The Bare Naked Chicken

It’s already the last week of February and yet this is my first blog post of 2024. Granted, this is my third blog post on this website so it’s not like I’ve really fallen off the tracks–it’s just that I had my sights set on writing at least weekly. I have fallen into a rut–the kind that’s not depressive, but one that irks me. As a stay-at-home mom, I am incredibly fortunate that my husband completely provides for me and my son. I do not financially have to go back to work. I am spending my days taking care of my almost 6-month-old and have been glued to the couch. It has been a challenge to go from a productive, working adult to a woman who stays at home with a baby who has yet to crawl. I feel guilty for this. I recognize that I have a first-world problem. How dare I complain of not having to work! It’s just that I am the type of person that needs to be intellectually stimulated and very busy. I love my baby beyond words, I just need a way to incorporate being a stay-at-home mom with my personality of being an overachieving workaholic.

I think the solution is clear: I need to freelance work (so that my time is flexible enough to care for a baby) and set personal goals for myself. This is just one phase of life and I hope to enjoy it to the fullest–not by sitting on the couch with my baby, watching the world go by.

It’s time for us to be a participant in life and not just a spectator.