Am I wanting too much for being a SAHM,should I just give up?

Candy - posted on 11/19/2010

Live your dreams and it is nice to have time for yourself. Good luck with starting your business.

Leah - posted on 11/19/2010

Yeah have to talk to my hubby about it. And I am starting off slow, so I don't get too ahead of myself.

Shari - posted on 11/18/2010

Follow your dream, Leah! That's how life works! If we stop following our dreams we start to feel stuck and resentful of our family making our life appear ugly to us. Follow your dreams and you'll stay happy. No dream is out of reach. Just do it a little every day and you can make anything happen. Remember that we are the creators of our own lives,

Denise - posted on 11/18/2010

Absolutely not! Go for it! Why not. Photography has a low overhead if you are doing it as a traveling photographer. Follow your dreams girl! Start by just offer to take photos of friends kids, etc and eventually you will have people coming to you ....then you start charging! LOL Good Luck and don't give up on your passion. We only live on this earth once (that I am aware of) so you have to make the best of the time here! No regrets!

Stifler's - posted on 11/17/2010

I went to camera house and asked them and they sold me a Nikon D3000 they're really easy to use and take great pics.

Maria - posted on 11/17/2010

I am hoping for an SLR this Christmas too... as a hobby mostly, and to be able to take beautiful lasting photos of my 3 children growing up - you know what kind of SLR would be good for beginners?

Bonnie - posted on 11/17/2010

I have a young friend who is a SAHM, with a little one, and she has a photography business that she just started up within the last year or two, and she is doing awesome. Just take the baby with you, or if you go to church, find some friends you can alternate babysitting, so you can keep up the photography work.

Chrystal - posted on 11/17/2010

No you should never give up on your dreams.

Stifler's - posted on 11/17/2010

And if you want to do this photography business thing go for it!

Stifler's - posted on 11/17/2010

My husband works 50 hours a week. My family live 600km away. I still demand me-time. It's me time when it's baby nap time. It's me time when it's Sunday morning. It's me time as soon as the baby goes to bed - no dishes, no cleaning, no nothing except bathing and relaxing and sleeping. Housework can wait til the morning after baby has had breakfast and is playing.

Alice - posted on 11/17/2010

Leah, go for it!! Having a business doesn't mean you have to "leave" being a stay at home mommy!
My 7-year-old is now beginning to "practice" babysitting. She seems to sense when I need the babies to stop being under my feet and she'll lure them into the baby room and get them playing, then sneak out and say "what can I help with now, Mommy?" which is just wonderful! I work several things at home... I'm a published author, an online fitness coach, a tutor, I sell some produce from our farm, I babysit occasionally, and assorted other things. My primary (other than being wife/mom/teacher) job is online coaching which has a nice paycheck (more than I could make outside the home if I count the cost of a 2nd car & daycare/after school care for 4!)

Photography is an awesome job... I have a future sister-in-law who is a photographer and she gets to travel and works outside of her apartment. She's actually been paid to fly to someone's wedding and take pictures like 4 states away! She told them she couldn't travel that far so they said "but we'll also pay for your travel & room & board" so she went :)

If photography is your love, go for it! Start with posting awesome pics of your family or landscapes on FB and see just how many people go "great pics, who took those?" and you may get some people saying "can you do a photo shoot / portrait for me?" that's free advertising!! :)

Leah - posted on 11/16/2010

Yeah only problem is money is a big issues and if it is a business I'll have to buy a liscense and all that other great stuff

Stephanie - posted on 11/16/2010

Just because you're a sahm doesn't mean you should give up on dreams!! If nothing else, take photos of your child and get people to see them; or take pictures of whatever you are interested in. If someone is interested in you taking pics for them, if you know them well enough, give them a discount if they agree to watch your child for a couple hours sometime for some me time.
Just remember that your family comes first so don't overdo it. Just take it one day at a time to see what you can handle, what orders you may get and go from there. It may even take until your child is in school for a business to take off, at which time you will have more time to spend with the photography.

Leslie - posted on 11/16/2010

I think we are all agreed --- go for it! I've said this to other SAHM's before.....you are not just a mom and a wife, but a WHOLE person. that means you are entitled to a life outside of your family and dreams of your own. You have to hold onto something that is uniquely you......otherwise, you will wake up one day, and that special person will be gone. And your kids won't suffer for it....in fact, they will benefit from seeing mommy in other roles instead of just mommy. Kids copy what they see......what will your legacy to your children be? You get to determine that! that's what is so exciting about being a parent......unfortunately, it's also the toughest, because if you're like me.....man, you fall short some days. But chin up! It's okay to go ahead and have something that is just for you!

Liz - posted on 11/16/2010

I'd say go for it. If it is something you enjoy, then follow your dreams.

Joy - posted on 11/16/2010

I say go for it girl! Like Candy said, there are no limits except the ones you set for yourself. Be who and what you wanna be! Look at it this way : Happy Mommy = Happy Baby :D

Tracy - posted on 11/16/2010

Anything is possible if you try!!

Amanda - posted on 11/16/2010

I would go for it !! :)

Candy - posted on 11/16/2010

You can do anything you want. There are no limits unless you set them.