Mother’s………Week?

I know that I have not posted anything in quite sometime. In fact it has almost been a year since the last time I wrote a post for this blog. I guess the little one keeps me very busy…. in fact I now have three little ones. I am running a family daycare out of my home and look after two children other than my own son. Busy, busy, busy!!

Anyhow… onto the post….

I was thinking last night, (in between making dinner, tidying up the house and trying to relax from a long work day ) that indeed Mother’s day is fast approaching us. I began to wonder….. “Is one day really a sufficient amount of time to honor a mother?” Think about it. Think of all the things that we, as mothers do. Not only do…. but also not do for ourselves because we are too busy making sure that everyone else is okay. I am proposing…… a Mother’s Week instead of the current Mother’s Day.

Recently, financial adviser Ric Edelman estimated the value of a mother.

Edelman has been compiling the lighthearted annual study for ten years. The basis of the index is that the typical mom actually does many jobs: 17 of them. Using average annual compensation data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, Edelman totals up the average salaries for those 17 key occupations to arrive at each year’s Index number.

“Since a mother wears so many hats and is on duty 24/7, I structured the Mother’s Day Index to reflect a total of full-time yearly salaries for all the key positions she holds,” said Edelman.

Edelman noted that the average multi-tasking mom routinely is expected to:

raise children

dispense medication and nursing care

assist with homework

cook meals

attend meetings and functions

provide transportation

keep house

listen to and resolve family problems

manage family finances

care for pets

maintain family order and harmony

keep family on schedule

The total of the 17 average annual salaries in 2008 is $802,690, an increase of $28,990 over last year.

$802,690!!!! Imagine all the nice things we could do for ourselves with $802,690!!! Cheque please!!!

So to all the hard working mom’s out there….. here is to you. Won’t you all join me next year for Mother’s Week? And for now (this year) I wish you all a very happy and well deserved Mother’s Day. Here is hoping your day is filled with a little relaxation and plenty of help around the house from the other members of your family!!