Poll: What would make SAH better?

Stacyc625

1. What (realistically) would make your life/time staying at home better?

2. What is preventing you for obtaining answer in #1.

3. What (unrealistically) would make your time SAH better?

MrsC17

Stacyc625:

1. What (realistically) would make your life/time staying at home better? If we lived someplace where we could walk to a park (or at least not HAVE to get in the car to leave the house every.single.time.)

2. What is preventing you for obtaining answer in #1. Time/money/the economy (we bought this house "low" right before the crash and had intended to fix it up and sell it within 2 years...we've now been here 3 and are looking at 3 more, aarrrrggg!!)

3. What (unrealistically) would make your time SAH better? If we and our whole family moved to a warmer climate--these brutal winters are killin' me!! Well, that, and I guess a few million dollars

Mrs.Hizzo

1. What (realistically) would make your life/time staying at home better? A babysitter who is available for an hour here or there on weekdays.

2. What is preventing you for obtaining answer in #1.  This is best suited to a high-schooler, and they're all in school right now.

3. What (unrealistically) would make your time SAH better? A live-in maid.

eaglesfan700

1. What (realistically) would make your life/time staying at home better? a) time to go to the gym b) cleaning lady

2. What is preventing you for obtaining answer in #1. a) I am actually working on this now, I joined a gym with babysitting and getting them acclimated is a work in progress.  b) there is no reason why I can't clean.  I have the time, I just hate doing it and am lazy.  So then I feel guilty

3. What (unrealistically) would make your time SAH better? The ability to see into the future to determine how my kids will act on any given day.  This would be super helpful in planning outings

tabi_ja

1) A bigger play area.  Miles loves to run, and there's just no room here.  I try to take him out everyday so he gets the opportunity, but when I'm not feeling well (like yesterday), the poor kid is climbing the walls.

2) We are renters.  Because our credit sucks, and we're trying to fix it.  So we rent a place that's a little smaller than ideal so we can pay off our debt faster.  Once the debt is paid off (except for student loans, which will take forever), we will be able to buy a house.  So, paying off our debt would fix #1.

3) A big house on lots of land somewhere.  I want to take Miles exploring, and it's really hard to find a place to do that in suburbia.  And while we're wishing, I think I could definitely do with a couple million dollars.  

babypuplove

1.  An on-call nanny, who is available whenever I need her.  

2.  I would only want to use her about an hour or two a day, max, and I would want to use her last minute.  I don't think this person exists.  

3.  I agree with Mrs.Hizzo about the live-in maid, but I would also want separate quarters for her, so I guess an addition on the house as well.  ;-) 

wheelsonthebus

I think I could answer money for all three. :-(

ali-1411

1) If DH got a huge raise.  We don't have money issues but I'd like to have a larger disposable income for vacations and new stuff around the house

2) DH works on a gov't contract.  They aren't going to raise wages anytime soon.  And he's already paid pretty well for a mechanic with no college.

3) Mary Poppins

Emcat1980@yahoo.com

Stacyc625:

1. What (realistically) would make your life/time staying at home better?

Living near family/friends and my husband not working ALL THE TIME. Maybe a standing "girls night out" or something like that would help me stay sane too.

2. What is preventing you for obtaining answer in #1.

Currently H is a fellow so we are in a new place, far from family/friends, for just 1 year. It's a nice area, but I'm lonely! It's hard to make new friends, and even the ones I've made it's hard to get really "invested" since we move in June. My husband's schedule is awful....he works at least 13 hrs/day and when he gets home at night is variable, so me planning something like a dinner with friends is pretty much impossible unless it's a rare weekend he's completely off. I feel like he never sees our son which makes me sad. We move home this summer though, so things are looking up!

3. What (unrealistically) would make your time SAH better?

Living somewhere where we can walk to restaurants, parks, shops, museums, etc. (this is only unrealistic b/c I know where we're moving and we can walk to a few things like an ice cream shop and a park and a big college campus, so that's cool, but it's not like it's in the center of  a big city or anything).

Also unlimited finances would help, and free trustworthy babysitting whenever I need it!

 

Dochas

Stacyc625:

1. What (realistically) would make your life/time staying at home better?

2. What is preventing you for obtaining answer in #1.

3. What (unrealistically) would make your time SAH better?

1. My husband being home more.  His commute is 3+ hours a day.

2. No jobs right now closer to home.

3. The megamillions jackpot.

susanmosley

I have to think on 1 & 2

Number 3 - catering.  I wish I could hop online in the morning, enter what we wanted for the day & then have it all delivered at the appropriate times.  

Baby_Bunny_Hopeful

1. What (realistically) would make your life/time staying at home better?  a) It being warmer out so I could take DS to the park or pool, etc- we enjoy being outside!  b) being able to work out more often without feeling rushed c) having more help around the house

2. What is preventing you for obtaining answer in #1.  a) it's snowing right now, so I'll just have to wait till the spring!  b) my mom watches DS a few times a week so I can work out- but getting him ready, dropping him off, driving there, then back, feeding him- by the time we get home we've been gone from 3pm until past 8pm!  It's SUCH a task!  c)  I ask DH sometimes, but it's like fighting a losing battle.  And we can't afford a maid service.

3. What (unrealistically) would make your time SAH better?  Living in paradise LOL

EveryNameIWantIsTaken

1) Money would help us be able to get out and do more things.

2) Well, being a sahm/student really isn't very affluent.  Then again, when I am all done with school, unless dh has had some major promotions, I will be going back to work.

3) Winning the lottery lol.  Then my sah time could never end.

jenifairies

a housekeeper.

money priorities.

i dunno.

JOEBunny

1. What (realistically) would make your life/time staying at home better?  If they had a self propel stroller that I could push with 2 kids in it while exercising or I could find someone I liked who could push one kid while I pushed the other.  The 90 pounds of double stroller is just too much for me to push for the mileage I want to do and I am unwilling to get up any earlier to go by myself (and don't really want to) and DH doesn't get home until it is dark and feezing.

2. What is preventing you for obtaining answer in #1.  The timing of things.  Everyone I could walk with can't walk when I can and I don't have enough time to walk when DD is in school, at least not for the super long walks I really like to do.  When DD starts school in August I will.

 

3. What (unrealistically) would make your time SAH better?  If my BFF's could stay home and have money to travel with our kids.  That would be awesome.

spiritenergy

1. A maid. I hate cleaning.

2. Money. I can't justify spending money on a cleaning service.

3. A few million dollars in the bank so I could get the maid and take my kids any where they want at any time.

adri77

1.  Staying at home would be better if I wasn't home all day alone with the kids....it would be better if DH could come home at 6ish, play with the kids while I eat dinner, eat dinner together as a family, have help/teamwork for the bedtime routine.

2.  DH has a great job, and it just happens to take him 1.5 hours 1 way

3.  If I had a cleaning lady!!!!  And could go away on a mini vacation ALONE every few months for a few days!!!

mandymack

1. What (realistically) would make your life/time staying at home better?

Honestly, nothing!  Truly!  Now that Emily is in school 5 mornings a week for 3 1/2 hours and I have my gym membership, friends to meet with, and great weather year-round, I feel like SAH is a breeze!  Maybe I could be greedy and say if Emily were in school an extra hour every day?!?!?  ha 

2. What is preventing you for obtaining answer in #1.

Preschool is only 3 hours!

3. What (unrealistically) would make your time SAH better?

If God could grant me unlimited patience. 

cepcep

Stacyc625:

1. What (realistically) would make your life/time staying at home better? If a few of my BFF's were SAHM.  

2. What is preventing you for obtaining answer in #1. They like to work.

3. What (unrealistically) would make your time SAH better? Winters in Florida

jennylynne_01

1. Once summer comes along (we live in the mountainous central PA), sah will be much nicer. I have been daydreaming lately of all the fun things that DD and I can do this year because she'll actually be able to enjoy them now that she's a little bit older. Last year she was still so little so we were a lot more limited. 2. Obviously mother nature. 3. Millions of dollars would be nice! I think it would be great, like another PP mentioned, to be able to pick up and go and take DD wherever I wanted, whenever I wanted. We could do some really nice vacations with the whole family. DH wouldn't have to work if he didn't want to, it'd be great.

mrsfirefly

Stacyc625:

1. What (realistically) would make your life/time staying at home better?  A babysitter who could come on a regular enough basis to really get to know DD so I'd be comfortable leaving her.

2. What is preventing you for obtaining answer in #1.  Money & the fact that we still own my old house and can't sell either of our houses right now.  So, basically, money.

3. What (unrealistically) would make your time SAH better?I like the full time housekeeper, too.  DD taking longer, more reliable naps : ).  Not that I don't like awake time, but I'd like it even more with longer naps!  Or fewer naps and no grumpies.