Future job possibilities????

We’ve all had our moments of “the grass is greener” and as a stay at home mom, I’ve definitely had my share.  Before I had my oldest son, I had an incredible job.  The best boss, co-workers/friends, great pay, and I had a real love for the work I did.  My heart was really in that job and since I left that job six years ago, I’ve often felt sad knowing that it isn’t likely that I’ll ever have a job that great again.  Despite feeling that way, I would never have chosen a different path than the one I did.  As much I miss that job and as frustrated as I sometimes get at home with my boys, I wouldn’t change it for anything.  I try hard to be a glass-is-half-full kind of person so in order to stay positive on rough days, I often think about how I can apply the skills I’ve learned at home to a future job.  I began writing notes down when I first started this blog, so here is what I have so far:

- Thanks to my boys trying to get away with lying about things that only they could have possibly done, like putting boogers around the edge of their yogurt cup while they are holding it, I have learned how to read people much better.  Young or old, people have become much easier for me to read…so maybe an exciting career as a parole officer could be in my future?

- I have developed the ability to correctly predict many of the actions of my boys and dog several minutes before they happen.  I can’t predict the words that come out of the boys’ mouths (not even Nostradamous could) but just seeing a look on their face or the way they move is enough for me to know their next move…I’m pretty sure I know what they’re going to do even before they do.  Hmmm…will you see me on late night TV someday advertising my psychic hotline?

- I can battle the illogical with the even more illogical and come up with a reason why my boys should do whatever I want them to do.

Actual example:

Callen:  “Mommy, I need my silly straw with me when we take Davey for a walk!”

Me:  “No you don’t, Cal.  Let’s just go.  Look at Dave…he’s ready and you still need to get your shoes on too.”

Callen: “But I need my silly straw.”

Me:  “Okay Cal.  You can take your silly straw on the walk but you won’t be able to find it until you have your shoes on, it just won’t work.”

Callen: “Oh, okay” he said as if I had explained why he was having trouble finding it.  He went to get his shoes on and I put the straw out so he would find it.

Do I have a future in writing the logic portion of the SAT exam?

- The boys and I have a special relationship with our garbage man.  The boys because they yell to him from our driveway until he honks and waves to them after getting our garbage on Thursdays and me because he has caught me a few times putting out the trash bins in my PJ’s (twice he has waited patiently until I finished dragging them to the curb…deeply embarrassing).  Also, he is the same guy we had at our other house in Folsom, except he came on Wednesdays.  So the garbage man and the Austin’s go way back.  Does this mean I have a friend in the sanitation business who can hook me up with a job?  Will I have to approach him for this favor in my PJ’s so he will recognize me?

Whatever I end up doing for work in the future, I have no doubt that between being a U.S. Navy Sailor (Go Navy!), working for the Navy as a civilian, and being a stay at home mom to two boys, I can handle whatever is thrown my way.  Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs has nothing on me.