{"id":7390,"date":"2018-01-31T19:52:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T02:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7390"},"modified":"2020-07-01T03:12:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T03:12:05","slug":"new-stay-at-home-parent-six-hours-not-as-long-as-i-thought-it-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7390","title":{"rendered":"New Stay at Home Parent: \u201cSix Hours Not as Long as I Thought it Was\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nicole Weigel stopped working full time about a month ago and has really enjoyed her newfound flexibility and time with her kids. \u201cIt\u2019s been great not having to rush out the door every morning,\u201d said Weigel. \u201cI get to make the kids lunches, take them to school, watch their activities, and keep up with what is actually going on with the school. It has been great.\u201d One thing Nicole has noticed is that the school day seems to go by much faster than she had thought. \u201cI used to wonder what stay at home moms whose kids went to school full time did all day,\u201d said Weigel. \u201cI figured, what a life of leisure. Probably coffee with friends, maybe some shopping, some early happy hours. That stay at home thing has to be the easiest gig. What I found out was that those six hours or so go by pretty damn quick.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Weigel says by the time the kids are settled at school and she drives to the gym, it is already 9:15. \u201cI work out after dropping the kids off, come home, take a shower, and now it almost lunch time,\u201d said Weigel. While eating lunch, I\u2019ll pick things up around the house or do laundry, maybe answer a few texts or emails, and now it\u2019s suddenly 1:30. A lot of days I need to go to the store or run some other errands, and before you know it, it\u2019s three o\u2019clock. I need to get things ready for the kids after-school activities, snacks, water, attire, etc. Then, back in the car to pick them up. Whole day is gone.\u201d Weigel says she loves being home and the opportunity to be with her kids more, but wishes there was some down time. \u201cI feel like when I worked full time, there were times I could catch up on some news in my office, having an extended lunch with a work friend, or leave a little early to do some shopping. Now, I feel like I have less free time. How is that?\u201d Weigel is in no hurry to get back to the working world, but has learned to appreciate all the stay at home moms. \u201cIt\u2019s way busier than my old job,\u201d said Weigel. \u201cWhen you\u2019re working for the man, you are waiting for things, have other people supporting you, and have a fairly set schedule. With being around the house, things seem to be just go, go, go. I\u2019m hoping to do this for a while, but not sure how long I can keep up this pace. No wonder all these stay at home moms<\/a> are so fit.\u201d If you\u2019re a stay at home mom, maybe stop your reading and get back to work. This six hours is going to go by pretty fast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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