Best Profession Yet!
I must admit, I
am immensely enjoying life as a wife and as a homemaker.
There was a time in my life when I thought I wasn’t cut out for this kind of life, homemaking sounded a little too boring, too insignificant, too unimportant, too small, too ordinary, too outdated… I once felt, and decided that it wasn’t me.
I thought managing a career is a lot more fun, a lot more challenging, a lot more sign
ificant and I decided that being a career woman is what today’s empowered woman should be… In power suits, in high heeled patent leather shoes, carrying monogrammed handbags, driving their own expensive car, heading conferences, living fast-paced lives, like a full twenty four hours isn’
t enough to get things done…Glamorous! Yeah, the glamour is all too enticing…
Ah, well, perhaps some things are just not made for everybody. I was once a career woman above everything else, I managed my own business and although I never got to wear power suits and high heeled patent leather shoes, it was just as good as that. I headed conferences and made company decisions just the same. Yet, I wasn’t happy.
For months I
longed to live a quiet life, I craved to do ordinary things women do like grocery shop, interior decorate, have tea at three in the afternoon while chatting with a good friend (I know, I know this isn’t London, but still…) or just read a good book while my not-so dainty feet are propped up on a stack of pillows.
For two months now, I get to do those things and while most of my friends thought I’d probably get bored and would eventually resent homemaking, here I am having fun and still not running out of things to do. Everyday is like an adventure for me and it fills my heart with gladness when I see my husband’s face beam in delight with each new thing I accomplish as his stay-at-home wife.
Everything I do now is nowhere near glamour nor fab, but the rewards aren’t cheap ei
ther. In fact, I can say that the rewards are priceless… The sense of fulfillment is something that puts a smile on my face every night before I sleep and gives me zest each morning… No, let me rephrase that… The sense of fulfillment is something that gives me this feeling of significance, of deep-rooted glamour, of unpretentious fab and of real empowerment.
Well, there was a time when I thought I wasn’t cut out for this kind of life. I once thought how boring and insignificant it must be to be a plain wife and homemaker. I was wrong… It’s the best profession yet there is, next to motherhood, and I love every second of it!
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April 9th, 2008 at 6:53 am
Hey, gurl… very interesting blog. While I cannot relate to that career-oriented woman turned housewife; by choice- that is. Mine seemed to be the opposite. I am the oldest of 8 kids. I never had a playful childhood like anybody else. I stay most of the time at home taking care of my younger brothers. I only have time playing with my classmates at school. Basically, I learned the responsibilties of being the substitute Mom whenever my parents are away at a young age.
Now, that I’m married to a businessman, everything just turned upside down. I am able to to go to conferences and talked to these execuitves from different parts of the world- in the Pet Industry. Never in my wildest dream had I imagined to have an exposure like this. But I think it’s pretty interesting. I liked the challenge I guess:)
To each its own, right? BTW, I would love to add your blog on my blog roll:) Thnks!
Have a good one!
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April 10th, 2008 at 6:47 am
I have been a homemaker, stay at home mommy since the birth of my first daughter, 1994! I wouldn’t trade it for the world!
though with two kids and one being a busy teenager, I do not get time to drink tea ever nor read a book!!:))
But I love it!
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April 10th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Hello Sabinem,
Thanks for welcoming me to She Who Blogs… I am getting all these warm welcomes and I am just sooo thrilled… Perhaps I will never get to have some tea or read books once I become a mommy too, huh? Yay…
April 10th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
i loved this post!
i remember when i was in the city i used to do the whole high-heeled, power suit thing myself but moving to the province i learned to appreciate the simpler but more worthwhile things in life…the pace is slower and i like it. more time for the family for one
thing.
i actually want to have your lifestyle now. i’ve always told my officemates that if and when i meet someone i’d marry, if possible i’d prefer to be a stay-at-home mom and take care of my family. they think that’s a sad thing but for me i feel that it will give me a whole new kind of fulfillment. i’ve done well career-wise and i still do (on a more simple, low-key, promdi scale) and i want to have a life like yours someday.
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June 10th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Love this post! I haven’t thought of settling yet (not in the near future) but your post sure made me think to reconsider.
Thanks again.