by Keelar

Created on: September 04, 2008

I have been a fulltime housewife and mother for nearly two years now. It was a decision my husband and I made together once we discovered I was pregnant with our daughter. We both knew it would be a struggle financially due to going down to one income but this was a sacrifice we were prepared to make for the sake of our daughter. I know my husband appreciates everything I do for us as a family, but I still don't think he knows (and many other people for that matter) what goes into a day in the life of a stay at home Mum.

Being a housewife is a very fulfilling career; although it is not really seen as a career, but it is also very hard work. When people ask me what I do for a living and I tell them I'm a fulltime wife and mother, I tend to get the feeling that they think I'm lazy and spend my days watching TV and lazing around. Many have been known to make comments such as you're so lucky being able to stay at home and not work'. And yes I do feel lucky that I can do this, but I certainly do not spend my days watching TV and lazing about on the sofa. Staying at home is really quite hard work.

My day usually starts at 7am where I get up before my daughter wakes up and get myself ready for the day before the chaos begins. Then my daughter awakes ready for breakfast so we go downstairs and have a drink and some cereal. Then it's the major task of getting a very mobile toddler washed, nappy changed and dressed (in between her running between the bedrooms moving toys and books around ready for me to trip over, and generally make the whole place untidy). We then say bye bye to Daddy (lucky him getting to go out to work for the day!) and go downstairs to start our day.

First of all I clear up the breakfast pots and tidy up the kitchen (my husband usually leaves a trail of destruction in his mad rush to get ready for work on time). And while I'm tidying the kitchen my daughter is usually transporting most of her toys from the living room to the kitchen floor, more mess for me to trip over and tidy up later.

The washing machine is on the go most days, so there's usually a load of washing to peg out on the line, and of course my daughter wants to come outside with me and water the plants while I sort the washing, which requires me to refill her watering can every five minutes at the same time as pegging the washing out. By now it's probably only about 10am and I am already exhausted so we go inside and I sit down on the sofa for 5 or 10 minutes until my daughter decides

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