My being a SAHM have given me the time to get to know myself more, I'm certain that I can do just as good in the kitchen as in the implementing and operating IT Projects. This week I decided to try my skill by volunteering to cook. Yes, I can cook and my husband would always tell me that it taste good whenever I would ask him in those rare occassions that I would whip something out of the kitchen. I dunno if he's just saying that just to please me...
My specialty is of course - Pork Sinigang. Our menu this week includes Pork Adobo with Stringbeans, Pancit Canton, Chicken Tinola. For tonight I tried cooking Pork Binagoongan which is one of my hubby's favorite, it just so sad that he's not here, but I' sure he's gonno like it. Tomorrow, I would be cooking Beef Caldereta, yum yum!
Being a Stay-At-Home-Mom (SAHM) dramatically changed my life. I have so much time for myself and for my little girl. Hermione would always start the day with a big hug for me whenever she wakes up and I would sing lullaby until she goes to sleep (but most of the time I'm using my IPAD's IPOD, its better that way)...
I'm no longer worrying about being late for work, I can sleep with her 'til noon. I don't do presentations anymore but I'm into flash cards and IPAD's kiddie games. I don't spend my hours sitting in those boring corporate meetings, instead I find myself talking to my in-laws, my parents and brothers more often. Real conversations.
I don't hold regular weekly meeting with my team anymore, but instead discuss household duties and assignments with Hermione's yaya and our household help. My suits just stays in the closet since I'm good to go even in shorts and shirts. I've stopped worrying if we will be able to hit the target revenue for the month but is now concentrating on how I can cut down our expenses since we are now living on a single income.
Yes, now I've learned to live simply. No more big ticket item purchases - no more LVs, Longchamps, Bare Minerals and Tory Burch for me. But I don't miss them, these material things kept me from quitting my job long enough. Now being with my little girl and with my dear husband brings me incomparable happiness...(good thing I managed to get what's in my wish list before joining the SAHM world haha)
Now when I go to grocery I compare product's prices and contents, I don't automatically fill my cart with what I usually buy because they have more airtime advertisements.
I'm also into cooking, I would browse through my old magazines and yummy.ph for recipes and try them in the kitchen. This is something I always wanted to do but couldn't fit in my busy schedule. But then again, at the back of my mind, I'm not into being a full-time SAHM. I have a lot of business in my mind which I tried to push back for the meantime since I owe myself some bumming time and I'm gonno need some moolah to start.
I'm loving my new role now. God is truly good to me.
I usually dread Mondays, since I have to drag myself to the office and work my guts out for 5 days. Today, its a different story, I opened my eyes at 9AM and saw Hermione smiling at me. I should treasure moments like this, as I would soon be doing consultancy jobs. In fact, I would be starting with one next month. Thanks to my dear brother for putting good words for me. The pay is not that attractive, but hey, its not all about money. At least this new stint would not chain me to my desk for 8 hours a day, I get to work from home and spend time with the little girl and just show up during important meetings or whenever its necessary. A real work-life balance.
I finally got the sign I have been waiting for yesterday. And no matter how it is delivered, I never questioned God's plan for me. HE certainly knows what's best for me...and for everyone of us.
Now, I'm a full-pledge SAHM. This is what I have been SECRETing about for sometime now (the power of the mind really works!). But I'm a little bit scared - I must admit, on how things will turn out. But I'm hoping its for the best. For now, I'm enjoying every minute of being home, with my little girl and with her daddy (at least for a week before he goes back to SG).
I have no plans yet. But I have so many things that I have been meaning to do for years, I guess I finally have the time. But first things comes first, I need to rest, I have been working for 12 years straight, and not just plain work if I must say, but the hardcore-type work, I guess I'm entitled to bum around for awhile.
But there is one thing that I'm missing, my friends at the office. I'm just hoping that I'll be able to work with my team and boss again - who I considered as my friends, maybe in another company if I decided to work again. Nothing definite yet.
This is JV BUNCALAN - Cyberdrive Solution's Operations Head signing off...
There's a lot of things on my mind right now, I wanted to do so many things in fact but I have to stay in bed and rest since my asthma is starting to kick big time. With my almost 3 week-old colds, I feel so awful plus my migraine is really giving me a hard time. I'm sleep-deprive, I miss my husband. And is busy running a household with a sickie little girl to add, oh I really feel bad about passing the cold virus to my little girl because I simply refuse to take antibiotics. Stupid me.
I want to move to another job, I used to love my job - I was very passionate about my work. But now, I'm just doing it for the paycheck. And its not even an appealing one. Or perhaps I'll just be a SAHM for a while, I just want to know how it feels like to be one, but I need to be sure about all this, because there's no turning back. So I'm taking my time and asking HIM to give me the sign. I'm restless, I feel so tired, everyday. No amount of vitamins is giving me the energy that I need. Well, I dunno if this will eventually pass...
Name: JV Home: Manila, Philippines About Me: 30-something. A wife to a wonderful husband. A mother to my little chinita. Career Woman by Choice. A Coffee Drinker.Shopaholic.Book Lover.Blogger.Movie Addict. Know me more
