I’m happy.
I’ve been able to work from home for a little over a year and spend so much more time with my children during that time. We get to go places when we have a chance and I take care of everything at home while my husband makes the majority of our money and goes to school to get his MBA.
I also can’t wait to spend my daughter’s first year (and as long as I can) at home with her. The closest I came to being home with either of the boys was when I worked part time when Hayden was a baby. It only lasted about 6 months but I didn’t miss a single milestone and I’m happy I get to have that with our daughter soon.
However, I get lonely pretty easily. Its not so bad on the days my husband doesn’t have class. He leaves pretty early. I get up, do the breakfast thing with the boys and try and get some work done while making sure the boys don’t get bored and watch TV all day. The bad days are when he has class and I spend all day alone. 7am to 9:30pm. No adult interaction. Sometimes, it gets to me.
So while doing my best keeping up with work and trying to further my business, I worry about becoming complacent because I’m always by myself. I am an introvert… that doesn’t mean that I don’t need people around me. So I go about my week trying to keep busy and hating Mondays and Thursdays. But also looking forward to the weekend as if its time off for me.
Do I regret leaving my job to work at home? Not at all.
But I do miss the friends and people I was around everyday. I’m excited for the next couple of years but I do hope I can even out the loneliness. Anyone have ideas?
