I've been working on sitting up my goals and giving them a lot of thought. And I've come to an important conclusion about myself; I have no desire to return to the workforce (once the kids are older) and work a normal 9-5 job for someone else.

My mom keeps giving me suggestions here and there about what I should do (the stay at home thing bugs her though she would never say it ) and I just cringe at 95% of her suggestions because they usually involve the school district.

At first I was thinking that I was just being lazy (because we all know staying at home involves no work ) but I think it is because I'm ready to go do my own thing. I just need to figure out what my own thing is.

Anyone else?

Well, I've managed to keep working part-time. I work at a financial institution (aka Bank ) only three days out of the week, Monday, Friday, and half day on Saturday. I like it like this. I get to go out of the house and do my own thing and then i have LOTS of time with my kids through out the week. I am fortunate that my MIL watches my kids.... otherwise, me working part-time may not work out for us, bec. of having to pay someone lots more $$$!

I think it's great that you've found out that you want to do smthing else w/ your life. Look around, ask questions to others in regards their field of work, or even take some classes at your local college just for fun and maybe you'll find something you really enjoy doing and go from there. Good luck!

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Both dh and I have been putting a lot of time and energy into work in the past couple of years. Now it's time to put more energy into friendships and spending more time as a couple. It also re-affirmed our love of traveling.

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Thats me! I have no idea what I want to do and I am stressing over it even more since the road to school for my youngest starts in the fall!

This is me too... I always planned to be a SAHM. DH Loves the idea, but had always imagined I'd go back to work when they're in school full time. I really believe just because they're in school doesn't mean they won't need me anymore. My goals in life have always been to raise my boys. (even from before I had the boys). I've always wanted to be the mom who was waiting at home with milk & cookies when they get off the bus. I want to have the 'cool' house and want to be the 'cool' mom where my boys and all their friends want to come hang out. Not cool cause I let them get away with stuff.. but just cool. I like the idea of keeping an eye on them, but not being overbearing.

Of course now that my oldest is starting preschool next year and it seams like yesterday when he was a baby, I've been realizing they really do grow up faster than you can imagine. I'm starting to look ahead to when my youngest starts school. What will I do with my free time? What will my contribution to the family be??? Who knows. I don't mind getting some sort of job, but I want to be home when my boys are... As you can probably tell, I've been giving this a lot of thought lately! Soul searching... no answers yet!

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WE'RE DEBT FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Mel, your post is exactly my thought too and something Leighann and I have talked about...I don't know what I want to be when I grow up I loved my job before I got pregnant but the thought of being a retail manager again makes me shudder. I never thought I'd want to stay home full time but I love it. I love being a "mom". When they're older and responsible enough to be by themselves I know I have to go back to work, I just don't know doing what yet...or much money we can sock away into savings to prolong my staying home

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My goals tell me that I enjoy being at home! Not necessarily in the house. I don't plan to go to work until the children graduate high school. I will have no problem filling my days while they are in school. I do plan to volunteer at school and help more at church.

I have no idea what I will do for income when I do return to work. I'm considering going back to work to help save for retirement and pay college tuition (hopefully they will be in college!). I certainly do not want to work at the bank again. I was good at what I did but I don't like all the CORPORATE CRAP. I know it is called WORK for a reason but there has to be something I enjoy more.

My goals made it pretty obvious that travel, family, giving and saving are very important to me.

Same here, OP. I've always hated my jobs, except for one...part time waitressing (kept me in great shape, cheap good food, pockets full o money . All the time I've spent at other jobs, I've always sat there thinking, "I wanna go home, I wanna go home, pleeeeeeease, I just wanna go home." My DH and I have always felt it's important for the kids to have me home (plus we began homeschooling this year), and not long ago he asked if/when I thought I'd ever want to go to work again, and I said "hopefully never". There are about 8 million other things I want to do, and spending the vast majority of my waking life NOT able to do them makes me very grumpy indeed. We're not rollin' in money, and I'm grateful for my DH who likes his job and wants to work (the opposite drives HIM insane). That 8 Million Things list includes many different ways of focusing my attention/time on saving money, making money, etc., so I feel like I'm contributing financially as well - just in a way I can enjoy.

Now & then I get an idea that I want to go work in some certain position or agency, then I visualize what that would be like, and I realize I don't want to WORK there - I want to barge in, turn the tables over and oust the crooks & no-gooders. (We're foster parents, so we have plenty of opinions about the people/agencies/systems that affect the little ones we care for.) Realistically, we may be able to affect some change, or do some good in those situations, but for me I don't think working outside the home is the way. Unless & until God says otherwise, of course.

It's good to hear that I'm not alone. I think I am evolving right now. That sounds like a self involved statement. But I think it is true. Just a lot on my mind lately.