“Who Am I?” is a question every woman asks themselves at some point in
their life. Tomorrow marks the beginning of 2016, and the beginning of my 40's!
I began my life as someone’s daughter, then I became someone’s wife
and shortly after someone’s mother. I am still all three of those
things; daughter, wife and mother, I have recently come to realize
that isn't just who I am it is who I want to be.
I am a housewife.
I
have never regretted getting married at 18 and having my first
child at 19. I wouldn’t change my life for the world. Getting married
meant I was no longer just a daughter. My children are getting older and
starting lives of their own, that means I am no longer just their
mother. My husband encourages me to follow my dreams, he is my life and I
have come to
realize my dream has always been to be a housewife.
Transitioning from daughter to wife was
simple. Becoming a mother was the natural progression after becoming a
wife. Discovering who I am among those three things has been the
hardest thing I have ever done.
As my children grew
older I began to feel that being a housewife wasn't enough. That I
should be doing something "important" with my life. It took a number of
years of unhappiness to understand that what I had been doing was
important. Finding joy in what you do everyday is the most important
thing someone could ever do.
How can I tell others who I
am when I don't know myself? It took some time to understand that I
didn't need to define myself beyond being a daughter, wife and mother, I
can find who I am among those three things.
I am someone who…
……….believes family means everything
……….hates coffee but LOVES the Vanilla Chai Latte from Dunkin’s (hot or cold)
……….loves to clean the kitchen but hates doing laundry
……….misses the pop music from the 80’s (Like NKOTB and Tiffany)
……….primarily listens to country music but it is too much like pop music today
……….has never liked yoga pants but will gladly sit by my fireplace in a maxi skirt
……….thinks that a vacation anywhere but on a cruise ship is just not worth taking
……….prefers to read over watching TV but never misses The Walking Dead
……….loves reading historical western romance (my guilty pleasure lol)
……….is a farmer wanna-be, with my chickens, rabbits, cats and dogs
……….I am a DIYer, who loves power tools!
……….finds more enjoyment than I ever thought possible in cleaning a chicken coop
……….is finding out new things about myself everyday
I
have learned that being a housewife is not just something to do while I
am raising children, it is my calling. It is who I am!
