Recently, I have been worried about not being able to find a job in my small hometown. I have decided that worrying does no good. It never has. I went with my mother to a doctors appointment so she wouldn't have to go alone. It's not that she's unable to do this by herself. I just thought she might like the company. She was very encouraging to me about not working right now. She reminded me that I am in what she called the "sandwich" generation. The one where you have older parents and very young grandchildren and might have to take care of any one of them at any time.
She's right, as usual. I would not have been able to go with her if I had been working. I also take my mother-in-law to doctors appointments occasionally. My neighbor has also mentioned going with her sometime if I was available. I told her to give me a call and I would be glad to go if nothing else was going on. Maybe this is something that I should be doing, at least for right now. I'm available for my parents and for my children if they need me for any reason.
I'm not saying I'm waiting around for them to call me to help them out. I do have other things I like to do and need to do. It's also nice to be home when my husband is home from work and do things with him. He works in Nigeria for 28 days and then he's home for 28 days. That gives us lots of time together.
So, I guess that I'm content with my situation right now. It does give me the opportunity to sew and do other crafts that I like to do and pursue a career in selling my home made goods. It gives me great joy to see someone like what I have done. If they use it themselves, or give it as a gift, it's a great pleasure to create something useful and appreciated.
With the support of my husband and family, I'm not worrying about finding a job right now. If one comes along that is right for me, so be it. If not, so be it.
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Posted by: Lily | May 05, 2009 at 09:58 PM