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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am home and my son is in kindergarten.  I can always find something to fill my time, but I'm planning to look for something part time soon.  I really like walking him to and from school and being there after school with him, but to be honest I do think "is this it?" when I think of just doing this forever.  I am well educated and smart and enjoy intellectual conversation.  Ideally I'll find something a few days a week or shorter hours that is stimulating for me.  I know that I'm very lucky to have that flexibility.

For now though, I do all the housework, cooking etc. (that's sort of the tacit agreement since my husband makes the money) do errands, workout, and when I have time leftover I take on big house projects or personal projects.  I don't ever turn on the tv, and rarely sit during the day.  I'm far less sedentary than I was at my desk job.  And we have weekends to do family hikes, activities, etc. because there isn't grocery shopping or other chores to be done.

Also - if anyone is seriously considering this - I would think about your community around you.  There were lots of stay at home moms around me when my son was in preschool, but all my friends went back to work when their youngest hit kindergarten. If I have a community of friends who I could take walks with, meet up with, etc. I would probably feel a good deal less isolated. [/quote]

who doesn't grocery shop online?[/quote]

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