It is Probably a Good Thing I'm Not Always a SAHM

It is probably a good thing I'm not always a SAHM. As my summer break from teaching draws to a close this week, I've found that I have gotten in a huge rut with my personal appearance.  Like I spend 0% of my time thinking about it or doing anything about it.  I toss my hair up for the day, and throw on a T shirt and shorts and call it good enough most of the time.  I haven't gotten a haircut since February, which I will be remedying next week, but only because Open House is less than 2 weeks away.  I was thrilled to exist in shorts and Ts once school ended in June, but now that that has been my staple for months I'm a little tired of it, but who puts more effort than that into it when you spend all day with twin toddlers?  Not this mama.

But the most important hidden bonus to not being a SAHM 12 months of the year for me is that I find I really cherish the time I spend with Sam and Anna once I have less of it.  I don't glance at a magazine while they are awake and playing around me once I'm working during the week again (but justifying it with the fact that I think it is important for children to see their parents as readers, too), and I don't hop on the computer for just a few minutes either.  Once I lose that extra daytime with Sam and Anna, I make the hours I do have with them count more.

Yes, I would rather have more hours to spend with Sam and Anna all the time.  Because being a SAHM 12 months of the year is not an option for us, it is nice that there are perks to being a WOHM, too.