Value

I live in a small town and had an interesting conversation with an acquaintance who runs a little drive through caffeine shack. As I was sitting in my car it began like this:

Caffeine Lady: So, where are you working now?
Me: I'm staying at home with the kids now.
Caffeine Lady: Really? Well I guess that's O.K. if that's what you want to do.
Awkward silence as my Chai Latte arrives.

Then I did it! I gave in to that societal pressure that says a woman must have some form of a career to have true value. I told her about the publishing company I am starting and the book I am writing. Caffeine Lady's expression changed and in that instant, the hour or so I actually spend a week on my book increased my value ten fold!

I don't blame Caffeine Lady, it is the world in which we live. I just wonder how it came to be that schlepping coffee for 8 hours a day has become more respectable than raising children full time. If - when, this conversation arises in the future, maybe I'll just say I am a Gardener... not a total lie as I do spend a great deal of time in my gardens! Better yet, I'll just stick with Domestic Goddess... as far as label's go, it's not half bad!

Here is a picture of my latest pay check. I can't really cash it in anywhere, but for me, it is enough.