I don’t recall what I wanted to be when I “grew up”. But I can recall, always, playing school. I’d set up my podium, complete with roll-call book and my chalk board; out in the garage; and teach to the bugs, I guess. There was never anybody else there. So, when I enrolled in college, I figured teaching was what I wanted to do. I was always good at math and it was my favorite subject in school. I took drafting my senior year and loved it. But wasn’t sure that was really what I wanted to do. So I enrolled in Elementary Education. But psychology was determined to be my demise. So I changed majors to Business Management with a minor in Accounting. I went to work for a computer company, selling cell phones. Left there and went to work at a bank. A couple of years later, I got a job offer from one of our customers for a bookkeeping position. That’s when I fell in love! I knew, by working at the bank and my love for math, that numbers were where I belonged. I so enjoy bookkeeping. After working in the cooperate world for 13 years, I got married and started having children.
I left the cooperate world a month before my first child was born and became a stay at home mom. I wasn’t sure that was the right choice for me, as that I had tried it shortly after getting married. My husband owned his own business and wanted me to stay home and do his bookkeeping. But it was a small company and only took an hour or so a day to manage. So I decided I could take care of his and go back to working outside the home. So when I had my first child and decided to stay home, I wasn’t sure I’d like it. I knew I wanted to be home for at least the first year. That’s when they do all the changing and hit all those milestones. I knew I didn’t want to miss that. So then my second child came along and about a year later, the economy crashed and I was forced back into the cooperate world. I enjoyed it. I missed those responsibilities. I missed all the adult interaction. I enjoyed the “me” time. But I got laid off back in March and I just felt that was God’s way of telling me I belonged at home with my babies! I love being at home with them. I love watching them grow and learn. They are so smart (says their mommy). I enjoy having a spotless clean home. And my husband still owns his own business, so I still have a hand in bookkeeping!
So to recap…my job duties went from Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and Human Resources, back to teacher (where I started so many years ago) as well as a short-order cook, janitor, maid, laundry mat, nurse, story teller, personal shopper and referee.
I am blessed everyday to be able to stay at home with my two precious angels.
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