If you didnt work

[low-key]

would you go nuts ?


I think I could handle it, but not real sure

 

[Cantw8]

No way could I not work. I need the structure

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

Depends, why aren't I working?

 

[mrsheppo]

I think I would enjoy not working. I have been employed full time for the last 38 years and have only had approximately 5 months when I wasn't working (having kids and surgery). I have been on my present job for 24 years and I think I am about ready to quit in the next year or so due to the stress. I have plenty to keep me busy at home.

 

[Robbi]

I've always been a stay at home mom but that doesn't mean I don't work- house cleaning, volunteer work, running errands for friends and family who do work etc. besides taking care of my own family.

 

[low-key]

No way could I not work. I need the structure

yet your all willy nilly

Depends, why aren't I working?

your stinkin rich

I think I would enjoy not working. I have been employed full time for the last 38 years and have only had approximately 5 months when I wasn't working (having kids and surgery). I have been on my present job for 24 years and I think I am about ready to quit in the next year or so due to the stress. I have plenty to keep me busy at home.

I been working all my life to, but I think I could get into Jerry Springer

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I got to stop working (after 25 years at 2 different jobs) when I had my last kid. He's 19 now. I'm still at home. I guess I'm lazy.

 

[low-key]

I've always been a stay at home mom but that doesn't mean I don't work- house cleaning, volunteer work, running errands for friends and family who do work etc. besides taking care of my own family.

I know, I would rather work 40 a week then do that

 

[Princess on the Run]

I would lose my mind if I didn't have a job. I do have the option to work less than I do and I don't take advantage of that option. I like what I do, I like the challenges, the people, the stress, the whole world that comes with it. I couldn't give that up.

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

your stinkin rich

Well if that's the case, I could easily not work! There is so much volunteer stuff I could do! And sleep, travel and hit the spa.

 

[bigbabyblues]

I was SAHM when oldest DS was a baby, and I didn't like it. I loved being with him, but I couldn't stand being home...if that makes sense. I went back to work when he was a year or so old, just working 3 days a week, 6 hours at a time after DH got home. I now work 3 days a week at the school my boys attend, and I love it!

 

[lizabu]

I can't handle being home all the time. I need the structure of work. When left to my own devices I have to find a way to fill my days. When I was on maternity leave I turned to crafting. Eventually I got hooked on crochet. Christmas was coming and I began to make things like Santa hat toilet paper covers

and things like this

(This isn't one I made but it's exactly like one I made) Do you know what it is? It's a cover you put over and air freshener in the bathroom. I made dozens of toppers for towels and Chritmas themed everything. My kitchen and bathrooms were the most affected. After Christmas I went back to work and forgot all about my crochet break down until the following Christmas when I thought it would be fun to pull all this stuff out again. It had all mysteriously disappeared and no one in my family knew where it all went. I vowed to never craft for evil again.

 

[Jaya]

I'm handling it wonderfully. I worked for over 40 years and then I retired. Eat when I want, go to bed when I want, get up when I want. Lots of time for the stuff I did before but had to squeeze it in between work and family.....traveling, reading, volunteering, crafts, long walks and bike rides. I was sure I would love it and I DO!!!

 

[rkandmjsmommy]

I broke my foot back in June and have been out of work since then...I AM GOING CRAZY! I realized working as a nurse is a part of who I am, I NEED IT!!!

 

[ilovepcot]

I stopped working at age 36 and haven't missed it yet.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

If I had the money not to work ever again, I think I'd be in my 80's before I finished off my life list of things I'd love to do.

Database the contents of a hundred years worth of excavations at a certain soon-to-be-UNESCO-World-Heritage site.
Get at least an MA in Archaeology
Get an MA in Comparative Religon
Travel. Travel. Travel.
Etc.

Heck yeah. I'd love it.

 

[Cantw8]

I can't handle being home all the time. I need the structure of work. When left to my own devices I have to find a way to fill my days. When I was on maternity leave I turned to crafting. Eventually I got hooked on crochet. Christmas was coming and I began to make things like Santa hat toilet paper covers

and things like this

(This isn't one I made but it's exactly like one I made) Do you know what it is? It's a cover you put over and air freshener in the bathroom. I made dozens of toppers for towels and Chritmas themed everything. My kitchen and bathrooms were the most affected. After Christmas I went back to work and forgot all about my crochet break down until the following Christmas when I thought it would be fun to pull all this stuff out again. It had all mysteriously disappeared and no one in my family knew where it all went. I vowed to never craft for evil again.

Oh I am sorry but I'm glad you went back to work Please don't ever do that again

 

[minkydog]

I broke my foot back in June and have been out of work since then...I AM GOING CRAZY! I realized working as a nurse is a part of who I am, I NEED IT!!!

I feel the same way. I've been an RN for 35 years and it's such a big part of who I am. I work part-time, which suits me well. When I'm not working, I like to go camping with my DH.

I will be eligible for SS in 6 years. Not sure what I'll do about that. It depends on how the job is going and how my DHs health is doing. Even if I didn't work, I would have meaningful activities. I would volunteer at a food bank. I would go to school and help kids with their reading. I would make little dresses for girls in distressed countries. And I might just hit the road with my RV and travel to all the places I've never been!

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Working in education, I get a taste of it during the summer and I love it. I can always find a way to entertain myself if I do not have to work.

 

[S. C.]

I've been retired for 3 1/2 yrs after working for 30+. I like it for the most part.