GTKY: What would you do every day?

[mrsnorris]

The board seems a bit slow lately so I thought I'd throw out a topic for discussion. If money was not an issue at all, what would you do with your time? What would you do differently and what would be the same? 

I would still SAH with my girls most of the time. I'd volunteer at an afterschool/summer program for low income kids (or start my own) and teach classes about things I'm interested in or love teaching. I'd also travel for a good chunk of time out of every year.

[mislogis]

Photography. I'm pretty good at it, would love to expand my knowledge and do it full time.
And if I could detach emotionally, volunteer for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.

[wandsandwine]

My dream is to make wedding cakes out of my home as a business. I do a couple a year but nothing that could remotely pay the bills. I'd also work with Habitat for Humanity

[skylark002]

I would definitely work a lot less, but I would love to work for an organization like the innocence project, helping those who were wrongfully convicted be released from prison.

[jamjoyful]

I would still SAH with the girls but we would definitely be traveling more. I think we would spend much more time visiting extended family. It would be nice to get involved with some of the kids programs around here. They need coaches and I would love to volunteer to help out.

ETA: I got click happy and posted too soon.

[jlynn62511]

Be a SAHM! I love teaching but if I could stay at home and maintain our current lifestyle I would in a heartbeat!!

[redhorizon343]

I'm a SAHM right now, I'm torn about going back to work. I like the idea of having a dedicated purpose outside my role as a mother/wife, but I also like that my baby spends most of her time with me.

While I love being in the classroom and find it very rewarding, it's such a political nightmare to be a teacher right now. No matter how many hoops you jump through, there are just more and more that get thrown in your way. And in the mean time, you have less and less autonomy over what you do, and receive more and more of the blame for the students that don't succeed. And as a music teacher, my program has just been hacked to bits year after year. I'm not sure I'd want to go back to that in this climate.

I think I would teach private music lessons part time out of my home.

[briarrose]

Jan 31, 2015 17:40:16 GMT -5 RedBean84 said:

I would still be a SAHM, but I would look better doing it. I'd have a beautifully decorated home and an awesome wardrobe. (That sounds so shallow when I type it out)

This. I am shallow. I would also like to volunteer and do more at church and if I didn't work at all I would have more time.

[Deleted]

I would probably still work, just less (something like one or two days a week). Travel would be nice. Also I would learn to do all those things I feel I don't have time for like riding horses and playing the guitar.

[Chrisse]

More schooling, because then I could go for whatever I wanted without fear of no job on the other side and maybe some volunteering.

[mfsunshine]

I would buy and hire someone to run a dog rehabilitation sanctuary (for abused/unhealthy dogs that no one wants).
I would need to hire people to run it because I would like the freedom to take DS and DH traveling around the world!

[navyblues2114]

I'd hire a personal trainer, lawn care and house cleaning services. With the time that would free up I would volunteer more at my local animal shelter and library.

[cdseno]

I would start a program to make sure everyone had access to the correct car seat for their child. Some low income programs currently do this, but they don't always give out the appropriate seat for a child's age and maturity.

Also, I would travel more. There are so many places we want to go and I want my boys to see, but it is so expensive.

[puffandstuff]

I would teach group fitness classes at the gym. I would also like to be a lactation consultant. I would set up a clinic that allowed mothers to get free help with breastfeeding.

[minervamae]

I would be a SAHM. I'd move closer to my family. I would have people to do the household/barn chores so I had time to ride horses again. I'd volunteer at the therapeutic riding program. Once the girls were in school I'd become a career student.

[elaina22]

I would quit my current teaching job and try to work in my church's school part time, SAH the rest of the time. I would also volunteer, travel, and possibly become a licensed foster home.

[islandlover]

I would SAH until all the kids are in school and then I would work part time. We would move to a bigger city with more opportunities. I would love to travel more, also.

[peaece13]

I would move to the Caribbean and be a SAHM.

[acorn99]

I am not sure if I would work or not, but if I did it would not be very much. Otherwise, I would enjoy my time with DS and ride my horses.

[Courtniko]

I would still work, but less. I would travel a lot and show DD the world!

[peanuts]

If we had the money and didn't have to work, DH and I would be those people that do house flipping for a living. We flipped our last house, and are in the process of buying/planning for the renovations in the new house. We LOVE doing renovations. Our "fun" money and free time is spent on home improvements and we wouldn't have it any other way. It's what we both enjoy! We like picking the new stuff out, doing the projects, seeing things come together, decorating the finished product, etc.

If only...

[professorbinns]

If I was loaded I would not return to work. Stay at home with DS for the most part but I would also do some major investment in real estate rentals properties/flips etc. We have one rental property at the moment and I would love to have a whole bunch and just manage them.

Also, I would take a course at
the university. Just one a semester, I really miss school.