This article was written by Guest Blogger Katy Lee of Adventures In Parenting.
It’s common knowledge that a mom’s job is 24/7.
But if you’re a WAHM, you’re on not just 24/7; it’s more like 48/14!
When the kids are settled, there is business to handle. Once business is taken care of for the day, the kids are back in action. In this global tech-based economy, our business is often 24/7, as much as our family demands are 24/7.
While working at home with the benefit of being with our children is undoubtedly having the best of both worlds, the joy can be robbed if we are overworked. That just defeats the whole reason for staying at home, doesn’t it?
Sure, a vacation in Hawaii would be nice! Well, a little more than nice. But I’ve found that one big vacation a year doesn’t take the stress out of the other 50 weeks.
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