Sorry, it's a bad photo but it's raining here and I couldn't get enough light. I think you can read it. I hope so because I'm doing this quickly while the baby is asleep. He's due to wake up any minute and then we're off to lunch with Shelley who's in town visiting (yay!).
I have been thinking a lot about going back to work lately. Because I don't want to. I want to be a SAHM. But unfortunately I am getting pressure to return to making an income. Why doesn't society value childcare? If it brought me an income, I could do this important job. Because it doesn't, it looks like I'll have to go back to work. At least part-time. Waaaa!
Loved doing this. Inspired by Teesha Moore. I love her outline letters and how she mixes brights with sombre victorian style imagery. That fitted entirely with my conflicted theme. My little poppet is a bit confused too. Doesn't know what she wants to be. Business woman or cosy cumfy mummy. Look at my workclothes, lol. How dull. At least Chatterbox double sided paper helped with co-ordinating my work wardrobe. Bwahaha. Isn't Jamie cute all swaddled up in his little blue blanket :). Man, I may have loved those outline letters, but at 1am this morning I was not lovin' them at all. The novelty wore off after the third line :0. But they look great. I might have to include them on a few more layouts now. I got pretty good by the end.
That's all for today!
Kathie
14 comments:
yep i feel your pain!
i work for myself which can be both a blessing & a curse when it comes to balancing home & family.
it is so hard to know whats best for you & your family...my thoughts are with you - hope it all works out! :)
Love this layout so much, Kathie!! Your poppet looks fantastic and so does the lettering. Wonderful!
Oh I love it Kathie!! I really don't know if I could do anyhing 'Teesha' style...
The thought of me leaving my boy for any time right now is so heart-breaking.... I know he's only 2 months, but still, you would be feeling the same.... I hope you find the right balance to work *just enough* to get by so you can still be home with your little man as much as you can...
Nat
Kathie what an enormous and heart tugging decision to have to make...good luck with it.
Your layout is awesome...so perfectly fitting for the internal struggle you must be going through.
Mardi x
Oh, this is super Kathie!!! Fabulous take on the challenge!! Sounds like you're getting back into your scrapping groove a bit! I feel blessed every day that I am in the situation to be a SAHM!
i hope you can resolve this conflict kathie - i am forever thankful i managed to be a SAHM for as long as i was (must go and give mark a kiss to say thanks for being such a great provider all these years)
and wow on your lo - are those letters freehand...???
good for you on conquering the poppet style - it scraes me witless but you have pulled it of with your usual brillaint scrapping prowess.
have a great weekend being a mummy & SAHM to your precious boy
xo
Thats just the coolest poppet! I go the new FK today, and I seem to be seeing your cute little mans face as poppets everywhere LOL
I know just where you are coming from. Im loving being a SAHM too! At least when I decide to go back ir will probably be from home, so I will still be with my baby. Hope you can get it all sorted.
Nic xxx
Ohhh honey I am hearing ya! I went back when both of mine were only 5.5 & 5 months old! I never really wanted to, but it was the best decision for us as a family. I only went back two days and was surprised to find how much I was earning when you don't loose it all in tax. How about Nic starts back with work from home and looks after Jamie for you :) As I was really dreading leaving my babies, Brett and I agreed I'd give it a month, and if I was really miserable I'd leave. Well, four years on I'm still there. Working part time I still get to see a lot of them, and even when I was breast feeding I was able to feed right before I left for work, and again as soon as I got back. I'm sure you'll make the right decision in the end, but I won't say it'll be easy. Don't feel guilty though, we all know you want what is best for your family.
xxk
Als Mira 8 Monate war, da dachte ich auch, ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben und wollte gar nicht arbeiten gehen - aber nach 12 Monaten war ich dann doch froh, mal wieder raus zu kommen und etwas anderes zu sehen ;-)
Witziges Layout!
You already know I love this LO. I can't believe you have the patience to do all those letters. I am just too damn LAZY! LOL Good luck with your decision Kathie.
Oh hard decision, but follow your heart and your mama instincts and you'll be right.
Love the lo, just awesome.
My two cents worth is that you've spent almost 20 years working your guts out... why not spend a little extra time with your gorgeous boy?
Work will always be there... little babies grow up too quickly for you to miss it.
xox
Wow Kathie this layout is great!
It is the worst time isnt it?
A constant juggle and at times it can do your head in thinking about it!
I have not been back to full time and my babies are 6 and 7 now I only work a few days and only school hours so I am there to pick them up.
I am lucky, I know but I went back to work when my little man was 7 months old [only PT] but it broke my heart leaving him at childcare so I understand.
If I could do it again I would stay home because I swear I blinked and missed how they got to be as big as they are now.
Good luck, I hope if you have to go back that you can do part time too!
Kathie, you know that I think this layout rocks. You've done such a fabulous job, and I'm so jealous that you managed to do all that journalling in outlined letters, and it all looks fab!!!!
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