25 Ways to Know You're a SAHM

[penguin129]

I liked this post from the ScaryMommy site. Click on the link and read it. Do any stand out to you?


25 Ways SAHM

[penguin129]

5. A “night out” is roaming the aisles at Target alone. *or just being alone in the house cleaning an listening to 90's pop music
6. The TV has been on all day, but you have no idea what’s happening in world news.
7. Showering is a major accomplishment. *so much to do at naptime
10. Your mood depends solely on the length of time your child napped for. *YEP!
25. You don’t want to go to bed at night because the silence is just too beautiful, no matter how tired you are.


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[Girlymama79]

#20 for me! My vacuum never gets put away. I just moves from one room to the next.

[strawberrytree]

1, 4, 17, 24, and 25 are my life.

[cam]

I could really only relate to the naked one, but that is mainly because MH lives several hours away, so he doesn't even see me every day, naked or otherwise.

It did remind me to finish my now lukewarm cappuccino though, but that is because my memory is shot, not because of LO.

[penguin129]

Jan 21, 2015 11:00:10 GMT -5 cam said:

I could really only relate to the naked one, but that is mainly because MH lives several hours away, so he doesn't even see me every day, naked or otherwise.

It did remind me to finish my now lukewarm cappuccino though, but that is because my memory is shot, not because of LO.

That must be hard having him live so far away.

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5. I find when I get to go to the store by myself, I linger and take a lot longer than if I brought S with me.
12. I used to identify with always having spit up on my clothes when I was out of the house. S used to be really bad about about constantly spitting up until she was almost a year old...haven't done that with actual food though.
21. I know when it's Monday, after that the days get mixed up.
25. The last few days I've been staying up longer than I should to play a PC game I got for Christmas....maybe a ffwc?

[barnabee]

Number 15 made me actually laugh, I can't believe how many times I get a knock on the door and it's jehovas witnesses. They come so often!!

[ohara]

16. You have to check the weather outside before you head out because you have no idea how cold or warm it is because you haven’t been out in days.

This is my sad, sad life.

[cam]

Jan 21, 2015 11:01:35 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

Jan 21, 2015 11:00:10 GMT -5 cam said:

I could really only relate to the naked one, but that is mainly because MH lives several hours away, so he doesn't even see me every day, naked or otherwise.

It did remind me to finish my now lukewarm cappuccino though, but that is because my memory is shot, not because of LO.

That must be hard having him live so far away.

Being a SAHM has really helped because LO and I are able to visit MH easier/longer and it gives me the time to take care of the increased to-do list that comes with the situation. Day to day stuff isn't too bad other than having to do things that LO can't be a part of; mowing grass and moving snow are some of the tougher things to take care of. I don't think we have had to go much more than 2 weeks at a time without seeing MH which is nice; if there have been longer stretches than that, it probably wasn't much longer and not common. I of course don't enjoy the situation, but it isn't too bad really. I think if it weren't driving distance, it would be so much harder because of the lack of contact that would result.

[cam]

Jan 21, 2015 11:31:05 GMT -5 ohara said:

16. You have to check the weather outside before you head out because you have no idea how cold or warm it is because you haven’t been out in days.

This is my sad, sad life.

I check the weather for the week sometimes to determine what day to get groceries and such.

A winter cold snap coming through? Warmest day will be grocery day.

Raining out? Guess I don't need groceries that badly to bother with it today. How does tomorrow look?

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Jan 21, 2015 11:22:40 GMT -5 barnabee said:

Number 15 made me actually laugh, I can't believe how many times I get a knock on the door and it's jehovas witnesses. They come so often!!

I've never had Jehovah's witnesses come to my house before, but I think I've been put on the do not go to that house list for one of the churches  in my neighborhood. I live in the Bible Belt and there are three different church's right next to each other near my street. When S was maybe a month or so old, I had a couple of ladies come to the house to try to recruit me to go to their church. I wasn't very nice to them when they woke her up and they haven't been back since. 

[mishkaroni]

I identify with far more than those I can't. And the ones I identify with all stick out. Crap.

[caybeh]

10, 17, 25 but especially 10. DS gave up naps last fall. He does quiet time which helps but I miss those two hours just to myself. My mood also depends how early they wake up in the morning.

[isolemnlyswear]

YEP!
5. A “night out” is roaming the aisles at Target alone.
10. Your mood depends solely on the length of time your child napped for.
22. It’s only 9AM and you’ve thought “I need a drink.”

and actually I have already experienced number 22 today.

[jensriot]

#3 is me. Even the little guy knows to go get his shoes if Mommy puts on jeans.

[sagen]

5,9,10,25 that is it for me.

[butnotthearmadillo]

Jan 21, 2015 11:53:45 GMT -5 cam said:

Raining out? Guess I don't need groceries that badly to bother with it today. How does tomorrow look?

The weather often determines dinner. Rain/Snow/Sleet? Let's cook with stuff I have in the pantry. It is really rather embarrassing. I grew up in a city without a car, and used to walk everywhere in almost any weather. Now I have a garage, a car and the walk from the parking lot to the store seems too much of a bother ...

[bakingbetty]

Jan 21, 2015 12:32:45 GMT -5 mishkaroni said:

I identify with far more than those I can't. And the ones I identify with all stick out. Crap.

same for me!

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Jan 21, 2015 11:53:45 GMT -5 cam said:

Jan 21, 2015 11:31:05 GMT -5 ohara said:

16. You have to check the weather outside before you head out because you have no idea how cold or warm it is because you haven’t been out in days.

This is my sad, sad life.

I check the weather for the week sometimes to determine what day to get groceries and such.

A winter cold snap coming through? Warmest day will be grocery day.

Raining out? Guess I don't need groceries that badly to bother with it today. How does tomorrow look?

I do this. All of this.

I also will run to the mail box in bare feet in the snow because putting shoes on is to much effort.