Just seven years ago we were in the same situation. Family of five, unemployed, and wondering how we were going to make ends meet. Our kids were 1, 3, and 5 and all home during the day so I couldn’t work, either. After six months of job hunting, unemployement wages, food stamps, and government healthcare, […]
I Was FIRED from My First Job After 10 SAHM Years
In the fall of 2007 I went on maternity leave, and never returned to work. My salary would barely cover the cost of daycare, and I truly wanted to stay home and raise my kids. So I settled down for a long period of midnight feedings, diapers, potty-training, weekly moms groups, trips to the zoo, […]