Since I’ve been both at home and working in an office since becoming a mom, I have a sense of what it’s like to be a SAHM and a working mom — and while there are plenty of differences, there are some major similarities too. (The big headline: Being a mom is insane either way!) Here’s what both experiences were like for me.
Morning Routine:
SAHM: Wake up and realize it’s only 5 a.m. and I have an entire day ahead of me that involves baby entertaining, housework, and everything else.
WM: Wake up and it’s like OH SH*T. It’s just tunnel vision till I drop off my kid at daycare and get to work.
Takeaway: In both cases, I was EXHAUSTED BY 9 a.m.
Lunch Routine:
SAHM: Inhale food while standing over the sink.
WM: Shovel a salad into my mouth while furiously typing at the computer.
Takeaway: I was too damn busy to enjoy lunch, whether I was at home or in the office.
Afternoon:
SAHM: Drive to the Starbucks drive-through for caffeine and wish my baby will sleep.
WM: Hit the cafe for some drip coffee and then hide in my office wishing for 10 minutes of … nothing.
Takeaway: Wherever I was, I was desperate for a few minutes of quiet time.
Early Evening:
SAHM: Cook dinner while bouncing my baby on my hip.
WM: Pick up a pizza and am late to daycare pickup.
Takeaway: Either way it was hectic. Everyone was STARVING.
Bedtime:
My kid doesn’t want to go to bed, I feel like my head’s gonna explode — it doesn’t matter where I’ve been all day.
Takeaway: The dinner-bath-bedtime slog sucks.
Sound familiar?
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