SAHM'S - Do you hate leaving the house?

mandolynn81 · October 2010

I am only a temporary stay at home mom, but have come to love being at home and not having to go anywhere. Now I dread leaving the house.

We have a playdate tomorrow and know we will have fun, but i kinda wanna stay home. We just have such a great routine at home, I get so much done. I feel like when we leave the house I feel behind on things and dd gets all messed up.

Not to mention we have to drive at least 30 minutes to anything - including just the grocery store. our play date tomorrow is a little bit further away. I always think of an hour in the car as a waste of my time and hers.

Anyone else feel the same way?

Mrs.Hizzo · October 2010

The novelty wears off, especially once they get older and get stir-crazy with too much time at home. We live to go out.

emiliemadison · October 2010

Sometimes I dont want to leave the house, but it has nothing to do with routines or driving (we live in the city and walk most everywhere). I just sometimes dont feel like leaving. There are other times I am chomping at the bit to do mundane errands just to get out of the house.

CalinsBride · October 2010

Ugh, no, I feel the opposite. DS is a hellion that cannot be contained within four walls, lol. He needs to leave the house every day, usually twice a day, or he gets really bored and has a meltdown. Usually once a day we go for a walk/to the playground/out back, and then another time we do an actual outing (library/mall/play group). I wish he was the kind of kid I could stay home with.

Lizard2022 · October 2010

I work part time, so I'm not a full time SAHM, but I love getting out of the house with DS because he gets so bored at home. Storytime at the library, playdates and walks to the park keep me sane.

daisies0406 · October 2010

I love leaving the house! In fact I HAVE to keep the kids occupied in the mornings or else they drive me crazy. Everyday we are either going grocery shopping or some other kind errands or we have gymnastics(Wednesdays) or we playgroups or playdate. We're usually out until right before lunch and nap. I love this routine!

Sage Mommy · October 2010

It just depends on the day. Some days I can't wait to leave, others I never want to. Even if we don't leave the house, we do go outside though. I can't be in the house all day.

jesssy1204 · October 2010

I get like that some times... But if we are in doors for to long I cant wait to leave-for a walk or I find myself needing to go to the store for something

davis0905 · October 2010

I feel this way sometimes too, though I work part-time. Especially lately because we just got back from vacation last week and I feel so behind on everything and LO's schedule is all messed up. A few days of staying at home will probably get us right back on track. And we also live at least 20 mins from everything, as we live sort of out in the country away from town. So the drive itself is hard on DD. But getting out of the house is so essential for both of us. I know it is important to get LO exposed to other environments to keep her from getting too bored and to help her learn about the world around her.

mandolynn81 · October 2010

probably just is the newness of it then. When i worked full time it seemed like when I wasn't working I was running some kind of errand with dd or going to someone's house. Guess it is just nice to relax - especially with the wind and rain.

buboo · October 2010

Sage Mommy:
It just depends on the day. Some days I can't wait to leave, others I never want to. Even if we don't leave the house, we do go outside though. I can't be in the house all day.

this is exactly what I was going to write

Mrs.Carlybella · October 2010

i dread the winter for not being able to just go for a walk to get out of the house- i hate not leaving the house and we tend to get somewhere almost every day (even if it is a coffee walk, park, etc). I would go nuts not leaving- nuts

kabarbanel · October 2010

Not me! I can't stand being in the house all day. Me and DS both get bored. I try to make plans every day of the week, and if there is a day we don't have a playdate or something, then I at least make a trip out to the grocery store.

AfterAll · October 2010

I was home for the first 10 months, and once we got the hang of going out when he was a few months old and it wasn't frigid outside... we went out all the time. I got antsy sitting in the house.. how many times can you do the same thing?

I just made sure to be mindful of his schedule once he finally had one around 5-6 months.. Usually I left after his morning nap, ate lunch with him out somewhere, stayed out for a few hours then was home by his afternoon nap.

macchiatto · October 2010

I've had days/weeks like that. I go through phases. I tend to stay at home too much for a week or two, then go stir-crazy and make plans every day for a week and that wears me out, so then I stay home the next week ... some day I'll learn.

JoannaJes · October 2010

I feel the exact opposite. Every day I'm itching to get out of the house, otherwise DS starts getting antsy, and I start getting crazy.

I agree with PP, the novelty of literally staying at home wears off. Plus, it's good for your DD to be "thrown off" a little...that's just life. Not everything can be the exact same every single day.

wall0307 · October 2010

I am a teacher so I'm not really a SAHM, but in the summer I tried to get out of the house everyday. Otherwise, I'd go a little stir crazy.

iteachk · October 2010

No way! We go out every day - sometimes twice a day. We'd both go nuts at home all day.

Zigkiss · October 2010

I get that way but for me is was worse since having DD. DS was just getting at an age where going out was fun since he was walking, talking and semi independent. Well now he's at a stage where he doesn't want to listen, runs around like mad and now I have DD to pack up and take along as well. It's really hard getting out with both of them on my own and run errands were we are in and out of the car multiple times. I usually save those trips for when DH is off so we can both go.

SusieQ1982 · October 2010

Really? I'm so the opposite. I feel much saner when I get out of the house. We go for a 1-2 hour walk every afternoon even if we don't go anywhere else.

Payne2B2008 · October 2010

No We love getting out of the house. On most days I make sure to get back home before nap time & we only go out daring the morning/afternoon.

Echowysp · October 2010

Even with the 2, I need to get out a lot of days. I'm not always good at planning it, like today when I had wanted to get the grocery shopping done before ds' nap after lunch, but didn't make it in time.

TexasPaige · October 2010

I go crazy if we don't get out of the house at least once a day. I think my son is the same way. He loves getting out and about and seeing people other than me.

macchiatto · October 2010

Zigkiss:
It's really hard getting out with both of them on my own and run errands were we are in and out of the car multiple times. I usually save those trips for when DH is off so we can both go.

I totally understand! Going out is definitely more of an ordeal with two LOs. Especially since mine run in opposite directions; if I had one, I'd be taking him to the playground and on walks every day! But with two at this crazy age, and no toddler-friendly playgrounds in the area, I can't safely take them on my own.

AMYfromKY · October 2010

I love getting out and so does DS. Last week we went to the park every day because it was so nice outside. We also had a play date.

Sometimes things do get left undone, but I just catch up on the weekend.

CTJune06 · October 2010

I work part time, but love to get out of the house. We go somewhere everyday. DD loves to socialize with other kids. We both go a little stir crazy if we're home all day long.

rainlily · October 2010

We like to get out of the house most days. We have maybe one day a week when we stay home (play outside, but not drive anywhere). DD hates the car for more than 10 minutes, so most of our activities are really close to home!

Stellasmom · October 2010

Oh no. I hate being stuck at home all day. I have to get out with DS at least once a day or I am about to cry by dinner time.

ryry1977 · October 2010

I love to go out. Of course nothing gets done, but we have fun! I feel bad when I don't take Cedric to playdates or just to the park. We don't go out everyday of course.

ryry1977 · October 2010

I love to go out. Of course nothing gets done, but we have fun! I feel bad when I don't take Cedric to playdates or just to the park. We don't go out everyday of course. I

ryry1977 · October 2010

I love to go out. Of course nothing gets done, but we have fun! I feel bad when I don't take Cedric to playdates or just to the park. We don't go out everyday of course. I do love the days that we just stay home too.

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