New blog for a new life

I've created a new blog for when I begin my very own Radical Sabbatical in late December, early January.  Don't bother clickity-clicking - there's nothing too pretty to look at... yet.

Oh, did I mention that I'm pregnant?

Officially due January 8th, but I have a feeling that this will be a Christmas time baby, just like big brother AJ was.  And hey, the tax deduction surely won't hurt. Living on one income isn't going to be easy and the more I think about it, the more overwhelmed I am. My husband has a good job and makes a good salary. His earning potential isn't increasing, slowly but surely. (Not nearly as much as when he first started, but when you move from 2nd shift labor to 1st shift administration, something has to give. Unfortunately it was the paycheck!)  After all of my deductions and daycare, I bring home about $700-$800 a month, give or take.  Granted, I carry the health insurance and for all intents and purposes, it's damn good.  But in the last year it's doubled in price, and cost more out-of-pocket than ever.  And that blows.

I've mentioned before that my dream for several years has been to be a stay-at-home wife and mom.  And while I know that it's not going to last forever, I'm looking forward to it. I'm hopeful that I can stay at home until all the kids are in school full-time. By that time AJ will be graduating and will be less dependent on us, financially. (HA, RIGHT??!) I'm also hoping that within 5 years we can move so that my hubby isn't commuting so far every day. Then I can find a job wherever we land.

So, that's where my "radical sabbatical" comes in.  Hopefully 5 years, at least one year.  And we'll see. Maybe I'll decide that I hate being at home.

But somehow I doubt that.