Casa Sosegad

It’s great to be home with my children… watching them grow up and blossom as people but there are quite a few challenges too… I always grew up thinking I could have a family and a career as well. To tell you the truth, being a stay at home mom was not my idea, it was my husband’s. Juggling career and family was definitely very hard because I did most of the house work and of course now I do all of it.

The lack of adult conversation is the main challenge. Most days, especially in winter, the only adult I really interact with is my husband… Oh, I do say hi and bye to the moms at the school bust stop but that’s about it… Since we have no family nearby, it can get so bad, I feel I have cabin fever!

The next challenge would have to be the unending housework! I do everything in the house… from cooking to cleaning the house including bathrooms, mopping and vacuuming to laundry and even taking out the garbage. Some days it just overwhelms me! With three boys, just trying to keep the family room presentable can be a challenge everyday.

Another challenge is finding some time for myself… I have very little time for myself. When I worked, at least my commute to and from work was solitary time, that I could spend thinking, praying or just listening to music. And work was my time to interact with other adults. I guess I could still have this by volunteering in church and joining some of the works there but I really don’t feel like my husband would appreciate that… at least he’s never led me to believe that it would be ok.

Another thing I miss is eating out. When I worked, I would go out with colleagues for lunch occasionally. I am much more adventurous here than my husband and I love to eat in different restaurants, be they Lebanese, Greek, Chinese, Italian, American or Indian. Now, if I do eat out, it’s always at an Indian place and the same places every time.

The weekend was relatively quiet. Saturday night we were over at friends for dinner and got home only after 10 at night. The kids had fun and it was nice catching up with them. They have a 13 month old and Anthony was a little nervous at first but got down to playing soon enough. On Sunday, we finally got our first snowfall of the season. Luckily it started after we got back from church… the first flakes started falling when Angelo went to get Alexander from CCD. It snowed lightly all afternoon and overnight we got some ice rain. DH and his brother left for work late after we were sure that the temperatures were going to rise and the ice melt. No school though so I have all three at home today.

1. Audition :: American Idol
2. Urgent :: Summons
3. Lunch :: Break
4. Adult :: Conversation
5. Mug :: Coffee
6. Awful :: Chatter
7. Comics :: Standup
8. Damage :: Water
9. Kicks :: the ball
10. Experience :: Life