I Like To Stay Home

I like being home.

Well, let me clarify - I work a full-time job outside my home. So, when the weekend comes, I look forward to sleeping in (until 7:00 a.m.) or not having to immediately get dressed for the day.

I usually get up. If it's cool in the house, I throw on some sort of jacket or sweater over top my pj's and go downstairs to make coffee and let the dogs out. My labs are always excited to see me get up and are happy to go outside to "do their duty" after sleeping through the night - good doggies.

So, on my way to the door I turn on my computer so it will be ready for me when I'm ready to sit down with my coffee.

Ahhh! Weekends - life is good!

I remember in the not so distant past when I did this almost every day. My children were young. Computers were not common in anyone's home. But I liked to read - and still do!

While it was early and the kids were still sleeping, I'd sneak downstairs and make my coffee, snuggle up in a chair (if it was cool outside) or go out to my sunny front porch with a book to start my day.

In those days I didn't work. Well, some of us women would object to me saying that. I DID work. I was raising my children. And no better job there is than being able to stay home and do this most important job. If I had to do it over again, well, I'd do it over again and again the same way.

Now, my children are grown and have homes of their own.

This is why I look forward so much to [early] retirement. I want to be home again to enjoy my children and my grandchildren.

But I'm a worker. So in my early retirement, I suppose I shall still "work."

My computer offers me so many opportunities to work at so many things. My options are so great that it's hard for me to hold back the fact that I want to "do everything."

Whoaa horse!

Anyway, for those who might be interested - I have a website that sells wild bird-related products. It's been online since late 2004.

No, I can't retire yet...perhaps someday...