More, more, more and the search for more

I am a stay at home mom and have been since March of 2010. We knew at some point that I was going to be laid off from my job of 8 years. From the moment my son was born I knew that I wanted to stay at home with him. Instead of buying a house in San Diego county, we moved a hour away from all of our friends. It was a adjustment at first but I love our home and have grown to love our community.

We live within our means and pay all of our bills on time and always have enough to do what we want to do. I love that I get to take care of my son and be with him at all times. I have a family member who is constantly telling me I should get a job. When I was researching pre-schools, I was telling her about the cost of them and how expensive it was. She then suggested that I should get a part time job to offset the cost of pre-school. I proceeded to tell her it that it wasn't the fact that we couldn't afford it, it was just costly. She is constantly trying to convince me that I should sell my knitting at craft fairs. First of all it would take away the joy of knitting and second, I have no desire to sell my knitting. I knit to calm my mind and for the feeling of creating. I take string and sticks and turn it into a beautiful garment, or hat, or socks, or whatever it is I create. Anytime I mention something I want, she will say something along the way of "if you sold your knitting, you could afford that." I can afford most everything I want, I just don't get everything I want.

Society and especially a lot of people I know just want more and more. Everything is never enough. They want the latest gadget or the newest music or tickets to the game. I have everything I need, a roof over my head, a loving and supportive husband, a beautiful son, food on the table and enough yarn to last me a few years in projects. We don't have a bunch of extra money but we get to do and buy the things we want. When is enough, enough. People need to learn to want the things they have and stop the "more, more. more" attitude. It's not about keeping up with the Jones or having the latest things. It's about appreciating what you do have and enjoying it for what it's worth.