Enjoy Yourself As A Work At Home Mom

Moms have their own reasons choosing to become a work at home mom. Some mothers may find that it’s costly for the daycare centre especially if they have more than one child in daycare. The amount of money they save in daycare cost alone is enough of a reason to work from home.

Some moms may want to have more time for the children, they want the kids to enjoy the “mom is there” moment. I myself am under this category. :) Studies show that kids who have more time with mother during the childhood tend to be happier and feel more secure. As a working from home mom, I also don’t have the worry of taking a day off if my child has a cold. I can just walk away from my desk and give her more tender care when she needs me.

I personally find that my daughter is happier and have more communication with me after I quit my full time job. She gets closer with me and likes to share things with me. Comparing the period of full time working mom, I only have few hours night time and during the limited hours, too many things for me to juggle which is not allowed me to give her full attention.

Of course the switch of the identity of full time working mom to a work at home mom needs some adjustments in term of the mindset and the financial side. Fixed salary is always good in the sense that the family is more stable with the amount of money that comes into the household every month. Frankly, I did have this mindset before and I won’t deny that this is a very good reason for being a full time working mom.

However, I asked myself one day, do I want to have the same life after 10 years, 20 years? I want to still work for others from 9 to 5 and take a fixed salary? How am I going to compete with fresh graduate and compete with others to get a higher position to secure my job?

Having those questions in my mind, look at myself and my kids, I started to seek for opportunities that could change my situation and tried to find ways to live the life I want. Finally I found a way, that is to have my own internet business at home.

I share my story with many friends and especially my own friends, they quite surprise I have the great change from accounting to internet marketing. I also feel that this is a great change of my life from a totally offline person to an online internet mompreneur. :)

Being a business mom at home, I always remind myself to enjoy the life I have chosen and the most important is to get support from my hubby. It’s also good to have like-minded friends who give me support when I need advices and help. You will always find friends who are doing the same things like you and if you are in the situation that feel stress and alone, get your friends to talk to so that to unwind your stress.

An important part of your work at home mom title is the word “mom.” Working from home lets you be mom you have always wanted to be. Instead of being a businesswoman first, you are able to be a mom first. Lastly, once you choose to be a work from home mom, enjoy it! :)

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Comments on Enjoy Yourself As A Work At Home Mom

June 26, 2009

Moon Loh @ 8:34 am #

Yeah Leng, I can totally understand your feeling especially when my gal was sick and I was unable to take care of her myself. I just anxiously called back home.

If you don’t need to work OT then still better, if your job require you to work OT then the feeling become worse. :)

Now I’m happy I can have time for my family especially give my gal a “mom is there” feeling. I’m also preparing myself now for the time when she goes primary school, I can give her more time and let her have “mom is there” childhood. :)

Nowadays being a work at home mom no longer a “low class” status. Calling yourself Mompreneur makes you feel good and many moms actually doing this at home. :)