The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired about what the sodas represented.
The professor smiled and said, “I'm glad you asked.”
“The sodas just show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of sodas with a friend.”
Stephanie Evans
Professional SAHM
Stephanie Evans and her husband, Bill, live in New Jersey with their three daughters who are ages five, three, and one. Stephanie has a B.S. degree in Music Education and taught Music for 11 years in the public school system. She loves children and enjoyed being a teacher, but she loves being a SAHM even more!
Professional SAHM
Stephanie Evans and her husband, Bill, live in New Jersey with their three daughters who are ages five, three, and one. Stephanie has a B.S. degree in Music Education and taught Music for 11 years in the public school system. She loves children and enjoyed being a teacher, but she loves being a SAHM even more!
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