Hey everyone! It’s the weekend and that means it’s time for the FIRST INTERVIEW for the blog!! I wanted to interview Kaysie, the new stay at home mom, wife, sister, daughter, aunt, friend, and most of all, my family, for the this blog! Kaysie is super funny, yet straight to the point. She’s new to this “stay at home mom” thing and she’s rocking it y’all. Little Rosey, her daughter and my niece whom I love so much, and Hunter, her husband, are so lucky to have her. She may get stressed out, but at the end of the day, she’s there for you! And I truly love that about her. She takes it all seriously, but also with a grain of salt. So, without further ado, let’s dive into the WONDERFUL Stay At Home Mom Interview, featuring Kaysie!

The Discussion

Ever wanted to know what it was like to be a Stay At Home Mom? Well, I’ve got news for you! Kaysie knows, and she’s going to tell us exactly how it is. I came up with a series of questions for Kaysie to answer and her responses are phenomenal. She was true and honest about how she answered the questions and even went back and added more to her responses, after I had asked her to. Such a great first interview, I’ve got all the tea for ya! Let’s get into it.

Question 1: Why did you choose to be a stay at home mom vs. working at a job?

Coming in hot with this one, Kaysie responded with:

“I never wanted to be a stay at home mom until I gave birth to my daughter, Rose. After I had her it’s all I could dream about. I was very lucky, I was able to have my family watch Rose for the most part while I worked for the first 3 years of her life. As Rose became older my itch for being a stay at home mom grew. I wanted to be the one making decisions for her during the day and I wanted to be the one primarily raising her. As Rose started learning more things and especially after Covid I also decided I wanted to homeschool, I felt in order to fulfill my dreams of how I wanted Rose to grow up and be raised it was only natural to be a stay at home mom.” Wow, what a great, real, and heartfelt answer.

Question 2: What is your most favorite part about being a stay at home mom? Explain.

Easy enough right? Kaysie:

“Being with my daughter. Before being a stay at home mom I was a teacher at a daycare, so I also love coming up with educational activities for us to do. I love love love to see her grow every single day. ” So sweet to hear, #goals, right?

Question 3: What is your least favorite part about being a stay at home mom? Explain.

I’m sure you expected that, but I asked her to go back and give me just a little bit more here, and her answer is so honest and true. Very heartfelt. She stated:

“The guilt society puts on stay at home moms. Even some of my own family members have passed judgment on me for the decision my husband and I have made to be a stay at home mom. I am not sure if people mean to or not, but when people pass judgment on our decision for me to be a stay at home mom I feel like they are looking at me as “less than” instead of an equal provider to the family. At the end of the day I am still providing for the family, it takes more than money to successfully run a household.” Enough said, on to the next.

Question 4: What’s a typical day/routine look like for you?

Simple, right? Kaysie replied with:

“Completely depends on the day. We are involved in a lot of groups. Monday we go to play and learn at a church, Wednesday we go to toddler time at a library, and on Fridays we go to preschool reading time at a different library. Day to day varies on what needs to get done and what the weather is outside. When it was nice out we spent a lot of time outside, now that it is colder we are spending a lot of time doing art and playing with play-dough. I don’t plan on having a more strict schedule until I start school with Rose.” Love the honesty here, it’s not just A.B,C, it’s the real life answer, things change all the time, and she’s ready for it. I love it.

Question 5: What are your top five goals as a stay at home mom?

Again, I asked her to go into depth with this one, and explain how she would aim to accomplish these goals, and she does by saying that:

“In no particular order…

1. Homeschool Rose to the best of my ability
2. Create a warm inviting environment within the home
3. Be the best, healthiest version of me
4. Grow my family closer to God
5. Be a part of our community 

Completing these goals is something I work on daily. Most of my goals are inside goals, I have to work on myself in order to guild my family. I am continuously working on myself by going to therapy to become a cycle breaker, creating a healthier lifestyle by eating clean and moving our bodies. I expose Rose to the word of God daily and make God our center so she knows everything we say and do is for a bigger purpose, to honor and glorify God. I think it is equally important to be a part of a community and for Rose to know how to be a successful part of a community. I do this by getting involved in things like preschool time at the library and play/learn at the church. My goal is to become more involved in the community as Rose grows.” PERFECT, phenomenal, just…she’s rocking this interview y’all, am I right?

Question 6: What is your biggest accomplishment since becoming a stay at home mom?

She comes back with:

Let me start off by saying I have only been a stay at home mom for two months,” and I’m already impressed with how she starts off, “within those two months my life has been anything but normal. I have my mom living with me temporarily, my husband Job was transferred to Grand Rapids and his schedule changed, that’s just to name a few. So far my biggest accomplishment has simply been surviving. Keeping my mental health somewhat sustainable and creating teachable/loving moments with my daughter every day is what I have accomplished so far.” She dove deep with this one. Proud of her and her accomplishments. Rosey and Hunter are too, I know they are, and she knows that as well.

Question 7: How long do you plan to be a stay at home mom? If forever, why? If only for a little while longer, why? Explain.

The honesty here, is also great. Thought she’d be tired of me by now but she goes on:

“I truly have no idea. I would love to stay forever but I don’t know what the future holds. Going into this chapter of my life I agreed I would be a stay at home mom as long as it makes sense. I am not against working, if one day we notice our family would benefit more from working than being a stay at home mom I will go find a paying job. Once our babies are grown, if I want to go back to a paying job why not? As long as it makes sense to be home with my babies then I will be home.” Great, right? So, I kept pressing her.

Question 8: How do you handle stress? How do you know when you’re about to explode? What do you do to prevent and/or resolve that?

Not a trick question either, I really just wanted to know. She stated:

“Handling stress I think is something that you never master, it’s something you continuously work on throughout your life, there is no finish line. I know when I’m about to explode when I feel like I want to yell. I normally will start to yell at my dogs (sorry puppies!) If I get to that point I know I need to take a breather. Is there such a thing as preventing stress?? If there is someone please fill me in. Stress is a part of nature, I result from it by taking some me time, jumping in the shower to give me 10 minutes of silence sometimes is all it takes. Also therapy.. Therapy therapy therapy!” This is your sign, if you need it. I appreciate her honesty here, and how she mentioned therapy. I agree, and maybe need to get into therapy myself but this isn’t about me.

Question 9: How do you incorporate “me time” or self-care for yourself while being a stay at home mom? What are your hobbies?

We talked about stress, now I wanted to get into “me time” and how she incorporates that into her new journey. She replied with:

“Me time is HARD. Everyone needs me every second of the day and my to-do list is seriously never ending. I am very blessed to have a husband who supports and understands that I do need me time. Lately I have been reading books as my me time, sometimes I go shopping by myself, or just lock myself in a room and vedge on my phone. I think it helps that I have talked to Rose about me time and helped her understand it. She knows if mommy is in me time that it’s important I get that time. Rose even takes me time where I don’t bug her and she is by herself playing. We have made it a part of our normal everyday activities so it is never a fight.” ROUND OF APPLAUSE! Because she hadn’t failed me yet! I told you, she takes this seriously y’all, her daughter even is in on this routine with her! Get out of here!

Question 10: Would you recommend being a stay at home mom to others, and why or why not?

Last but not least, I bring the interview to a close with this one. Now this answer she gave me, was the best one yet. Kaysie really corrected me here:

“I don’t think being a stay at home mom is something you can recommend. I encourage everyone who desires to be a stay at home mom, I also encourage everyone who wants a career to pursue that. Being a stay at home mom is not one size fits all. It has to make sense financially and it has to make sense mentally. If you truly want and desire to be a stay at home mom and want to take on the house responsibilities and be with the children all day then I encourage you to find different possibilities on how to make that work. However, not every mom wants to stay home. Some moms THRIVE on building their career and they are better moms when they have their career they can go to every day, and i support that too! Everyone has to make their own decision that makes sense for their family dynamic.” Oh. My. GOSH. She really rocked me with this one. How amazing it is for someone to really feel for both sides and prove it. MOM/WIFE of the YEAR!

And There It Is Folks!

Now that y’all have a little bit more insight on what it’s like to be a Stay At Home Mom, I want to thank Kaysie for not just being my first interviewee, but for sharing her personal life with us. How grateful I am to have someone like her in my life to let me dive deep into her life and post it for you all for to read. She really gave me her best and I couldn’t have asked for more. Thank you Kaysie, you are phenomenal, and whether you know this or not, I’m so glad to have someone like you in my life. Keep it up, girly! You rock! Give Rosey a kiss for me. Love you!💙

Thank you guys for taking time to indulge in this interview with Kaysie and I, we greatly appreciate it. Give us some claps below! Maybe one day, I’ll do a video interview or something with someone???? I’m kind of against it, just a little, because I hate the way my voice sounds on recording but who knows, I’m down for anything on the other hand too, haha. So we’ll just have to see.

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