So I know that because I have chosen to be a stay-at-home mom, my work environment is a little different from those that work outside of the home. Granted, I don't spend every waking moment in my house, I flit about from the grocery store, to Target, to Kindermusik and back to the grocery store, but I would consider my "office" to be my house. I enjoy that I have all of the comforts of home and feel very fortunate as well, it is wonderful...most of the time. However, I have come to realize being home during the day all week long certainly has it's drawbacks.
Let's start with the fact that everyone, including but not limited to; delivery people, lawn maintenance workers and even all those hoodlum teenagers getting off the bus, assume that these houses they are working around, delivering to or walking past, are empty all day long. I am here to tell you - that is NOT the case! Ok, so maybe the teenagers wouldn't care either way (I was one in the not so distant past, so I remember how they operate), but everyone else needs to get a frickin' clue!
Everytime you slam your tools on the ground, yell to your co-workers on the next block or stand there screaming into your cell phone while holding a running leaf blower (less than 10 feet from a row of houses) you are disturbing the stay-at-home moms like myself. Of course, I have inevitably just put down my very irritable toddler for a much needed nap in order to get a few minutes to myself to complete a thought or just get from one side of a room to the other without a small child attached to my leg. So to all those people outside my house, do you have any idea of how obnoxious that is? Or how much self control it takes to keep me from flinging myself out my front door to ram that damn leaf blower down your throat?!
By the way, just a note, leaf blowing in the pouring rain or when the sidewalks have been freshly salted due to ice, is... REALLY NOT NECESSARY!!!!
I digress.
I know this is not just me...any stay-at-home mom with small children would agree, I'm sure of it. But if you don't believe me, go test this theory on a woman who has been watching the Disney channel all morning while doing laundry, cleaning and trying to wrangle a very stubborn 18 month old, I dare you...
Getting back to the point, I understand that it is not your fault that the idiot builder who chose the windows for my home decided to go with absolutely no sound insulation even though these houses are practically on top of one another. I also understand that you are just trying to do your job. All I'm saying is that, when you come into my "office," show some respect and keep it down!
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