Thank God It's Friday?

Friday. The day that everyone longs for. The beginning of the weekend, going out with friends, sleeping in or binging on Netflix. When I worked, I would just look forward to my day off because I worked in retail, I never really got weekends off. I was just more excited that my friends were off for the weekend and that I would actually be able to see them. It isn't like that anymore. Now that I am a stay at home mom, I just look at Friday as another day. I still wake up at 6:30/ 7 o'clock and go about making breakfast for my family. We hang out at the breakfast table. I watch my oldest slurp her milk from the bowl and my youngest splashing milk everywhere with her spoon. I just sit across from them with my breakfast and coffee and I just watch them, thinking about everything that I have to do for the day. "If it is nice today, we will go for a walk to the park" or "If it rains we will stay inside and do some crafts while mommy folds the laundry". Moms do not get days off. Even moms who work all week don't gets days off because where their weekend come, it is usually their time to catch up on the house work that has been neglected throughout the week. Their weekends almost always consist of cleaning and plans with their families.

 I don't mind never having a day off because I love being able to always be around my children and know that they are cared for. I would rather be with them then leave them with someone who may or may not fully care for them. I know who and what they will be exposed to, what they are eating, what they are learning, etc. Do I miss working? Sure. I miss having some adult interaction. I miss being able to leave the house by myself for a few hours, just go go to lunch alone with the girls. Now I have to plan lunch dates that 90% fall through because something comes up or I have to bring the children, and taking children out for dinner is almost always a difficult time. I have gotten lucky and my girls are usually pretty well behaved but we have definitely had our moments. Other than that, I am lucky that I able to stay at home. My husband doesn't make BANGING money to where we are overly comfortable. We afford the bare minimum and that is it. The girls are always taken care of and they have everything they need. That is all that matters. 

I went to college for a few years online and got my Bachelors degree for Criminal Justice and I have yet to do anything with it. Do I feel like it was a waste? No. I am in no rush. If something comes up to where I absolutely need to go and get a job, I will. As of right now, we are saving money by not having to pay $500 plus for each kid to go to day care each month. I am still learning to take everything day by day and to look at the positive side of everything. I want to live a positive life so that positive things happen. I understand that rainy days do happen, but I am learning to grow from them.