{"id":9495,"date":"2013-01-07T16:14:15","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T23:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495"},"modified":"2013-01-07T16:14:15","modified_gmt":"2013-01-07T23:14:15","slug":"day-1-of-being-a-real-sahm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495","title":{"rendered":"Day 1 of being a Real SAHM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I shared on Twitter earlier, today was day one of being a real SAHM (Stay-At-Home-Mom). \u00c2\u00a0Normally I am a Work-At-Home-and-Homeschooling-Mom which, fortunately for me, is at home, but keeps me very busy and I often feel I&#8217;m not doing any of the parts (Work, Homeschool, and Mom) well.<\/p>\n<p>But this week, my homeschooler is in Arizona doing cool things like going to Tombstone, Arizona and hiking to ancient cave dwellings! \u00c2\u00a0<em>Yeah, I&#8217;m jealous! But I&#8217;ll get there someday! \u00c2\u00a0 This is his turn!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, once I get the Hubs and younger kids off to their daily destinations &#8211; I&#8217;m alone. And, yes, I&#8217;m still working.<em> In fact, a project I thought I had a month to complete is now due now&#8230;or yesterday! Yikes! But I&#8217;ll do what I can do and it will get done&#8230;soon I hope! \ud83d\ude09<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last night I was feeling a bit lost when I considered 6 whole hours of alone time each day but then I decided to stay busy and make the most of it! \u00c2\u00a0So today I cleaned two of the kids&#8217; rooms. I had NO idea it would take so long, but their rooms are so clean that they are excited to spend time in them!! \u00c2\u00a0LOL<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow I plan to organize my desk (again! constantly!) with special attention to the 6 in stack of papers from Sissy&#8217;s first 4 mos of school! I will scan a few and then toss, toss, toss! \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0After that, well, I&#8217;m not sure. \u00c2\u00a0I do have 5 new knitting projects on my agenda as I did a pay it forward offer on Facebook so I could get started on those.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I&#8217;ve noticed about being a real SAHM today: \u00c2\u00a0it&#8217;s quiet. \u00c2\u00a0And, it&#8217;s not the peaceful, my whole family is quietly busy or sleeping quiet that I enjoy from time to time. \u00c2\u00a0But the quiet so if there is a sound I&#8217;m sure someone is trying to break in or there was an earthquake. lol \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Let&#8217;s just hope I get over that!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D9495&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F10%2Fcropped-poppy-150x150.jpg&#038;description=Day%201%20of%20being%20a%20Real%20SAHM\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495\" data-text=\"Day 1 of being a Real SAHM\" data-via=\"Knitnmom\" >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a class=\"tumblr-share-button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/share\" data-title=\"Day 1 of being a Real SAHM\" data-content=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495\" title=\"Share on Tumblr\"data-posttype=\"link\">Share on Tumblr<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button\" href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;width:150px;\"><ul style=\"background-image:none;\"><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Day%201%20of%20being%20a%20Real%20SAHM&body=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D9495&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself.\" data-email-share-nonce=\"214438e160\" data-email-share-track-url=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495&amp;share=email\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I shared on Twitter earlier, today was day one of being a real SAHM (Stay-At-Home-Mom). \u00c2\u00a0Normally I am a Work-At-Home-and-Homeschooling-Mom which, fortunately for me, is at home, but keeps me very busy and I often feel I&#8217;m not doing any of the parts (Work, Homeschool, and Mom) well. But this week, my homeschooler is <span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span> <span class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495\" class=\"more-link\"><span>Read More &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D9495&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F10%2Fcropped-poppy-150x150.jpg&#038;description=Day%201%20of%20being%20a%20Real%20SAHM\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495\" data-text=\"Day 1 of being a Real SAHM\" data-via=\"Knitnmom\" >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a class=\"tumblr-share-button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/share\" data-title=\"Day 1 of being a Real SAHM\" data-content=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495\" title=\"Share on Tumblr\"data-posttype=\"link\">Share on Tumblr<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button\" href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;width:150px;\"><ul style=\"background-image:none;\"><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Day%201%20of%20being%20a%20Real%20SAHM&body=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D9495&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself.\" data-email-share-nonce=\"214438e160\" data-email-share-track-url=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9495&amp;share=email\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5KjO-2t9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9500,"url":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9500","url_meta":{"origin":9495,"position":0},"title":"Day 2 of being a real SAHM will involve work (I am&#8230;","date":"January 8, 2013","format":"status","excerpt":"Day 2 of being a real SAHM will involve work (I am a WAHM too) and cleaning\/organizing my desk. And, laundry. Always laundry.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Everything Else&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9515,"url":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=9515","url_meta":{"origin":9495,"position":1},"title":"Day 4 of being a Real SAHM","date":"January 10, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I don't think I'm cut out for this! Yes, my house looks great. \u00c2\u00a0Yes, my laundry is all caught up. \u00c2\u00a0Yes, my meals are planned. \u00c2\u00a0Yes, my lesson plans are done and printed for the rest of the month. But I miss the crazy pace of my normal life! If\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family Life&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":177,"url":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=177","url_meta":{"origin":9495,"position":2},"title":"A new distraction ;)","date":"February 21, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"One of the rings on my page (see left sidebar) is called SAHM Blogs - it is for Stay at Home Moms who are bloggers. Last week a call went out to find a new owner....I applied but didn't think I'd be chosen! Well, I was wrong. I've spent the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Everything Else&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":13224,"url":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=13224","url_meta":{"origin":9495,"position":3},"title":"Reintroduction&#8230;","date":"March 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"We've had a lot of changes in our life - some of our choosing and some not. One thing I'm choosing to change is I want to start blogging and reconnecting with other bloggers again. \u00c2\u00a0I want to write more about what we've been learning about life after adoption, fasd,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Adoption&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":11126,"url":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=11126","url_meta":{"origin":9495,"position":4},"title":"I can&#8217;t be the only mom who fantasizes about stayi&#8230;","date":"September 21, 2013","format":"status","excerpt":"I can't be the only mom who fantasizes about staying in a hotel where I am all alone & have no to do list? Really? it's just me?","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Everything Else&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2975,"url":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=2975","url_meta":{"origin":9495,"position":5},"title":"Talked to my mom &amp; able to sha&#8230;","date":"November 2, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Talked to my mom & able to share some of my burdens - what a blessing! Now I don't feel so alone! Thanks Momma!! #fb","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Everything Else&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9495"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9495"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9498,"href":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9495\/revisions\/9498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}