Yesterday I really wished I could have called in sick... Kaelynn has been fighting something (teething, ear infection, cold, who knows...) all week. Any mom whose been lucky enough to make it to this dreaded stage knows the sleepless week I have had! To top it all off, mold decided to crawl up into my sinus passages & take over my entire head... I really wanted to call in sick & lay in bed all day.
BUT...that's the thing about being a Stay At Home Mom...we simply do not get Paid Time Off. When I worked in the corporate world, I earned exactly 4.52 hours of PTO every two weeks. Kaelynn is now 26 weeks old. By my calculations this should be 54.24 hours of PTO I have earned since she was born... When, oh when, do I get to cash in?!
Okay, okay, this blog is sounding like I'm just whining, so let me take a moment to point some of the things I love about my new "job". I love being able to go to lunch with fellow mommies on a whim. I love being able to stay in my pajamas if I'm not having to go out. I love snuggle sessions with the baby & our two beagles. Yes, I love many things about this job, but my absolute favorite perk to staying home is witnessing every single milestone my daughter achieves... There's simply nothing better!
Okay, so I don't have it too bad...but I still think we SAHMs deserve some earned vacation time every once in a while :-)
