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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not trying to be funny, but if your kids are in school, what do you do all day?  I've been on vacation all of this week, and LOVING it.  Wishing I didn't have to go back.  But, now that it's the end of the week, I'm wondering what would I be doing if this was my way of life?  I feel like I'd run out of money & things to do.

Just curious....[/quote]

Unless your spouse earns a great deal of money, yes, you DO run out of money pretty quickly -- that leads to a need for frugality = need to do it yourself versus hiring someone to do it = need to learn how to do more things (at least in my case -- I became the home handyperson/care repair person etc.

What I do all day varies by day of course, and I hope to reenter the workforce at least part time fairly soon but it's a tough job market out there.   I've been taking some classes (doing a lot of the work online) to improve my marketability.   Meanwhile, I stay busy at home doing things I think are meaningful and productive -- even if they aren't exactly "professional".  They need to be done, and someone has to do them.

My basic day during the school year includes:

early AM -- getting kids out the door, (7:45 for one child, 8:45 for the other  (DH leaves at 6 to work out and then go to work)
9:00 -- workout
10:00 basic household chores; dinner prep etc;  whatever errands and shopping need to get done -- try to get done before lunch or wait till next day
noon -- lunch and coursework (am taking a Spanish class right now)
1:00 projects like gardening, baking bread, home renovation (little by little -- doing most of it myself so as to save money; DH helps on weekends.)
2:15 pick up first child; supervise HW etc.,  any after school activities
3:30 pick up second child and homework, any afterschool activities
6:30 DH comes home and dinner
7:30 bed for kids

I know it doesn't sound like an exciting day, but I enjoy my life!  I like waking up each morning, and love having the flexibility when my kids need it.  I have to say, it doesn't feel like a vacation, though.    It just feels like a nice, happy, full life.[/quote]

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