This November I will have been a homemaker for the last ten years. It is still surreal to me that it has actually been ten years since I’ve had a leave the house job.

When I started off as a homemaker, to be perfectly honest, I really sucked at it. I couldn’t cook, I could do laundry, but I didn’t have a clue how I was going to spend every day. I had no idea what to do.

My adulthood arrived in a quick three year span… I went from high school, to first job, to management, to moving out, and home-ownership, to unemployment, to finding a new job, getting married, and then moving to KS. It was a crazy few years.

Just after our first anniversary, we moved to Coffeyville. It was then that James suggested that I stay home. We were newly married, and in a new house. I had a few job offers, but we were thinking of starting a family, and our future. The more we discussed it, the more we realized that I should be home. It would be tough, but  we decided to bite the bullet, and see if we could make it. I’m glad that we made that decision for me to stay home.

After ten years of staying at home, I finally feel like I am hitting my groove with homemaking. This last year has been a strange transition for me… The kids are getting older, and I’m starting to find time for what I want to do, instead of what I have to do.

I’m excited to see my interests shift into home decorating as the school year progresses. It is nice to have a little extra time to work on home projects.

In the next year I want to spend more time finishing up projects, and decorating our space too. We’ve lived in our current house for six years, and I finally want to make it look like our home.

There have been a lot of sacrifices for me to stay home, but it has been worth every single one. The kiddos are happy, and being a stay-at-home wife has kept our marriage happy too. I really appreciate all of James’ hard work, so I can stay home and be a mom, and a happy homemaker too…