How To Transition From Working Mom to Stay at Home Mom

Are you thinking about how to transition from a working mom to a stay-at-home mom? It can be a hard transition depending on how your work schedule looked like before. The best way to make the transition from working mom to stay-at-home mom is to give the new schedule structure that you are used to. It will make your life so much easier.

Transition From Working Mom To Stay At Home Mom

Make a schedule

The first thing I would recommend on how to transition from a working mom to a stay-at-home mom is to make a daily schedule. You followed a schedule at work during the week, so why not follow a schedule at home as well? This will keep you from feeling uninspired and bored. If you keep up with your schedule, you will always have something to do.

I make a daily schedule based on my child’s age. He’s a toddler and in the preschool age range. We have started a preschool-type daily schedule that allows me to teach him at home. It has been a tremendous help for me just to feel like I am on a schedule again! If you are interested in that, check out Daily Preschool Schedule For My 3 Year Old

Of course, you don’t always have to follow a schedule. You can easily turn the day into whatever you’d like to do. That’s the beauty of being a stay-at-home mom!

Set goals

A stay-at-home mom should always set a few goals for themselves. It can feel like you are losing yourself each day when all you do is constantly tend to the kids, clean the house, and ignore every single thing that you WANT to do. If you set small goals for yourself, then you are at least still working on yourself!

You can start small such as make a goal to work out at least 20 minutes every day while the children nap. You could also make a goal of taking the time to do something that makes you happy whether it’s a drive to get your favorite coffee or lunch or taking a small break to read your favorite book. I’m sure you can think of some small goals to set for yourself.

Just a tip: Don’t think of things that will only stress you out! Try to pick goals that you look forward to doing!

Plan outings

This is a very important one! A stay-at-home mom should try to plan a few outings at least once or twice a week. It can be so hard to be stuck inside your house every single day with no other adult interaction. Even if you just go to a local park and let your children play at least you are getting some fresh air.

You can also plan your grocery trips during the week to give you some time away from the children if you have a spouse that is willing to help out after they get off work.

Find other Mommy Friends

It is always a great idea to find other mom friends that are going through the same things as you. It’s great to have a friendly face that you can talk to about things if it gets to be hard on you. I suggest joining some Facebook groups or finding friends on social media.

You can also link back up with old friends who also have children and families now. Just having someone to text throughout the day is so much better for your mental health. It’s also great if you do weekly meet-ups just to have lunch or a coffee and let your children play. It’s a win-win for everyone!

Get new Hobbies

If you are making the transition from working mom to stay-at-home mom then this is the time to try new hobbies! If you worked a full-time job then you know how exhausting it could be and then you came home to also parent your children and clean your house. It is ALOT to keep up with. I felt like I had no time for myself at all.

Now, being a stay-at-home mom is obviously not an easy job but it does give you a little more flexibility to give you some moments to do things for yourself. Maybe try some new hobbies you were curious about? There are tons of things you can do! Maybe start a YouTube channel? Start a blog? Start painting? Reading your favorite books?

Visit Family More Often

If you live near family, this is a great opportunity to spend more time with them! Especially the grandparents! You can easily plan a few days a month or even a week to go see family members to give you and your children some social interaction.

You might also be able to talk your family members into doing a little babysitting to give you a “moms day out” if your feeling like you need a little me time.

 

 

If you are making the transition from working mom to stay-at-home mom what are some of your fears or objections? If you have any advice, please start a conversation below.

 

I would just like to add that neither option is the best. You should do whatever works best for you and your family. This could also change over time. I was a working mom for the first 3 years of my son’s life. We had some circumstances change within our family and this brought me to the option of staying home with him full time. There is no right choice here. Just do what is best for your family! 

 

Thanks for reading,