Would you quit working to stay home with your doodles? UPDATE!!!

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Okay, now I think I have gone over the edge. I am needing some serious therapy! In this economy, I am considering leaving a job so that I can be home with my doods.

Well, that's not the whole story. The job is beyond stressful, I have an hour drive in traffic to and from work everyday. Yes, 2 hours a day in traffic. It's a government job with so many responsibilties that I can't be away from it for more than a day without something needing attention. I have to travel around the state for 1-2 nights at a time and often. DH is retired and wants to go off for the summer and travel in our little toy hauler trailer, I have my only grandson (18 months)moving from Florida to be here in Az with son and DIL in March and they could use some grandma babysitting, and I have sorely neglected my own physical health due to this job. But having said all that, I think missing my doodles so much just puts the last straw on the poor camels back.

Could we afford it? Let's just say we wouldn't starve and the dogs would still get Fromm dog food.

SO what's a doodle mom to do? Any words of wisdom DK'ers?

UPDATE:

Well, with much consideration and re-reading all of your posts and talking to DH and mom and kids, I handed in my resignation yesterday. I will be leaving Feb 18th and it appears it will be considered "Mission Critical" by the Bureau and they will try to fill my position ASAP.  On top of that my son is bringing his family to Arizona a month earlier, which gives me just 3 weeks to get ready for them to move in for a few months and toddler proof my house.  I started the Adventure Bootcamp on Tues and now workout 4 mornings a week and a girlfriend invited me to join her stroller exercise club so I can take my grandson with me too!  I have quilts lined up in my head that I plan to do and some for DK as well !

So, I want to thank everyone for helping me to make a very important decision and I can't tell you how happy you have made Murphy, Bella, DH and ME!!!! Thank you again. You are all the best!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I once had a very stressful job and had worked there for almost 20 years. Long story short, it did affect my health and finally my husband said it was starting to affect his health too because he got to hear about it every night :) I quit and started working at an Assisted Living Retirement facility, which was so unlike my other job it was unbelievable. I took a huge pay cut, but I felt so much better. We eventually moved an hour away and I continue to volunteer there, but life is short, and if you can afford to do it, I say stay home and start enjoying your life.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Life is short, and that was the reason DH and I traveled around the country from Jan. 08 to Sept of 09. We lost one too many friends to illness and sudden deaths that we knew we had to do it while we were still young enough to hike mountains and rock climb with our jeep and survive the Alaskan frontier. It was the best decision besides having our children we had ever made. No regrets.

Maybe some volunteer work like Karen suggested.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I think about this often. I lost a good friend (age 48) to Breast Cancer and my dad died at age 63. He never even got to retire. Look at what F posted about her vet. I hope you do it! Good luck!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Things like that do happen. But I think my vet loves her work. She had cut back her hours, she has several vets that work for her, to spend more tome with her kids. I'm sure she does not regret that now.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I just meant from the standpoint that she now has pancreatic cancer and how sometimes something comes along in life that you have not planned.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Isn't that the truth. There is really only a few certain things in life, and one is that things will always change!

[F, Calla & Luca]

You and Laurie are both right about that.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

PRN is the way to go.

[Linda and Murphy]

I would so quit.  But I don't think Murphy can support me.

[Adina P]

Doodles or no doodles, if you don't NEED the money and don't LOVE the work it sounds awfully simple to me =)

[F, Calla & Luca]

Leave it to Adina to simplify things.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Oh if only it were THAT simple. The money is always needed, and the work I do is making important changes and effects for breastfeeding women and babies in Arizona, so there is much about it to love. It's not easy to leave either of those things behind. It's a matter of what is more important in life....money, doing good for many, one's own family and health....and ofcourse the DOODLES!!!!!