Before Christmas my life was filled with 285 drama filled pubescent middle schoolers. On any given day I would receive 500 hugs, 8 nuggies, pranks played on me or in my classroom, 18 I love yous, and an ear full of who is dating who and who hates who and why. There were days I loved it and days I hated it. But normally the good outweighed the bad and I came home happy. (Of course, my husband didn't care why Susy dumped Johnny and why Susy was now lying to everyone about how she broke up with Johnny on facebook by changing her status to single without any warning to johnny.).
So now I find myself with hours of unfilled time, no classes, no papers, and no lesson plans. My only concrete plans everyday consist of taking my son to school and picking him up in the afternoon. Really the world is my oyster. And I have found it is a rather boring oyster when compared to life at the junior high. I haven't stayed at home since my son was a baby and really I am a terrible SAHM. I would rather look at the pile of laundry than do it or run surveillance on the dishes and see if they do themselves while I am in the bathroom. Now granted I'm a newly minted SAHM but have learned some things so far. I thought I would share them with you to see if they are as exciting as I think they are. No doubt they aren't but I keep telling myself its the small things in life that make a difference. So without further ado- the top 5 things I have learned as a SAHM in the last two weeks.
1. House shoes become your favorite item.
But remember to not wear them out of your house!
2. When heating a 5 hour old cup of coffee in
the microwave be sure to test the cup *before*
you pick it up. You like the skin on your
fingers! I promise!
3. It is possible to waste your whole day
"twittering" which is rather hard to explain
to your husband when he comes home.
4. Leave music playing at all times. Otherwise you
talk to yourself. which is not at all bad until
you start having conversations with yourself
defending both sides of an argument in the grocery.
Some may say this is a good practice to fully
understand both sides. I think it just makes
me look loony.
5. Change out of your PJs before 11. It gives you a
sense of accomplishment. And really the PJ wearing
can become a slippery slope! PJs are PJs for a
reason. Keep them at home!
So all in all, you can see I have learned some rather important life lessons in the past weeks. Now granted, it hasn't been all bad. Just an adjustment period, I guess. So if your like me and perhaps you need a good dose of common sense come back every Monday to receive more house shoe wisdom. As they say on Always Sunny- I'm cracking the eggs of knowledge over here.
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