Why would I want to work from home?

In just one week I collected over 110 spams in my spam box. While checking to make sure it all needed to be deleted I had quite a few offers to work from home. My first thought is; "why on earth would I want to work from home". I work so that I can get away from home and be with people who seem to appreciate me and act as if they are glad that I am there.

I love my 2 boys, I think they are so cool and enjoy hanging out with them. I get to be the fun parent. I have also always been the disciplinarian. We get along pretty well most of the time. Occasionally we don't see eye to eye and I have to remind them that I am the adult in the relationship. So why wouldn't I want to stay at home?

I stayed at home full time until the boys where 5 and 6. Once they were both in elementary school I went back to school full time. I was able to arrange my schedule so that the boys did not have to spend too much time with a baby sitter or in childcare. The division of duties; my husband was responsible for the outdoor chores while I was responsible for the indoor chores including budget, shopping, housekeeping, laundry and so forth. He used to refer to staying with the boys when I had something to do as "baby sitting".

Hoping that he would become more supportive while I was in college I pointed out that when I graduated he could stay at home full time. The day came for him to take early retirement and stay at home full time, I thought he would then take over the "indoor" chores that I had been doing since we had been married. Come to find out according to him he could not "do it all" and expected me to continue to cook, clean, pay bills, homework and so forth. He has been a full time stay at home parent for almost 2 years now and we still struggle with the delegation of duties. If I'm at work I don't have to see the laundry that needs to be put away or the dust kangaroos (bigger than bunnies) that need to be taken care of.

My husband is not a happy person, he is often disappointed by life because circumstances or people fail to meet his standards. We are committed to remain in the same house to raise our boys to the best of our ability. I know that I am counting down the days until they will be 18 years old (1,934 days) when I can in good conscience leave in my very own land yacht and do travel nursing. (I plan to start in Alaska and work my way east).

Life should be embraced and each moment savored. People in the health care field are all to familiar with this idea. We know that every goodbye may be the last goodbye because we have witnessed lives that have ended without warning. I believe in eating dessert first, leave the dishes in the sink and go fly a kite when the wind is blowing, laugh often for laughter is the best medicine for whatever ails you and when life gets to be too much close your eyes and visit your happy place (mine is the beach).

I once had a patient tell me that he could see me coming to work even if I didn't get paid. He was probably right. I work with a wonderful group of people that accept me the way that I am, ADHD and all. My patients often want to know if I will be back to take care of them. I make a difference in peoples lives. Why on earth would I want to miss all of this and work from home.